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25 Jul

Comparative analysis of Pre-trial detention laws across the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (“CHRI”), a non-profit, in collaboration with K&L Gates LLP collated information on pre-trial detention laws of different countries across the 54 Commonwealth countries. The information in the report is not a...

14 Sep

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...

28 Feb

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....

28 Feb

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,...

1 Feb

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...

5 Sep

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...

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,...

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