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Is your advocate ripping you off?

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…

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017
Bitala & Kakinga Advocates
Pre-Incorporation Contracts and Promoters

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…

July 28, 2017August 2, 2017
Bitala & Kakinga Advocates
Measuring injury in figures

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…

July 21, 2017August 2, 2017
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Bank of Uganda sues Crane Bank (in receivership) and officials

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…

July 14, 2017
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When Government corrupts the principle of ownership of personal property

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,…

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017
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The shareholding impasse: when a shareholder is deceased

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…

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017
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The curious case of Copyright in Digital Technologies

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…

May 19, 2017
Bitala & Kakinga Advocates
Infringement of Copyright

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…

May 12, 2017
Bitala & Kakinga Advocates
Conducting Alternative Dispute Resolution in Labour matters

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…

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017
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Why incorporating Alternative Dispute Management in contracts in a necessity

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.…

April 21, 2017
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Asylum seeker, refugee, and immigrant

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The right not to be subjected to medical experimentation

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Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?

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Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

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CRB TO LIST DIRECTORS AND KEY SHAREHOLDERS

The names of directors and key shareholders of companies whose loans are non perfoming will now be listed with Credit Reference Bureaus. This is according to the new proposed CRB…

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What is Immunity?

Wikipedia defines immunity as ‘…a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences.’ It goes ahead and divides immunity into two types, i.e.: functional…

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Why You Need to Lodge a Caveat on Your Land

"The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts". The above quotation reflects the…

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Right to Privacy is Fundamental

The right to privacy, I believe, protects the dignity of a person. “the right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters; under the Common Law, the right of…

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