The past five years have not gone particularly well for Uganda’s billionaire class. Once the undisputed symbols of local enterprise and ambition, several of the country’s most prominent businessmen have...
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision ordering Imperial Royale Hotel, one of Kampala’s flagship luxury hotels, to refund government $1.46 million (about UGX 5.05 billion) and...
Concierge Group Ltd (TMCG)—the company behind Rocket Health—seeking temporary injunctions against its co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Davis Musinguzi Musiimenta. TMCG had asked the court to restrain Dr....
Multiple properties in Kampala, Wakiso, and Lira will be sold unless former Kibanda County MP and proprietor of Otada Bus Services, Sam Amooti Otada, pays his loan obligations to an...
The Supreme Court has handed businessman Patrick Bitature a much-needed pause in his long and bruising legal fight with South African investment firm Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership. In a...
A London Court of Appeal has ordered dfcu Bank, its holding company, dfcu Limited, as well as dfcu Bank’s former board chairman, Jimmy Mugerwa (now dfcu Limited Chairman), Juma Kisaame…
In yet another legal gimmick, largely perceived to be a delay tactic, to buy him time, against the inevitable, businessman Hamis Kiggundu (Ham) has applied to the Constitutional Court, seeking…
The High Court (Commercial Division) Judge, Hon Justice Stephen Mubiru has set aside an arbitral award of USD1,251,916.08 (UGX5,623,025,394.8) and UGX954,372,437.77) awarded to tower companies ATC Uganda Limited and Eaton…
By Phillip Karugaba & Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo The Supreme Court of Uganda gave its judgment last week in the much-anticipated appeal in Ham Enterprises Ltd, Kiggs International (U) Ltd and…
Uganda’s Supreme Court on 13th June 2023 dismissed an application in which businessman Hamis Kiggundu and his companies, Ham Enterprises Ltd and Kiggs International Ltd sought to wiggle out repayments…
Uganda’s Supreme Court, Uganda’s highest court has dismissed attempts by businessman Hamis Kiggundu to run away from his debt obligations with Diamond Trust Bank Uganda (DTB-U) and Diamond Trust Bank…
The Tax Appeals Tribunal, sitting in Kampala has set aside a UGX4.6 billion import duty assessment against paint makers, Kansai Plascon Uganda. The company dragged the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)…
The Public Procurement And Disposal Of Public Assets Tribunal has cancelled the procurement process by the Uganda National Airlines Company (Uganda Airlines) for the supply of aviation fuel and inflight…
Rubis Energy Uganda Limited has won a USD17,296,320.5 tender to supply Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) for the Namanve Thermal Power Plant. The plant is run by Uganda Electricity Generation Company…
The Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has disallowed a UGX 504,098,312 tax bill by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on asset-financing firm Tugende Limited, saying the tax authority wrongly assessed the tax….
