DTB-HAM Case

Delaying the inevitable⏤ Ham Kiggundu goes to Constitutional Court to challenge Supreme Court ruling

The CEO Magazine TeamCommercial JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023

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…

Hamis Kiggundu vs DTB and the licensing of foreign lenders in Uganda: Much ado about nothing

theceomaCommercial JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThought LeadershipJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023

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…

Meet the K&K Advocates lawyers at the centre of the strategically important Ham vs. Diamond Trust Bank’s win  

Muhereza KyamuteteraCommercial JusticeProfilesThe LawyerJune 14, 2023July 1, 2023

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…

OPINION: Does a foreign lender to a Ugandan business require a licence from the Bank of Uganda?

theceomaFinanceThe LawyerThought LeadershipMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

By Phillip Karugaba, Rachel Musoke and Sheila Pacuto The Ugandan Court of Appeal, (in Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya)/Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) vs Ham Enterprises Civil Appeal No, 262 of 2020),…

OPINION: This is the implication of the May 5th Court of Appeal decision on the regulation of cross-border financial services

Blaisie PaulsenThe LawyerThought LeadershipMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

In 2020 the borrower, Ham Enterprises applied to the high court of Uganda for orders among others that the lending by Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (“DTBK”), a Kenyan bank to…

Bank of Uganda Withdraws from DTB VS Ham Kiggundu Case

URNCompany NewsFinanceFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

The Bank of Uganda has withdrawn from the case in which Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) seeks to overturn a high court ruling, which faulted Diamond Trust Bank-Uganda for collecting debts…

Court Rejects Bank of Uganda ‘Friend Request’ in DTB-HAM Case

URNFinanceJanuary 28, 2021

Bank of Uganda has lost an application in which it sought to join as ‘Amicus Curie’ (Friend of the Court), the ongoing appeal by Diamond Trust Bank against Ham Enterprises,…