NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026
The Parliament of Uganda enacted the Magistrates Courts (Amendment) Act, 2026 which was gazetted on 19th May 2026. The Amendment Act introduces the most significant structural and jurisdictional reforms to...
Achieving Uganda’s NDP 4Growth Agenda:
Technological change has always altered the fortunes of nations. The first industrial revolution reorganized production around steam and mechanization. The second placed electricity, steel and railways at the centre of...
Joint Tenancy vs Tenancy in Common: When Registration Overrides Intention
Legal Alert_Joint Tenancy_MayDownload The distinction between joint tenancy and tenancy in common has profound implications for property succession in Uganda. Recent decisions of the High Court Family Division have reinforced...
Why the Sovereignty Bill is Bad
Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed., 2019), defines sovereignty as “the supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which any independent state is governed.” Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic...
Data Protection and Privacy in East Africa
The enactment of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2016 marked a turning point not only for European data governance but for data protection globally. Its influence...
HOW THE VALUATION ACT 2026 AND THE BUILDINGCONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2026 WILL AFFECT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
OverviewParliament has recently passed two landmark laws; the BUILDING CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026 and VALUATION ACT, 2026 that together reshape regulatory oversight, professional accountability, and the penalty regime across Uganda’s...
Niche Ankole Breed
Harnessing market forces and allowing developing countries to benefit from intellectual property rights are keys to creating fairer and more equitable trade. Developing countries can now tap intellectual property rights...
The Trajectory of Data Privacy and Protection in East Africa: Lessons for Uganda
In the wake of this digital era, East Africa has embraced data protection laws, and we clearly see a shift from paper to actual application in practice. This week we...
Image Rights in the Age of Social Media and AI: Lessons from the Grok Deepfake Controversy and Implications for Uganda
In the wake of 2026, Grok AI has received global attention. For a while, users have used Grok to exploit its image-generation and editing features to create deepfake images of...
Law, Moral Order, and Human Nature Towards a Jurisprudence Fit for Uganda and the Modern World
This essay advances a jurisprudential argument for legal systems cognizant of human nature and our dispensation towards wrongdoing. It argues that law must be designed on the assumption that somebody...
LEGALITY OF IMPLIED CONSENT INCOPYRIGHT LAW;THE IMPLICATION OF THE DECISION INANNETTE NAJJEMBA V MK PUBLISHERS LTD(CIVIL SUIT NO. 508 OF 2016).
The case concerned Annette Najjemba,an author of short children stories tilted “Our folktales”, who submitted her work to MK Publishers Limited, a publishing house, for publication. MK publishers went ahead...
UGANDA EXPANDS WORKPLACE SAFETYOBLIGATIONS UNDER THE OCCUPATIONALSAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT,2025.
The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act, No. 20 of 2025 came into force on 25th July 2025, amending the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Cap. 231, Laws of Uganda....