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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-your-tax-laws-that-took-effect-on-1-july-2024) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Employment and labour](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Breach of confidential information](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/breach-of-confidential-information) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [Safeguarding Employers Trade Secrets: Insights from a Landmark Legal Case in Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/safeguarding-employers-trade-secrets-insights-from-a-landmark-legal-case-in-uganda) In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, new frontiers continually emerge, posing dilemmas for employees and employers alike, especially in cross-border contexts. With the advent of the digital age, where company data is integral to business operations, instances.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/safeguarding-employers-trade-secrets-insights-from-a-landmark-legal-case-in-uganda) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [Key arbitration caselaw developments in Uganda 2023-2024](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/key-arbitration-caselaw-developments-in-uganda-2023-2024) With an increased number of post-arbitration rulings in applications seeking to set aside domestic awards or to resist the enforcement of foreign awards, the Arbitration Law landscape in Uganda continues to develop into a more comprehensive body of law. This article analy.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-trademark-regulations-2023) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Infringement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/infringement) [Contributor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/contributor) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [Notable intellectual property decisions from East Africa in 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/notable-intellectual-property-decisions-from-east-africa-in-2023) MMAKS Advocates | ALN Uganda reviews some of the Intellectual Property (IP) rulings/judgements from 2023 within East Africa and this list is not in any particular order. Due to increased awareness of IP rights in the region, rights owners have taken precautionary measures.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/notable-intellectual-property-decisions-from-east-africa-in-2023) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Competition/Antitrust](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [Private equity investment in Uganda and the proposed Competition Bill](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/private-equity-investment-in-uganda-and-the-proposed-competition-bill) Uganda has historically had no national law on competition but rather sector specific competition laws for example in the banking, telecommunications, and energy sectors. In 2022, however, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Minister) tabled before Par.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/private-equity-investment-in-uganda-and-the-proposed-competition-bill) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Employment and labour](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Termination](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/termination) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [The Uganda Court of Appeal has upheld that employers can terminate employees without reason by providing notice or payment in lieu of notice](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-uganda-court-of-appeal-has-upheld-that-employers-can-terminate-employees-without-reason-by-providing-notice-or-payment-in-lieu-of-notice) ### Court of Appeal; Civil Appeal No. 182 of 2021; Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited vs Nassanga Saphinah Kasule   [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-uganda-court-of-appeal-has-upheld-that-employers-can-terminate-employees-without-reason-by-providing-notice-or-payment-in-lieu-of-notice) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Mining](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mining) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [Towards a vibrant mining sector in Uganda: a review of the new Mining and Minerals Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/towards-a-vibrant-mining-sector-in-uganda-a-review-of-the-new-mining-and-minerals-act) Uganda is a mineral-rich country with vast deposits of gold, uranium, limestone, marble, graphite, iron, copper, and cobalt, among others. Whereas its mining sector once accounted for 30% of the country’s export earnings in the 1950’s and 1960’s, today the sector’s .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/towards-a-vibrant-mining-sector-in-uganda-a-review-of-the-new-mining-and-minerals-act) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [A Look at the Covid-19 lockdown as an event of frustration in lease/tenancy agreements](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-look-at-the-covid-19-lockdown-as-an-event-of-frustration-in-lease/tenancy-agreements) Uganda faced its first COVID-19 lockdown on 18th March 2020 and it was only until 24th January 2022 that all aspects of the economy were fully “re-opened”. In the post lockdown era, it has become increasingly common in cases filed in Uganda courts, for parties to rely on .. 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