The disciplinary committee of the law council, the regulatory watchdog of the legal profession in Uganda,…
Author: Benjamin M. Ahikiiriza
Benjamin is a Digital Legal News Journalist (trained by Reuters) and digital media enthusiast who founded The Legal Reports website in January, 2020 while a fourth year law student at Makerere University school of law.Prior to that, Benjamin used to write amateur blogs and some of his legal commentaries were published by the Daily Monitor and Independent Magazine - both leading publications in Uganda. He covers lawyers, law students, judges, judiciary, courts, law schools, and law firms.
‘ You’re misguided:’ Businessman Ham’s lawyers Muwema & Co Advocates hit out at Bankers’ Association over ‘flurry of fake news’
The law firm which represented local businessman Hamis Kiggundu, alias Ham, in his legal showdown with…
Judiciary launches ‘client charter’ in bid to improve institution’s performance and access to Justice
The Judiciary has launched a ‘client charter’ – a document intended to act as a social…
Justice Paul Gadenya involved in perilous car crash
Masindi Resident Judge Justice Paul Wolimbwa Gadenya has been involved in a fatal car crash in…
Constitutional Court sets 53-case target for October
In effort to mitigate court case backlog, the Constitutional Court has organized a special session to…
Government sets tough conditions for investors seeking to mortgage public land
The government of Uganda has issued strict guidelines for investors seeking to mortgage public land. This,…
Makerere’s Dr Kabumba calls on Judges to ‘Ugandanise’ the Law
Giving the keynote address at the Benedicto Kiwanuka Memorial Lecture is no mean feat. Before the…
133 lawyers enrolled as Advocates of the High Court
A total of 133 lawyers have friday been called to the Bar in a ceremony held…
Convicted Rapists in Nigeria to face castration, removal of fallopian tubes under new law
The Nigerian state of Kaduna has passed a new law under which men convicted of rape…