Tag Archives: ULS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | In an unprecedented move, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) has said it has issued EXECUTIVE ORDER RNB 1 of 2024 expelling the Attorney General and Solicitor General and their representatives from their society council. The statement signed by newly elected ULS President Isaac …

New ULS Presdent Ssemakadde takes oath, says ULS cannot be part of the government, nor can it be a tool or a branch of the government. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde, has been sworn in, saying ” Being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of 13 public interest litigants, led by Lawyer Amos Kuuku, has petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala, challenging the decision to charge fees for accessing the 7th Revised Edition of the Principal Laws of Uganda. The petitioners include …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has released a damning quarterly report on the state of the rule of law in Uganda, highlighting alarming breaches and concerns. The report released on Friday in Kampala exposes threats to academic freedom, undue delays in resolving complaints by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society (ULS) has expressed its intentions to establish a pro bono fund for journalists to help promote media rights countrywide. Pro bono refers to services that are rendered by a professional for free. This was revealed by the President of the legal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The feud between the Uganda Law Society (ULS) and judicial officers over the independence of the Judiciary continues to deepen. Uganda Radio Network has learned that both parties are preparing for the Bar Bench Forum organized by the Uganda Law Society on February 21st, 2024, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has hit at members of the Uganda Law Society-ULS for overstepping their mandate. This is after the lawyers called for an  Extra Ordinary Meeting to discuss the independence of the Judiciary. Kiryowa Kiwanuka wants the lawyers to respect the boundaries and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extra Ordinary Meeting due this afternoon has been stopped by The High Court in Kampala. The order issued by Civil Division’s Justice Musa Ssekaana follows a successful application by one of the members of Uganda Law Society Brian Kirima against his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued a permanent injuction restraining the Uganda Law Society Council (ULS) from any further breach of its Act and the Election Regulations by nominating society representatives to statutory organizations without being voted for by the members. According to Civil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has criticized the Uganda Land Commission for allocating land to different individuals and entities in Kampala yet they lack the mandate to do so. Unlike the Kampala district land board which is mandated to hold and …