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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) [Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [Competition/Antitrust](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Competition concerns as the President of Uganda assents to the Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Act 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/competition-concerns-as-the-president-of-uganda-assents-to-the-petroleum-supply-amendment-act-2023) The Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Act, 2023 has received Presidential assent in a record-breaking ten days from the date that it was passed by Parliament. In the meantime, the Competition Bill, 2023 which was passed over two months ago still awaits assent, well beyon.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/competition-concerns-as-the-president-of-uganda-assents-to-the-petroleum-supply-amendment-act-2023) [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) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [The Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2023: Anti-competitive or not?](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-petroleum-supply-amendment-bill-2023-anti-competitive-or-not) The Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (“**the Bill**”) that seeks to amend the Petroleum Supply Act, 2003 was tabled before Parliament for the first reading on 31 October 2023. The Bill aims to do the following: [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-petroleum-supply-amendment-bill-2023-anti-competitive-or-not) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Striking off of companies – the new regime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/striking-off-of-companies-the-new-regime) Uganda has published new regulations under the Companies Act (“the Act”) that provide for, among other things, striking off a company from the companies register. Striking off refers to the administrative process of removing a company from the register if a company is dor.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/striking-off-of-companies-the-new-regime) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Why companies need to properly document the loans they receive](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/why-companies-need-to-properly-document-the-loans-they-receive) Financing company operations often involves borrowing from commercial lenders, private lenders and even the company’s own shareholders. Whether or not formal documentation of the loan is done is determined by the company size, the loan size and tenure, whether the company.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/why-companies-need-to-properly-document-the-loans-they-receive) [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) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Uganda’s Competition and Consumer Protection Act: delayed, but all is well](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ugandas-competition-and-consumer-protection-act-delayed-but-all-is-well) Uganda’s recently passed Competition and Consumer Protection Act still awaits Presidential assent and coming into force. However, a recent positive resolution of an impasse relating to a Presidential directive in the media industry is a good sign for the coming law. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ugandas-competition-and-consumer-protection-act-delayed-but-all-is-well) [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 .. 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