Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited has denied being handed a monopoly over the coffee business in the country. This is part of the company’s defense in a suit filed by Henry Byansi and Michael Aboneka before the High Court Civil Division in Kampala. In April 2022, the lawyers sued Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited and…
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has ordered the Uganda Prisons Services to produce Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya in court for his trial. The order was issued by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu after a poor internet connection from Kigo prison disrupted the hearing of a case in which Ssegirinya is charged with…
The Court of Appeal has ruled that in future, lawyers who refuse to receive court documents on behalf of their clients should be held personally accountable for their decision and pay costs in such cases. This land mark decision was made on Friday by a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprised of Elizabeth…
The High Court has ordered the immediate arrest of controversial lawyer Male Mabirizi to serve 18 months in jail for contempt of court. Civil Division High Court, Judge Musa Ssekaana issued the orders after finding Mabirizi guilty of contempt of court for the second time. The ruling stemmed from an application by State Attorney, Patricia Mutesi…
