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Uganda Law society to roll out new national pro bono scheme

After relatively successful pilot schemes of provision of Pro bono services, the Uganda Law Society together with the Law Council has now moved to roll out a national pro bono scheme that will involve all advocates as part of their mandate to promote access to justice. The President of the Uganda Law Society Bruce Kyerere […]

Lawyers to be denied practicing certificates for failure to provide free legal services

Lawyers in Uganda that fail to provide free pro bono ( free) legal services as required by the law council will face heavy punishments from the Law Council including not being issued with practicing certificates for the following calendar year, the Law Council has said. In a speech made to participants in a workshop on provision […]