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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 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..
Data and cybersecurity breaches are a top concern for all businesses. As the world becomes ever more digitalised, the need to protect online spaces from unauthorised intrusions has become more critical. Every organization has a business interest and a legal obligation to ..
The High Court has upheld a move by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority to expand the list of potential suppliers of vehicles to public entities. The move, seen as positive for competition and therefore consumer benefit was hotly contested by Ug..
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..
On 15 August 2024, the Court of Appeal of Uganda delivered its decision in the case of Kalungu Farm Ltd v Maluta Wilson William & the Commissioner Land Registration, C.A. Civil Appeal No. 314 of 2020. The appeal had been lodged by the appellant challenging the order o..
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,..
In accordance with the Public Finance Management Act, 2015, Parliament passed the national budget for the financial year 2024/2025 on 16 May 2024, approving a total expenditure of UGX 72.136 trillion (approximately USD 19.412 billion). It is anticipated that 45% of the b..
The number of data protection laws in Africa has more than doubled in the last decade, and a third of these laws were passed in just the last five years. Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have each adopted data protection legislative frameworks modelled on the European Union’s ..
