High Court holds that the Registrar of Companies, while discharging his or her quasi-judicial functions, is immune from any civil or criminal suits brought either against individual registrars or the institution.
Courts and arbitration tribunals address different objections to arbitration agreements: Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership v. Simba Properties Investments Co Ltd & Another [2021] UGCommC
The fact that Kenya maintains an unhealthy trade balance with the UK where the UK imports into Kenya far outmuscle Kenya’s exports to the UK is a major concern on elimination of customs on UK imports and implementation of the agreement. It is surprising, however, that the impact of the agreement on the East African Community remains largely undebated unlike the preceding Kenya -USA Free Trade Agreement that has been critically examined against the EAC’s Customs Union Protocol and the Common Market Protocol. It is time that the stakeholders in the EAC integration process highlighted the imminent dangers posed by the Kenya-UK EPA on the EAC integration.
High Court underscores a difference between incorporation of a company and its registration for purposes of foreign presence, and holds that a foreign company need not register in Uganda unless it has the intention of establishing a place of business in Uganda.
High Court holds obiter dictum—in an application for leave to defend a summary suit—that, for purposes of vitiating contractual obligations, the economic impact of COVID-19 shall depend on the provisions of the contract and the unique circumstances of each case.
Court of Appeal adopts the doctrine of legitimate expectation—a doctrine with roots in public law—in Uganda’s employment law and determines that an employer is required to provide a reason for termination of employment that goes against the legitimate expectation of an employee.
The full realisation and implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) to facilitate the free movement of professional services in the EAC Common Market has remained a far-off reality since the commencement of the EAC Common Market Protocol. Post-COVID-19 the mutual recognition of professionals will be central to facilitating cross border movement and provision of professional services via online platforms.
Journalists yesterday petitioned the High Court in Kampala, seeking interim orders stopping the Media Council from effecting its guidelines of having all journalists who intend to cover elections to be accredited.
Trade in the East African Community (EAC) region is operational mainly under a legal regime underpinned by the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market(the “Common Market Protocol”) and the Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union (the “Customs Union Protocol”).
No Right of Appeal to Highest Court in Employment Matters: DFCU Bank Limited v Donna Kamuli, Civil Application No 29/2019 Background In its application by
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