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The Immunity of Diplomatic Entities from the Civil Jurisdiction of Courts of Law Extends to Employment Disputes - The Industrial Court of Uganda

The Industrial Court has affirmed that diplomatic organisations in Uganda enjoy diplomatic immunity from the jurisdictional process of the Court. Labour disputes against diplomatic organisations cannot therefore be brought before the Industrial Court. The Industrial Court..

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Uganda case alert – banks have no duty to reverse online payments made by a customer

The High Court of Uganda has in Translink Limited v Standard Chartered Bank (U) Limited, High Court Civil Suit No 415 of 2019 re-examined the scope of a bank’s duty of care to its customer in the context of an online or digital transaction. The Court stated that a b..

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Analysis of the Competition Bill 2022 and the state of competition regulation in Uganda

The government of Uganda tabled the Competition Bill 2022 before parliament in December 2022, marking what has been a long-awaited initiative by the state to finally translate years of both policy and political positioning on the regulation of competition into actua..

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