Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Tooro region have been tasked to be at the forefront in mediating ethnic conflicts in the region. The call was made on Thursday by the Minister of Tourism, Tom Butime at the opening of the seventh edition of the Tooro Peoples’ Conference …
Read More »Lawyers call for mediation between Justice Kisaakye, CJ Alfonse Owiny
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several lawyers want Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye, and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to settle their grievances through mediation. According to lawyers, allowing the feud between two senior Justices of the highest court of the land, to end up in court before their juniors would set …
Read More »Labour officer calls for mediation meeting between Uganda Airlines, former CEO Muleya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior labour officer at Wakiso district, Celestine Muhumuza, has organized a mediation meeting between Uganda Airlines and former CEO Cornwell Muleya. The meeting will be held at 2pm today, with the view of reaching an amicable settlement of Muleya’s complaint of unlawful dismissal. Muhumuza, in …
Read More »Judiciary to promote mediation to reduce case backlog
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is proposing plans to promote mediation in courts of law, to help in reducing backlog of cases across the country. The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo revealed that mediation remains a crucial aspect for the judicial work and promoting it will help tackle the …
Read More »Banks to embrace mediation to resolve disputes
The initiative is to settle disputes cheaply, quickly and fairly Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH BAHINGWIRE | Court cases in Uganda involving clients and commercial banks tend to take many years to be resolved but this will soon change as banks in collaboration with the Uganda Law Society and commercial courts …
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