Legal & Justice

High Court Protects Businesses in Landmark Nile Breweries Case

Jeff WintersLegal & JusticeSeptember 28, 2025October 7, 2025

Uganda’s High Court has issued a decision that reshapes the rules of engagement in tax disputes. The decision gives clarity on the much-contested 30% deposit requirement and reins in the…

Storm over Nakivubo: Ham, KCCA, NEMA dragged to court over drainage channel encroachment

Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 24, 2025March 17, 2026

A group of Ugandan lawyers and civic activists have taken to the High Court to challenge what they describe as a dangerous, unconstitutional, and illegal encroachment on Kampala’s lifeline drainage…

Bassajjabalaba Loses Supreme Court Battle To Stop Isaac Ssemakadde’s Legal Brains Trust Bid To Challenge Controversial UGX142 Bn Compensation 

Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 19, 2025September 25, 2025

Uganda’s Supreme Court on 18th September, delivered a landmark ruling in the long-running dispute between businessman Hassan Bassajjabalaba and public interest watchdog Legal Brains Trust (LBT), led by outspoken lawyer…

Passion with Precision: Ligomarc’s Joshua Ogwal on Law, Finance, and Leadership

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Can you tell us about your early years?  Your childhood, where you were born and raised, earliest memories, that sort of thing?  I was born in Mulago Hospital, Kampala. I…

Government Loses as Billionaire Businessman John Ssebalamu Secures Landmark Ruling in UGX 7.7bn Land Dispute — But Court Awards Him UGX 550m

Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 15, 2025September 15, 2025

When billionaire businessman John Ssebalamu acquired twenty parcels of land in Rubaga, Kampala, his vision was to build a state-of-the-art shopping mall that would transform the city’s retail landscape. The…

KCB Bank Wins USD 1.1m Court Battle Against Great Lakes Coffee Executives

Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 7, 2025September 7, 2025

The High Court’s Commercial Division has ruled in favour of KCB Bank Uganda Limited in a high-stakes debt recovery case, ordering two former executives of Great Lakes Coffee Company Limited…

Legal 500 and ENSafrica Unveil List of East Africa Leading In-house Counsel – The GC Powerlist

Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeLists & RankingsThe Big StorySeptember 6, 2025September 6, 2025

The Legal 500, in partnership with Africa’s largest law firm ENSafrica, has unveiled the GC Powerlist East Africa 2025, celebrating the region’s most accomplished general counsel and senior in-house lawyers….

Equity Bank Uganda Promises Support to Small and Medium Enterprises in Arua

Brian EmorutLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisAugust 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Equity Bank Uganda has continued its Tupange Business Ne Equity nation-wide series in Arua, still under the same theme: “Financing Integrated Value Chains and SME Growth.” The event brought together…

Patrick Bitature in deeper trouble as the Court of Appeal dismisses several applications against his creditor, Vantage Mezzanine Fund

Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryAugust 22, 2025August 28, 2025

The Court of Appeal has handed South African lender Vantage Mezzanine Fund II a decisive legal victory in its high-profile dispute with Ugandan businessman Patrick Bitature and his Simba Group…

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Q&A With Dr. Anthony Kakooza on Balancing Academia and the Evolution of Intellectual Property Law in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

But beyond the accolades lies a multidimensional journey—rooted in a deeply academic household, forged in the crucible of litigation, and refined through global engagements and policy advocacy. In this wide-ranging…