Justice Katureebe Leads Mediation Efforts to End Judiciary-ULS Standoff
Former Chief Justice Bart Katureebe is leading mediation efforts aimed at resolving the long-running dispute between the Uganda Law Society (ULS) and the Judiciary. The l...
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Chief Justice Zeija Demands Increased Judiciary Funding to Tackle Case Backlog
The Chief Justice of Uganda, Flavian Zeija, has called on government to increase funding to the Judiciary to address the growing backlog of cases and improve access to ju...
Mabirizi Takes Legal Battle to Next Level, Sues Magistrate and Prosecutor
Detained lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi escalates his dispute over prolonged remand by filing fresh suits against judicial officers, as his bid for release stalls in Buganda...
DPP Drops Charges Against Lawyer Mabirizi, New Counts Instituted
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped four charges against lawyer Male Mabirizi following a Constitutional Court ruling that nullified the relevant law.�...
Lawyers Stranded After Chief Magistrate Kidasa Sets Tough Conditions On Releasing Mabirizi After Constitutional Court Decision…
Lawyers representing maverick city lawyer Male Mabirizi are stranded after Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Ritah Kidasa Wanyama set tough conditions if she is to dismiss cr...
Judicial Service Commission opens search for next deputy chief justice
The Judicial Service Commission has launched a formal search for Uganda’s next deputy chief justice, following the recent promotion of Dr. Flavian Zeija to lead the jud...
Mabirizi Further Remanded as Prosecution Moves to Verify Sureties
The matter came up before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday. Through his lawyers, Anthony Asiimwe and Yasin Ssentumbwe Munagomba, Mabirizi applied for bai...
Mabirizi Remanded for Abusing Justice Ssekaana Again
According to the prosecution, led by Chief State Attorney Joan Keko and Richard Birivumbuka, Mabirizi allegedly used his TikTok handle @male.mabirizi to circulate false c...
High Court upholds two-year jail sentence for ULS President Ssemakadde
The High Court has refused to suspend or overturn its earlier decision sentencing Uganda Law Society (ULS) president Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde to two years in prison for co...
Court of Appeal Clears Vantage Fund to Enforce $10m Loan Against Bitature’s Simba Companies
“The mere act of lending money without a physical address in Uganda does not create an obligation for the appellant as a foreign lender to register. The appellant has a...