On April 10, 2022, the Ugandan president approved the Succession (Amendment) Act, a significant legal change aimed at streamlining and enhancing inheritance laws. This updated law has implications for property distribution upon an individual’s death, affecting families throughout the country. It is essential for anyone dealing with inheritance matters in Uganda to grasp its fundamental…
Adoption is a profound and life-changing process that provides a permanent and loving family for children who are unable to be raised by their biological parents. It serves as a legal and emotional commitment by the adoptive parents, who take on the full responsibilities and rights of parenthood. Adoption can occur for various reasons, including…
A mortgage is an agreement between you and a lender that gives the lender the right to take your property if you don’t repay the money you’ve borrowed plus interest Mortgage” includes any charge or lien over land or any estate or interest in land in Uganda for securing the payment of an existing or…
The Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT) has recently come under scrutiny following its involvement in the Kawempe North MP by-election campaigns. The masked security operatives have broken several electoral laws, and committed abuses and other acts of impunity such as raids on the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters, beating of journalists, and arrests and torture…