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Constitutional Court Nullifies the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022; Criminal Libel Under the Penal Code Act Also Declared Unconstitutional.

"The definition of 'defamatory matter' in section 163 PCA does not bode well with the standard of proof for offences that are proscribed by the Penal Code Act, which is 'beyond reasonable doubt.' It leaves the definition of the misdemeanour called 'libel' uncertain, vague, indefinite, unspecified, and... ambiguous." — Mulyagonja, JCC

Lawpointuganda

Mar 1713 min read

AI Is Capable of Being Patented, UK Supreme Court Rules.

Contrary to the High Court's determination, the Supreme Court held that artificial neural networks constitute "programs for a computer" in a technologically neutral sense. Their architecture, including weights, biases, structure, and activation functions, operates as instructions executed by computing devices, whether implemented through software or hardware.

Waboga David

Feb 1211 min read

THE SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS THAT ONLY PARTIES TO A CONTRACT (OR THOSE VALIDLY ASSIGNED) CAN SUE OR BE SUED ON IT. MERE PERFORMANCE OF A CONTRACT DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR FORMAL ASSIGNMENT OR NOVATION.

Allegations of fraud, especially where fraud vitiates the contract, must be scrutinised by the court. Arbitration cannot cure contracts tainted by fraud or concealment of material facts, as this is contrary to public policy.