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On 19 April 2024, Uganda marked a new era in competition law with the commencement of the long-awaited Competition Act, (Cap.66). After 20 years, the President assented to the Act raising hopes for a fairer and more transparent economy in Uganda. The Act outlines the resp..
The introduction of a Corporate Climate Responsibility Levy was announced as part of the Mauritius National Budget 2024/2025. This measure calls on the business community to actively contribute to the fight against the effects of climate change in Mauritius. The CCR Levy ..
It has become commonplace for the President of the Republic of Uganda to issue directives and orders to ministers, government agencies and officials, with the public generally believing that these orders must be strictly followed. Recently, the High Court in Nanding Chris..
Employment relationships do not always end through retirement. In many instances, the termination of the employment relationship is at the instance of one of the parties. Mostly when it is the employee who initiates the termination, there are no post-termination issues. H..
To call it a thunderclap may still not do justice to the Uganda Revenue Authority’s stunning victory against a massive tax evasion scheme. In a decision delivered by the Honourable Justice Stephen Mubiru, Head of the Commercial Court, on 16 July 2024 in URA v Crane Autos,..
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies officially published the National Data and Cloud Policy (GG No. 50741) on 31 May 2024, in line with section 3(1) of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005. The Policy recognises that data and cloud technologies ha..
Lesotho has enacted the Labour Act, 2024, which consolidates all labour and employment laws in the country. The Act came into force on 2 April 2024 and repeals the Labour Code Order, 1992. While it mirrors the Labour Code, it has also introduced several notable changes wi..
While a polygraph examination alone cannot conclusively determine employee misconduct, it can serve as corroborative evidence among other factors. But what happens when an employee refuses to undergo a polygraph test?
The indoor management rule is that a person dealing with a company in good faith is entitled to assume that the corporate acts provided for in the company’s documents have been properly and duly performed in compliance with its articles and bylaws. The rule is codified un..
