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Customary land owners’ rights affirmed—no longer lessees on their lands: Hon (Rtd.) Justice Galdino Okello Omoro & 4 Others v. Attorney General & 8 Others, Constitutional Petition No 28/2019
Following the promulgation of Article 237 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, there is no public land in Uganda except the land held by Government and local government in public interest following… -
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Requirement for all Companies and Partnerships to submit Beneficial Owners’ Information to Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
With effect from February 11, 2023, all companies and partnerships that have not filled their beneficial owners’ information with the Registrar of Companies will not be allowed to make any registrations unless… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Countering the Constraints on Trademark Protection in South Sudan
Article No 2/2022 of the ALP Law Review Series is an analysis of the constraints on trademark protection in South Sudan in the absence of what are traditionally regarded as intellectual property (IP)… -
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Registration and Compliance for NGOs under the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019
With effect from December 1, 2022, the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) will commence enforcement against organisations and persons involved in the collection and processing of personal data without registration in accordance… -
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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. … -
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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… -
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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.… -
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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…
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