Alice wins ‘Legal Services Innovation of the year’ at ULS Awards 2021
Congratulations are in order for our Partner Alice Namuli Blazevic, who won the ‘Legal Services Innovation of the Year’ Award at the Uganda Law Society Awards 2021, on the 12th September, 2021. The awards are peer voted therefore we are grateful for the recognition of her work in this field. Alice specializes in Telecom, Media... Read More
Chambers 2021 recognizes four KATS’ lawyers
The 2021 Edition of Chambers and Partners Global Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms ranked four KATS’ lawyers as notable practioners: Senior Statesmen John Katende and Professor Edward Ssempebwa, Sim Katende and Alice Namuli Blazevic. Chambers released it’s global legal rankings on 18th February 2021: Co-founding partner John Katende has amassed a wealth of legal... Read More
Chambers Global ranks KATS as a Band 1 Firm
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 2021 Global Legal rankings, released on the 18th February, 2021. It is an honor for KATS to be recognized in this esteemed publication which states that: [KATS is... Read More
TMT Alert: What you should know about the draft Data Protection & Privacy Regulations, 2020
By: Alice Namuli Blazevic, Patrick Mugalula and Andrew Wandera BACKGROUND: Joe Kaeser, the current Chief Executive Officer of Siemens is quoted as having stated, “Data is the oil, some say the gold, of the 21st century — the raw material that our economies, societies and democracies are increasingly being built on.” With the ubiquitous spread... Read More
Creative arts need self regulation
By: Louis Lwanga Media reports have been awash with debate over the recent Uganda Communication Commission regulations that affect the entertainment industry. The regulators were “suspended” by the minister of ICT after an uproar.These regulations were passed last year and it is alarming that the public perceive that they are only coming to light now.... Read More
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 Claim 138 of 2014. Some of the findings of the Court included: the distinction between dismissal and termination of... Read More
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 therein, the more likely it is that you will arrange your affairs to pay only that tax that is... Read More
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 negative effects of the Corona Virus Pandemic. In our usual custom, we have analyzed the budget speech for you,... Read More
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 changes to the Income Tax, VAT, Stamp Duty and Excise Duty laws Please click on the link below to... Read More
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 its’ global legal rankings on the 13th February, 2020 stating: Founding partner John Katende, who the Publication notes, is a highly... Read More