By FRED MUWEMA The hallmark of choice of law in commercial contracts is anchored on the common adage of party autonomy, which essentially allows parties freedom to select the proper law to govern the contract. Counsel Fred Muwema (Courtesy photo) The general rule is that choice of law clauses, often inter-linked with forum-selection clauses or exclusive jurisdiction clauses, must be …

KAMPALA– The Judiciary of Uganda has commended judicial officers in Magistrates Courts for their outstanding contribution towards the successful implementation of the Small Claims Procedure (SCP). The SCP allows individuals to resolve financial disputes involving amounts below Shs10 million without the involvement of advocates. Principal Judge Jane Frances Abodo (in middle) with Judicial officers and other stakeholders cutting the cake …

LIRA CITY — The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 5 Infantry Division has distributed impounded charcoal to vulnerable households in Lira City as part of ongoing efforts to enforce President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s directive against commercial charcoal production in Northern Uganda. The exercise, conducted at Lira barracks, was overseen by the Division Commander, Maj Gen Keith Katungi. The charcoal had …

NRM District Chairperson Lt. Moses Mushabe recalled that Isingiro delivered 94% of the vote in the 2021 general elections and pledged an even higher percentage in the next polls. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with some of the NRM flag bearers in the region He highlighted the district’s rapid growth—30 sub-counties and town councils, 131 parishes, 901 villages, and a population …

KAMPALA– Traders under the Uganda chamber of commerce and Entrepreneur’s League have dragged the Attorney Generals of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya to the East African Court of Justice accusing these countries of breaching the East African Community Treaty, protocols and freedom of transit for land locked states. The petitioners addressing the press at Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi. The petition lodged …

KAMPALA-The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the deployment of police dogs during the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential Candidate’s campaigns in Kawempe on Monday. Anthony Asiimwe, Vice President Uganda Law Society. (Courtesy photo)   The lawyers umbrella body in its statement dated, signed by their Vice President Anthony Asiimwe, they have described the action as a violation of citizens’ …

MBARARA – The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Tribunal sitting in Mbarara City has awarded a total of Shs160 million to victims of gross human rights violations in two separate rulings delivered this week. Commissioner Shifra Lukwago with UHRC Chairperson Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya in Mbarara this week. In the first decision, read by the Chairperson, Hon. Mariam Wangadya, the …

KAMPALA– Today, 18th November 2025, Mr. Lino Anguzu has assumed office as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This followed the handover of the DPP’s office to him by the Hon. The Principal Judge/outgoing DPP. The handover ceremony was presided over by the Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Ms. Agnes Kainza Nzogi, who …

KAMPALA– A case with grave ramifications for both the banking and insurance sectors is raging in the courts, with the key question being whether a bank can benefit from insurance cover given to a surveying company it has contracted, in circumstances where professional negligence by the surveying company is proven. Wooden Gavel In the case which has been adjudicated by …

The Fort Portal High Court was the venue for a spirited Regional Court Coordination Committee (RCCC) meeting that brought together judicial officers, state attorneys, police, prisons, probation officers, advocates, and other justice sector stakeholders from across the Rwenzori Region. Wooden Gavel The meeting was co-chaired by Justice Vincent Emmy Mugabo, Head of Circuit, and Justice Vincent Wagona, Resident Judge. HW …