--- title: Afriwise Blog | Case discussion (8) description: Case discussion | (8) --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Oraro & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/oraro-co) ## [Thoughts on the Sub Judice Rule](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/thoughts-on-the-sub-judice-rule) On 17th August 2022, in Omwanza Ombati v. The Hon. Chief Justice, The President of the Supreme Court & 4 Others (2022) eKLR, the High Court (Thande, J) quashed the Supreme Court (Presidential El.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/thoughts-on-the-sub-judice-rule) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [MMAKS Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/mmaks-advocates) ## [Bank customers could be held liable for banking fraud losses](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/bank-customers-could-be-held-liable-for-banking-fraud-losses) On 18 July 2022, the Ugandan High Court issued a landmark decision on the liability for loss suffered due to digital bank fraud in the case of Aida Atiku versus Centenary Rural Development Bank Limited, (the defendant/bank) Civil Suit No. 0754 of 2020. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/more-confusion-and-inconsistency-on-whether-employers-must-give-reasons-for-terminating-a-contract-of-employment) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Breakthrough Attorneys](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/breakthrough-attorneys) ## [Tax law update: What next for Tanzanian taxpayers with suppliers in South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tax-law-update-what-next-for-tanzanian-taxpayers-with-suppliers-in-south-africa) The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has recently made another landmark decision on the interpretation of the Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes o.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/high-court-finds-that-value-added-tax-regulations-2017-are-valid-and-have-the-force-of-law) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [KTA Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/kta-advocates) ## [Lifestyle Equities CV and Lifestyle Licensing BV v Amazon UK Services Limited and 4 Others (2022) EWCA CIV 552: Question of expediency versus trademark infringement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/lifestyle-equities-cv-and-lifestyle-licensing-bv-v-amazon-uk-services-limited-and-4-others-2022-ewca-civ-552) In a world that is a global village, where the access to internet has undoubtedly facilitated trade across continents, the position of e-commerce within the legal framework of protection of intellectual property rights has increasingly become a basis for recent c.. 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