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Equity Bank will now pay more than USD 54,000 following a finding of negligence in the handling of international trade documents.

Court Orders Equity Bank Uganda to Pay Over USD 54,000 in Landmark Negligence Ruling

Equity Bank Uganda has been ordered by the High Court’s Commercial Division to pay more than USD 54,000 following a finding of negligence in the handling of international trade documents, in a

March 30, 2026

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Fabrice Brad Rulinda, Entebbe mayor and plaintiff in the High Court case against Stanbic Bank, was implicated in a suspicious gold-related transaction that the court found bore the hallmarks of money laundering linked to actors in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

High Court Finds Entebbe Mayor Fabrice Rulinda Mired in Gold-Related Money Laundering Controversy

A High Court ruling has drawn Entebbe Mayor Fabrice Brad Rulinda into a complex international gold transaction that the court concluded bore the hallmarks of money laundering linked to illicit mineral trade

March 16, 2026

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A UGX 80 billion legal storm now threatens to upend the Hassan Basajjabalaba family empire, as Kampala International University’s debt battle with Housing Finance Company Kenya moves to Uganda’s Supreme Court, testing both fortune and the future of cross-border justice.

UGANDAN BILLIONAIRE BASAJJABALABA’S EMPIRE ON TRIAL: Inside the UGX 80 Billion Case Against Housing Finance Company Kenya That Could Redefine His Empire

When Uganda’s Supreme Court hears the final appeal in Kampala International University Limited vs Housing Finance Company Limited (Kenya), it will not only be deciding the fate of a legal contest. It

November 10, 2025

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Court orders businessmen Geoffrey Baitwa and Oscar Baitwa of Transtrac to pay UGX159.2 mn debt after it finds them guilty of wrongful trading

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February 1, 2025

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Lexington Properties Limited Wins USD17,343 Lawsuit Against Alliance Media Uganda Limited Over Advertising Contract Dispute

The High Court of Uganda, Commercial Division, has ruled in favour of Lexington Properties Limited in a contractual dispute against Alliance Media Uganda Limited, awarding $17,343.51 in unpaid licensing fees, with interest

January 28, 2025

Company News·Media & Communication·Real Estate & Construction

The Principal Judge, Flavian Zeija (left) and Commercial Court's Justice Stephen Mubiru

Principal Judge Orders Commercial Court’s Justice Mubiru Not To Hear Any New Cases Until He Disposes Of 170 Unfinished Cases

The Principle Judge Flavian Zeija has directed Justice Stephen Mubiru, not to hear or be allocated any further new cases until he disposes of 170 cases before him. The Principal Judge is

December 9, 2023

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Hon. Justice Stephen Mubiru of the High Court set aside the arbitral award to ATC saying that, the award had been delivered out of time and that the arbitrator had exhibited partiality in the process.

High Court dismisses UGX5.6 billion arbitration award to ATC Uganda against Smile Communications

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 Towers Uganda

June 27, 2023

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