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AG hits out at Law Society over Museveni letter to Chief Justice

Uganda, Feb. 12 -- Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has lashed out at a section of members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for planning to convene an extraordinary general meeting to discuss what the... Read More


Lawyers clash on attending New Law Year today

Uganda, Feb. 9 -- Hours after a section of lawyers rallied their colleagues not to attend today's opening of the New Law Year in Kampala in protest of what they called an attack on judicial independen... Read More


Speaker, Chief Justice to work together but keep in their lanes

Uganda, Feb. 9 -- Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo on Thursday vowed to work together as the heads of arms of government -Legislature and Parliament--but while k... Read More


Museveni cautions judges on new trend of sophisticated crime

Uganda, Feb. 9 -- President Yoweri Museveni has urged judicial officers to acquire the latest skills to enable them to effectively adjudicate sophisticated crimes arising from the technological advanc... Read More


Lawyers to boycott New Law Year opening over judicial freedom

Uganda, Feb. 8 -- A section of lawyers have vowed not to attend tomorrow's opening of the New Law Year in Kampala, citing the recent High Court's ruling that gagged Uganda Law Society (ULS) from discu... Read More


Calls for independence of courts dominate start of judges' meeting

Uganda, Feb. 6 -- President Museveni last evening pledged to defend the Judiciary's independence, a vow that came as the Uganda Law Society (ULS) seeks a meeting to discuss his interference in the aff... Read More


Court stops law society's meeting meant to discuss Museveni letter to CJ

Uganda, Feb. 6 -- The High Court in Kampala has issued a temporary injunction, stopping the extra ordinary general meeting that had been called by the Uganda Law Society (ULS) and slated for this afte... Read More