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Whenever I hear the word “conspiracy”, I remember Mel Gibson’s movie, Conspiracy Theory. However, in criminal law, conspiracy is different from the theme in the movie, Conspiracy Theory. Conspiracy can…
Talk of necessity, in law reminds one of jurisprudence, a subject in law school. While studying the philosophy of law, a hypothetical case that discusses the defence of necessity among…
You probably have a landlord. If you don’t have one, you are among the few. Typically, landlords own land which they then let/rent/lease to interested persons who are usually called…
Wasike wants to purchase some property from his old cousin, Onyango. Their mothers are sisters, he says and that since Onyango is undergoing some financial constraints, it is important that…
Keeping children safe on the internet is a daunting task. This is because the internet is an interesting place for children; there are countless printable templates of anything for children…
A missing child is an often occurrence. I thought about writing this article after I read Atuhairwe Agrace's post on a judgement delivered by the High Court in Kampala, where…
Sexual offences come in very many forms. The infamous ones are rape and defilement. Rape or defilement may be aggravated – accompanied by violence or leave the victim infected with…
It has been a great year. Here at Bitala & Co. Advocates, we started the publication of a digital law magazine. We started as an online newsletter but soon transformed…
Human Rights Day is observed internationally every 10th of December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In…
The draft National Land Policy of Tanzania is expected to be made into law early next year, 2017. Among the notable provisions in the policy are the requirements that non-Tanzanians…
