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Uganda Law Society to set up pro bono fund for journalists

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 …

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Bar-Bench row deepens as parties plot to solve impasse

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, …

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Attorney General to ULS: Know your limits

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 …

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Court bans ULS from sending unelected representatives

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 …

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Lukwago: ULC has no powers to allocate land

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 …

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Court to decide Kalali’s suit against ULS in December

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has scheduled December 8th, 2023 to deliver its judgment in the case where lawyer Steven Kalali filed a lawsuit against the Uganda Law Society (ULS). Kalali accused the ULS of denying him and other lawyers the opportunity to participate in the …

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Court summons Uganda Law Society in Kalali elections case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has summoned the Uganda Law Society (ULS) in response to a lawsuit filed by Steven Kalali accusing the society of denying him and other lawyers the chance to participate in the election of their representatives to various statutory bodies. The High …

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Gun violence, brutality dominate ULS quarterly report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gruesome acts of gun Violence together with brutality of citizens have dominated the second quarter State of Rule of Law Report by the Uganda Law Society-ULS. The rule of law report is published by ULS periodically to show the legal fraternity’s commitment to monitor and …

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ULS members clash over Kiggundu, DTB Supreme Court case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Law Society have clashed over the pending appeal in the Supreme Court where  businessman Hamis Kiggundu is seeking to recover 120 billion shillings from Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya. The pending appeal in the Supreme Court …

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