Real Estate & Land Law

Real Estate & Land Law

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Our Firm provides comprehensive services in all aspect of property and real estate transactions including advising and drafting deeds and reports on title, purchase, sale, leasing, tenancy, licensing, construction, development and mortgage. We have long experience in litigation related to property disputes including under The Land Act, The Land Acquisition Act, The registartion of Titles Act etc.

Besides above, we provide following legal services to our clients namely:

• Proceedings pertaining to Land acquisitio
• Mutation of properties/estates
• Patwari related works
• Documentation and Registration of Power Of Attorney / sale deed/ Agreement to sell etc.
• Projects and retail property transactions
• Real estate investment and development projects
• Property joint ventures
• Property related acquisitions and dispositions
• Property related project finance
• Formation of Trusts and estate management
• Legal documentation and advice on Sale/Purchase/Lease of Property
• Landlord and Tenant Disputes
• Land Use Regulations
• Mortgage and Finance Agreements
• Building, Development and Construction Contracts
• House Tax disputes

We have advised legally on the law related to real estate to various clients which includes Real estate companies, individuals, farmers, landlords and lessee.

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Company & Business Law

Company & Business Law

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

We provide comprehensive  legal service covering the entire area of operation of companies including Company Formation and Corporate Approvals; Secretarial Compliance, Joint Venture, Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Holding Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Security Documentation, Project Finance Documentation; Restructuring and Reorganization etc.

Our corporate practices include the following industries:-

• Construction & Infrastructure,
• Telecommunication and IT,
• Agriculture,
• Computer Software & Hardware,
• Food & Beverages.
• Paper & Chemicals,
• Energy,
• Mining & Metals,
• Oil & Gas,
• Financial Services,
• Health Care & Hospitality,
• Insurance
• Shipping & Maritime,
• Pharmaceutical,
• Entertainment & Media,
• Real Estate,
• Manufacturing Sector,
• Aviation, Transport & Automotive,
• Professional & Business Services,

We facilitate our clients legally in providing following various legal services namely:

• Incorporation of Companies-In Uganda and abroad
• Corporate Approvals;
•  Secretarial Compliance,
• Joint Venture,
• Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Holding Companies;
• Mergers and Acquisitions;
• Security Documentation,
•  Project Finance Documentation;
• Restructuring and Reorganization
• Establishment of Branch, Liaison & Representative Offices
• FEMA Exchange Control & Regulatory Matters
• Distribution, Agency & Franchise Agreements
• Foreign Collaboration, Joint Ventures
• Recovery of Investment by International Fund Managers
• Schemes of Arrangements
• Debt Restructuring
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Warehousing, Special Economic Zones
• VAT Laws in Uganda
• Winding Up and Liquidations
• Securities Laws & Regulations
• Corporate & Shareholders’ Disputes
• Corporate Restructuring & Reconstruction
• Misfeasance Actions
• Oppression Actions
• Winding-up & Bankruptcy Proceedings

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Family & Divorce Law

Family & Divorce Law

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

When matrimonial dispute arises between parties to marriage, it brings a number of litigation issues with it. It includes civil as well as criminal litigation and involves civil laws, family laws, matrimonial laws as well as criminal law. for example:  

Criminal Law:

• Criminal complaints and defense under the Uganda Penal Code Act;
• Complaint under Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act 2005;
• Complaint under the marriages Act;
• Application for child custody, paternity, maintenance by wife or husaband;
• and various complaints under the Children  Act and the Penal Code;

Civil/Family Law:

• Petition for Divorce under various ground mentioned under the law viz. (i) on the ground of mutual consent (ii) Petition on the ground of cruelty, desertion, impotency, adultery etc.  
• Petition for custody of children under provisions of HMA, 1955
• Application  for seeking interim maintenance and expenses by wife;
• Application for restitution of conjugal rights;
• Suit for partition of the joint property owned jointly by husband and wife;

So, we provide comprehensive legal services to our clients so that they can get one window solution of every kind of Disputes and at every level of disputes under matrimonial law, criminal law or disputes related to property.  We provide legal consultancy services, prior to dispute so that the dispute can be avoided, besides providing litigation services to our clients at each and every level of dispute.

Besides the above, we delicately provide legal assistance to our clients in the following matters namely:

• Registration of marriages,
• Conversion from one religion to other
• Police protection to our clients,
• Adoption of children
• Guardianship
• Personal laws
• Inheritance & succession
• Probate and wills
• Partition of joint properties
• Divorce by mutual consent
• Divorce petition by either party
• Restitution of conjugal rights
• Judicial separation
• Interim maintenance
• Maintenance / permanent alimony
• Appointment of protection officer
• Interim compensation
• Separate residence order
• Any other remedy prescribed by law of the land.

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Civil Law Practice

Civil Law Practice

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

We provides comprehensive legal services to our clients under litigation of civil laws including money recovery, recovery disputes, suits related to children, awards, guardianships, estate, property, custody, execution, claims, partitions and various petitions etc, under any law viz, law related to property, children, guardianship, recovery, marriage, succession, will, estate, probate, administration… etc, and before any courts, Tribunals, Commissions, Boards and other Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Authorities throughout Uganda. These services include advising, drafting pleading and appearing in the courts, etc.

It involves the following services:

• Suit for recovery of money, estate, property (Movable or immovable), debts, dues etc.
• Suit for specific performances of contacts or agreements;
• Suit for partition of movable or immovable properties;
• Suit for permanent/mandatory/temporary injunctions;
• Suit for declaration;
• Petitions under child and wards act, guardianship act..ect
• Petition for custody of children, wards, appointments of gradians etc.
• Petition for obtaining probate, letter of administration / Filling accounts and Inventories;
• Suits under succession Act;
• Petition related to election disputes;
• Accident Compansation Claims
• Recovery of Debts Due to financial institutions before DRTs.
• Petitions before the industrial court,
• Petitions before boards/tribunals etc;
• Writs petitions before Magistrates Courts, High Courts upto the Supreme Courts;
• Revision, Review, Appeal, Special leave to Appeal etc.
• Any other petitions permissible by code of civil procedure, 1908.
  

We also provide the services related to conveyancing of Following Documents, Notices, Deeds and Agreements:

• Notices
• WILL, Gift, Sale Deed etc
• Tenders
• Agreements
• Deeds (Gift Deed, Sale Deed, Trust Deed.. etc.)
• MOU
• Settlement or compromise Deed/Agreements.
• Resolutions;

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