Is your advocate ripping you off?
‘Money first, work later' is a catch phrase for the lead female character playing advocate in a Korean series, ‘Woman with a Suitcase’. K-Drama series may not be popular within…
Pre-Incorporation Contracts and Promoters
Company promoters are not directors. They do not own the company and cannot receive dividends as if they are members. When a possible client requested information regarding promoters, the above…
Measuring injury in figures
Injury is harm occasioned on a person. It can be physical, mental or other act that leads to harm. Physical injuries are easily seen unlike most mental injuries. Sometimes, they…
Bank of Uganda sues Crane Bank (in receivership) and officials
After the fall, come the questions. In what we predict to be a fundamental and precedent suit in the history of financial transactions, fraud and money laundering, Crane Bank Uganda…
When Government corrupts the principle of ownership of personal property
The gazette is in print. The Bill giving government authority to use, own, lease, buy, usurp powers etc., over individual land/ property might soon become Law. Lands Minister, Betty Amongi,…
The shareholding impasse: when a shareholder is deceased
‘We vote to crash this meeting, Madam Secretary,’ the Chairperson in charge of a company meeting I attended last week announced. ‘You have to advise us on how to treat…
The curious case of Copyright in Digital Technologies
The digital world is a sanctuary of media. Media is a public platform and covers a large market dependent on the web. In as much as some countries monitor and…
Infringement of Copyright
Infringing any form of copyright under the Copyright Law is ‘abuse of’, ‘alteration’, ‘misuse’, ‘unauthorised copying’ etc, of an existing original work of an author. Because original works are authored…
Conducting Alternative Dispute Resolution in Labour matters
Hamid Mohammed, the Chairman of Aya Group is accused of sexually harassing his employee, Ms. Jamira Opondo in the latest labour dispute in Uganda. The story reported is that the…
Why incorporating Alternative Dispute Management in contracts in a necessity
Conflicts are inevitable occurrences in contractual relationships. Often, they are characterized by breaches of contractual obligations among parties; sometimes as a result of unforeseen circumstances that frustrate the contractual relationship.…