PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial and Corporate

  1. Intellectual Property (IP) Services

    Searches, Registrations, Renewals, Restorations, Assignments, technology, transfer agreements; Oppositions, Litigation; Licensing and Franchising in respect of Trade Marks & Patents. Trademarks watching services. Enforcement of IP rights, infringement advice and anti-counterfeiting (both civil and criminal) action.
     

  2. Banking & Finance

    Law of credit and security including mortgages, debentures, guarantees and other credit documentation for Lenders and Borrowers including banks and other financial institutions; Legal audits for financiers; debt collection/recovery for local and international Banks and financial institutions.
     

  3. Company Law

    Reservation of name, searches, company formation/incorporation. company secretarial services; filing of annual returns, particulars of directors/secretary, notice of situation of registered office/postal address, company resolutions and other documents. Joint venture agreements, joint venture company documents etc.
     

  4. Real Estate Service

    Searches in the Freehold, Mailo and Leasehold Land Registries; verification of ownership and title to land; conveyancing, agreements of sale and transfer of title; protecting ownership by lodging caveats and other lawful means, real property management.
     

  5. Foreign Investment

    Foreign Investment counselling — company formation/incorporation; investment licences and other secondary licences, consents and permissions;
    technology transfer agreements, joint ventures; immigration formalities.
     

  6. Tax consulting

    Advice on taxation in Uganda. Corporation tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), Income Tax, Pay as You Earn (PAYE), Stamp duty, Withholding tax, Local and Municipal rates, Tax appeals.

  • Process service:
    1. Process service in Uganda and Internationally
    2. Court filings in Uganda
    3. Document delivery
    4. Documents retrieval
    5. Public Records searches
    6. Real property searches
    7. Assets searches
    8. Documents/ Records retrieval
    9. Postal address verification