The ICLG: Environment & Climate Change Law, 2019, now available
The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Environment & Climate Change Law 2019 is now available. The ICLG series provide topical and practical comparative legal information on different practice areas, from different jurisdictions. These comprehensive guides have a question and answer format to ensure an exhaustive coverage of each topic. The ICLG series are a... Read More
Guide to Mining in Africa, 2019, now available
KATS, as part of LEXAfrica, (the largest legal network in Africa) has released the updated Guide to Mining in Africa. LEXAfrica comprises of leading law practices in 28 African countries with access to all 54 countries on the continent and, over 600 lawyers across Africa and counting. The network arose from a gap in the market for a one stop centre... Read More
Alice featured in New Vision’s Top 40 Under 40, Class of 2018
Our Alice Namuli Blazevic was acknowledged among the Top 40 Under 40 Most Inspirational Women, Class of 2018, by the New Vision, Uganda’s Leading Daily on the 27th January, 2019. It is an annual project run by the newspaper. The criteria considered by the judges is: the age of the individual (they cannot be over... Read More
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and the law in Uganda
By: Alice Namuli Blazevic The Internet continues to spawn new technologies that change the way people interact with their environment in significant ways, in areas as diverse as social relations, the way business is done, and economies. One such change is “blockchain”, a revolutionary technology that allows parties to transact directly with each other without... Read More
Tax Alert: Revocation of Withholding VAT
By: Sophia Nampijja The requirement to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) by persons designated under Legal Notice No.12 of 2018 (The Value Added Tax (Designation of Tax Witholding Agents) Notice, 2018) has been revoked. The concept of withholding VAT was introduced for the first time in Uganda under the VAT (Amendment) Act 2018, which amended section 5... Read More
Family Law Alert: Divorce in Uganda: Is your spouse really entitled to half?
By: Hasfa Namulindwa Divorce is, essentially, the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court. There are myriad reasons why people divorce (not the subject of this article). There are also innumerable misconceptions about division of assets during divorce. These misconceptions stem from the law, the Bible, and marriage vows, to name but a few. The... Read More
KATS ranked as Top Tier firm by IFLR1000 2019
KATS has once again been ranked as a Top Tier firm by the IFLR1000 Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms. On the 2nd November, 2018, the IFLR1000 released their Law Firm rankings, individual lawyer recommendations and law firm reviews for the core practice areas of Financial and Corporate and Project development. The Publication... Read More
5 KATS Lawyers lauded by IFLR1000 2019
John Katende, Professor Edward Ssempebwa, Soogi Katende, Sim Katende and Arthur Katende continue to be acknowledged by the IFLR1000 Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms. On the 2nd November, 2018, the IFLR1000 released their individual lawyer recommendations for the core practice areas of Financial and Corporate and Project development. Our Senior Partners and Partners made... Read More
KATS welcomes Associate Edwin Mugumya
KATS is pleased to welcome Edwin Mugumya to the Firm. Edwin joins the Transaction & Advisory and Litigation departments as an Associate. Edwin holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Makerere University where he served as the 43rd president of the Makerere Law Society (MLS) and President of the Uganda Law Students Society, 2015/16. While at the... Read More
KATS named top law firm in Uganda by The C.E.O Magazine
KATS was named the top law firm in Uganda by Kyamutetera Holdings in partnership with the CEO Magazine and the Firm Limited – a communications firm in the country on the 21st of June, 2018,. There are seven hundred and seventy four (774) law firms approved by the Law Council to offer legal services in... Read More
