Legal & Justice

Auditor General recommends UGX 433 billion Buyout amount as Umeme seeks UGX 858 billion

Paul MurungiEast AfricaLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 27, 2025March 28, 2025

Uganda Parliament Speaker, Anita Among has today received the Auditor General’s report on Umeme which recommends a USD 118 (UGX 433 billion) Buyout amount for the unrecovered investments.  Speaker Among…

Meritas Advocates Scores Big As Robert Apenya Joins as Partner, Further Solidifying the Firm’s Commercial Law Practice 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

In a major coup for Uganda’s legal industry, Meritas Advocates has secured Robert Apenya, one of the country’s most accomplished commercial lawyers, as a partner. This strategic move cements Meritas’s…

Faces, Career profiles of the 21 newly appointed High Court Judges 

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryMarch 12, 2025March 12, 2025

On February 7, President Museveni appointed 21 judges of the High Court in acting capacity for a period of two years.  The CEO Magazine examines the the career profiles of…

Law Firm, ALP East Africa Announces Key Leadership Appointments in Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryMarch 5, 2025September 5, 2025

ALP East Africa, the first fully integrated firm in East Africa, has announced key leadership appointments across its Uganda and East Africa offices, further strengthening its commitment to providing top-tier…

Justice Sekaana orders Bank of Uganda to pay interior design firm for breach of contract

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryMarch 1, 2025March 1, 2025

The High Court has directed Bank of Uganda (BoU) to pay UGX 200 million to an interior design firm, C&S Upholstery Limited, for unfairly disqualifying it from a multi-billion contract…

Ugandan court orders Kenyan businessman Atul Shah to pay UGX 1.3 billion rent arrears for defunct Nakumatt supermarket

Paul MurungiEast AfricaLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryFebruary 24, 2025February 25, 2025

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Uganda has ordered Kenyan businessman Atul Shah to pay Megha Industries Uganda $358,431 (UGX 1.3 billion) and UGX 24.3 million for breach…

Court Orders Stanchart to Pay UGX 59M to Former Staff for Loan Breach in Landmark Case

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 2025

The Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda has ruled that Standard Chartered Bank must compensate a former employee and his wife after wrongfully recalling an approved mortgage facility. …

Court Faults URSB in Dispute Over Nyege Nyege Brand Ownership; Orders Festival to be Returned to Original Owner

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsLegal & JusticeFebruary 18, 2025February 18, 2025

The High Court of Uganda has ruled against the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) in a high-profile trademark dispute, finding that the Bureau acted illegally and irrationally when it rejected…

Court Allows Danish Embassy To Pursue Local NGO To Refund Unaccounted For Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) Funds

Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsLegal & JusticeFebruary 10, 2025February 12, 2025

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Who is Lawrence Semakula, the Accountant General Arrested in Connection with the UGX62 bn ($16.8 mn) Stolen From the Bank of Uganda?

Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsLegal & JusticePolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025

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