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Tanzania ratifies protocol to empower regional court to handle business and investment matters
Tanzania’s ratification of the protocol extending the Court’s jurisdiction is another step towards a functional and well-structured trade and investment regime within the East African Community Introduction Article 27 of…December 10, 2022 -
Regional court nullifies Kenya-US trade agreements
The East African Court of Justice finds that, in negotiating a trade agreement and entering into arrangements for certification of wheat with the United States, Kenya acted in contravention of the East…December 10, 2022 -
Legal Implications of the Financial Institutions (Credit Reference Bureau) Regulations, 2022 on credit reference bureau business in Uganda
The recently issued 2022 Credit Reference Bureau Regulations have revoked the 2005 Regulations and permit credit reference bureaus to release information to entities that are not controlled by the Central Bank. …November 9, 2022 -
Land Transactions in Administration of Estates
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has issued a directive outlining new requirements for land transactions involving executors and administrators of estates. On October 26, 2022, the…October 31, 2022 -
Amendments to Companies and Insolvency Laws in Uganda
The 2022 amendments to companies and insolvency laws seek to streamline operations of companies (and insolvent companies and individuals) by addressing inadequacies as well as administrative and operational shortcomings in the laws.…October 19, 2022 -
Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism in Uganda
Several 2022 amendment Bills have been passed by the Parliament with provisions intended to strengthen and implement a system of sanctions for violations of “beneficial ownership” transparency obligations for legal persons and…October 19, 2022 -
Regional court crosses US$ 1 million threshold in damages for infringements of the rule of law
The East African Court of Justice finds that, in flouting its own municipal law in seizing and selling a commercial mall, Rwanda acted in contravention of the rule of law under the…October 19, 2022 -
Adam Kafumbe Mukasa v Uganda Breweries Limited
Court of Appeal holds that it is illegal for an employer to terminate an employment contract under the guise of redundancy if the conditions for the termination—as set out in the employer's…October 19, 2022 -
Busenvi Enterprise Ltd v Makindye Ssabagabo Municipal Council
High Court holds that referral of a dispute to arbitration requires evidence by way of a formal application and cannot be entertained in the form of a preliminary objection on the point…July 11, 2022 -
China Road & Bridge Engineering Corp v Welt Machinen Engineering Ltd
Supreme Court holds that “granite” is not a mineral (as to require a mining licence) but stone commonly used for building or similar purposes, and further holds the Mining Act’s definition of…July 11, 2022
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