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22 Jul

Employment Law Alert: Court of Appeal decision expounds on implications of unlawful dismissals on salary loans and more

By: Patrick Mugalula The Industrial Court is a specialized court established to determine employment matters in Uganda. In 2014, one of the matters heard by the Court was Florence Musumba vs. Uganda Development Bank Labour Dispute...

3 Jul

Tax alert: Recent tax cases that will impact your business

The COVID – 19 pandemic has upended all our lives in untold ways. Many businesses are going through difficult, unprecedented times. As such, the more educated you are about the evolving tax laws and your rights...

16 Jun

Tax Alert: An overview of Uganda’s stimulus package included in Uganda’s National Budget FY 2020/2021 and amendments to the tax laws

On 11th June 2020, the Minister of Finance, Honorable Matia Kasaija delivered the budget speech for financial year 2020/2021 which covered among other things, the much anticipated economic stimulus package to help Ugandan businesses counter the...

6 Apr

Tax Alert: Our review of the proposed amendments to the Tax Amendment Bills 2020

We trust that you and yours are staying safe in the middle of this COVID-19 pandemic. The Tax Amendment Bills 2020 were tabled before Parliament by the Minister of Finance on 31st March 2020 with proposed...

13 Feb

Four KATS lawyers ranked by Chambers 2020

John Katende, Professor Edward Ssempebwa, Sim Katende and Alice Namuli Blazevic have been lauded by Chambers and Partners Global Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms (the most renowned legal directory in the world). Chambers released...

13 Feb

KATS ranked Band 1 Firm by Chambers Global 2020

Katende, Ssempebwa and Company Advocates (KATS) was ranked as a Band 1 Firm by Chambers and Partners Global Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms in its 2020 Global Legal rankings, released on the 13th February,...

7 Feb

Need to know basis: The Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998 (Amendment) Act, 2019

The Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998 (Amendment) Act, 2019 is a Bill to amend the Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998, Cap 361. The Bill was passed by Parliament on the 29th January, 2020 and...

29 Jan

KATS JOINS UCU LAW STUDENTS TO DISCUSS ‘THE NEXT GENERATION LAWYER’

As is the culture at KATS, we always seek to inspire, motivate and mentor law students and upcoming lawyers. In our first law school visit of the decade, KATS lawyers descended upon the Uganda Christian University...

11 Dec

Fintech Alert: KATS secures first ever Money Remittance License in Uganda for a non-cash online money transfer platform – BT Payments Services Limited

KATS successfully advised BT Payment Services, a Fintech Digital Money Remittance Services Provider, on the licensing of its operations in Uganda by the Bank of Uganda. Our Alice N. Blazevic, a Partner and Patrick Mugalula, an...

10 Dec

Who is granted custody of a child in divorce proceedings?

By: Hasfa Namulindwa The word custody in the legal arena has diverse meanings; when somebody has been put into custody, it is usually because he or she has committed some wrong or a crime and they...

25 Nov

What happens to a mobile money user’s funds when he/she passes on?An overview of the National Payment System Bill, 2019.

By: Edwin M. Mugumya Until a few years ago, payment systems throughout Uganda were conventional and took the form of direct or indirect physical transfer of money, often followed by paper-based records such as receipts and...

20 Nov

Employment Law Alert: Afenet vs Peter Wasswa Kityaba COCA 124 OF 2017

By: Patrick Mugalula The Court of Appeal of Uganda delivered a pivotal judgment with respect to Employment law, in the matter of African Field Epidemiology Network (hereinafter, ‘Afenet’) vs. Peter Wasswa Kityaba (hereinafter, ‘the Employee’) on...

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