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Court declares tax appeal deposits unconstitutional

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Taxpayers disputing assessments by Uganda Revenue Authority will no longer be required to deposit 30 per cent of the amount in dispute before launching a challenge at the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT). Section 15 of the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act requires a company or any …

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Court declares tax appeal deposits unconstitutional

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxpayers disputing assessments by Uganda Revenue Authority will no longer be required to deposit 30 percent of the amount in dispute before launching a challenge at the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT). Section 15 of the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act requires a company or any taxpayer …

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Court of appeal commences hearing criminal cases in Mbarara

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Court of Appeal criminal session has opened at the High Court in Mbarara. The one-month session which will be conducted via Zoom Technology will handle 40 cases and will be presided over by a panel of three judges; Justice Elizabeth Musoke, Justice Remmy Kasule …

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Why your National ID is simply not enough for bail

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the National identity-ID card continues to gain currency across various institutions in country, the Court system is still skeptical about relying on it solely to offer bail to citizens. Bail is an agreement between the court, the accused and their sureties committing to return …

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Judges warned against under-performance as case backlog increases

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Principal Judge, Dr Flavian Zeija has warned under performing Judges proposing that they should not get remuneration citing that the case backlog in 2019 has increased by 88 percent.  Dr Zeija made the remarks on Monday afternoon while presenting the annual performance report for …

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Constitutional court dismisses petition challenging Tobacco Act

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The panel of five Justices of the constitutional court has dismissed an application challenging the constitutionality of the Tobacco Control Act 2016 citing lack of merit. The judges are Alfonse Owiny Dollo, the Deputy Chief Justice, Kenneth Kakuru, Fredrick Engonda-Ntende, Hellen Obura and Ezekiel Muhanguzi. …

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