14
Nov
KATS is pleased to welcome Arnold Ojakol to the Firm. He joins the Firm as an Associate in the Corporate & Commercial and Litigation & ADR departments. His forte is Banking and Finance, Tax and compliance,... Read More
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12
Nov
By: Joanne Katende Yes, a mobile phone is movable property under the Security Interest in Movable Property Act, 2019 (hereinafter, ‘The Act’). The President of Uganda assented to this law on the 31st March, 2019. This... Read More
11
Nov
By: Patrick Mugalula The Government of Uganda has gazetted the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 (hereinafter ‘the Bill’) to amend various aspects of the Employment Act 2006. At a very high level, the process of passing a... Read More
14
Oct
By: Fred K. Businge When we talk about the environment, we mean the physical factors of the surroundings of human beings, including: land, water, atmosphere, climate, sound, smell, taste, the biological factors of animals and plants... Read More
24
Sep
By: Patrick Mugalula Background: It is a curious thing for an employee to resign or otherwise terminate his/her employment with their employer and thereafter be deemed to have been unlawfully terminated/dismissed by his/her employer. This is... Read More
18
Sep
Friday the 13th, turned out to be a ‘lucky’ day for students at Cavendish University Uganda (CUU), as their Faculty of Law hosted KATS lawyers for the faculty’s first ever Career Guidance Day. The event was... Read More
13
Aug
By: Patrick Mugalula Background: The Parliament of Uganda passed the Minimum Wage Bill, 2015 (hereinafter “the Bill”) on Wednesday, 20th February, 2019. The objective of the Bill is to put in place a mechanism for the... Read More
6
Aug
Lawyers, tech enthusiasts, academics, entrepreneurs, innovators and students converged at the Innovation Village in Ntinda, Kampala, on Thursday, the 1st August, to participate in the World Legal Summit. The World Legal Summit (WLS) is an initiative... Read More
29
Jul
By: Edwin M. Mugumya Conventionally, tax laws were designed to apply to business models with a physical presence in a given country that were dealing in physical stock. This would ordinarily inform the basis for tax... Read More
1
Jul
By: Edwin M. Mugumya Over the years, one of our Senior and Founding Partners, Prof. Frederick Edward Ssempebwa (SC) has gained national renown for his contributions to the development of the Constitutional jurisprudence of Uganda. The... Read More
29
Jun
The term Pro Bono is generally used to describe professional legal aid work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a low cost to vulnerable or underprivileged persons. The Uganda Law Society (ULS) held its 9th... Read More
19
Jun
By: Patrick Mugalula BACKGROUND: In December 2018, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Data Protection and Privacy Bill, 2015 into law. The Bill received Presidential assent and force of law on the 25th February, 2019. Prior to... Read More
