The Uganda law society has called for the withdrawal of the proposed land amendment bill which seeks to give powers to government to acquire land and later compensate the owner as the intended project goes on. The President of Uganda law society Francis Gimara and council member Kinobe Simon Peter in a meeting at Golf course hotel in Kampala […]
The Uganda Law Society [ULS] has proposed that the election of the speaker of parliament should be scrapped so that this position becomes appointive. This is contained in their proposals tabled before the legal and a parliamentary affairs committee chaired by Stephen Tashobya. The ULS team told the committee that article 82[2] of the constitution should […]
Lawyers in Uganda under the Uganda Law Society have this ended their three day sit down strike protesting abuse of the law by police and other security agencies. This followed ugly incidents in which police brutally arrested opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye as he drove to town. The big eyed colonel had just returned from […]
The Uganda Law Society on Wednesdaybegun their three-day sit-down strike at the High Court building in Kampala in which they are protesting the increased brutality of the police force and what they term as eroding of the rule of law. The lawyers led by their President Bruce Kyerere presented a petition to the Chief Justice […]
Lawyers under the Uganda Law Society have resolved to demonstrate against what they are calling abuse of the law in Uganda. The lawyers are protesting in the manner in which opposition politicians are being arrested in the ongoing walk to work protests against high food and fuel prices. The Uganda Law Society in a statement […]
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 […]
The Uganda Law society has appealed to the Justice Law and Order Sector to work with lawyers such that they can give pro bono services to people that cannot afford expensive legal services. This is an encouraging development given that many people in Uganda fail to get justice simply because they cannot afford the expensive […]
The Uganda Law Society has organized a workshop with the Justice Law and Order Sector to train lawyers on proper ethical behavior in their profession. This comes at a time when the ethical standards in the law profession are at questionable levels with more Ugandans loosing trust in lawyers by the day. Many people in […]