F. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
13. On 3rd June, 2014, a Scheduling Conference was held by the Court
where Parties appeared and the following were designed as points of
disagreement or issues for determination:i) Whether this is a matter of interpretation before this Honourable
Court pursuant to Articles 27(1), 30(1) and (3) of the Treaty;
ii) Whether this Honourable Court can find against an entity that is
not a Party to this Reference and specifically Quality Chemical
Industries Ltd;
iii) Whether the content and the implications of the Inspectorate of
Government’s letter dated 8th July, 2013 was in breach of
Principles of good governance, rule of law, accountability and
transparency contrary to the provisions of Articles 6(d), 7(2) and
8(1)(c ) of the Treaty;
iv) Whether there was any loss of USD17,826,038.94 by the
Government of Uganda and Quality Chemicals Limited;
v) Whether
there
was
inaction,
refusal/or
failure
by
the
Government of Uganda to recover USD17,826,038.94 from
Quality Chemical Industries Limited; and
vi) What reliefs are available to the Parties?
G. DETERMINATION OF THE ISSUES
14. We have considered the Reference in the context of the pleadings
and Submissions made by the Applicant and Respondent, and here
below we now address the issues in contention.
Reference No. 5 of 2013
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