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Conflict between the Income Tax Act and the Double Taxation Agreement or treaty shopping?
Written: 12 Dec 2015
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A Mauritian company has sued the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) seeking a declaration that the assessment raised against them is illegal.
The Plaintiff received dividends from a Ugandan company with tax withheld at 10% as a benefit under the Mauritius Uganda Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), instead of at the usual withholding tax rate of 15%. Following a request for information by URA, it came to light that the Mauritian entity was held entirely by a Kenyan resident. The Mauritian company's only economic activity in Mauritius was to hold the shares in the Ugandan company.
Also related to these departments: Commercial Transactions
Copyright Infringement Law: Update -- Angella Katatumba -v- The Anti-Corruption Coalition Of Uganda (ACCU) (H.C.C.S No. 307 Of 2011)
Written: 12 Dec 2015
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The High Court recently passed a judgment on infringement of copyright, fair use and damages under copyright infringement.
Background
The Plaintiff (Katatumba) is an artist, composer singer and performer in Uganda whose song was incorporated into and released as part of an advertisement jingle by the Defendant for an environmental conservation agenda to save a forest reserve.
Also related to these departments: Intellectual Property
A win for the environment
Written: 11 Dec 2015
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A landmark decision of the Supreme Court has raised the bar on environmental protection and has environmentalists all in applause. The case pitted environmental protection rights against individual property rights. Developers and lenders have further cause for caution.
Also related to these departments: Mining, Oil and Energy
Kenyan Decision on Redundancy of Employees Aviation and Allied Workers Union V Kenya Airways Limited and three others
Written: 03 Dec 2012
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The Kenyan Industrial Court, on 3 December 2012, made an Award against Kenya Airways Limited (“KQ”) requiring that KQ reinstate 447 employees who had been declared redundant on 4 September 2012.
A. Brief Facts
KQ made a decision to declare 554 employees redundant following an assessment of the financial performance of the company. Some of the employees were offered the opportunity to take advantage of an early retirement scheme and the rest were laid off with the pay packages having been computed.
Also related to these departments: Litigation
Decision of the High Court on Validity of Mortgages and Unconscionable Interest - H.C.C.S No. 149 of 2010 Alice Okiror & Michael Okiror V Global Capital Save 2004 Limited & Ben Kavuya
Written: 18 Jun 2012
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In June 2012, the High Court of Uganda delivered a ground-breaking judgment regarding interalia execution of mortgages by mortgagees and unconscionable interest rates.
Also related to these departments: Commercial Transactions, Litigation
Tropical Bank V. Were Muhwana (S.C.C.A No. 4 Of 2011)
Written: 23 May 2011
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The Supreme Court recently passed a judgment on execution of mortgages, loan agreements, sale of mortgaged property and spousal consent.
Background
The Respondent’s home was mortgaged to Libyan Arab Uganda Bank in 1993 (before the Land Act 1998 which introduced a requirement for spousal consent for any transaction on family land). The Borrower obtained an overdraft of Ug. Shs. 50,000,000/= secured against Were’s home. Default occurred and the property was sold in 1997 by Tropical Bank.
Also related to these departments: Litigation
Decision of The Court of Appeal on sale by Mortgagees, and Validity of Mortgages - C.A.C.A No. 071 of 2009 Belex Tours and Travel Limited Vs. Crane Bank Limited and Fang Min
Written: 12 Aug 2009
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The Court of Appeal of Uganda delivered a judgment regarding among others, execution of mortgages, the sale of mortgaged property and moveable assets by a mortgagee/chargee, financing of a purchase of mortgaged property by mortgagee and what amounts to fraud and illegality in property sales.
Also related to these departments: Litigation
Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2006 - Fredrick J. K Zaabwe Vs Orient Bank Limited & Others
Written: 10 Jul 2007
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On the 10th July 2007, the Supreme Court of Uganda delivered a ground breaking judgment regarding the nature and effect of powers of attorney especially as regards mortgages, the duty of a mortgagee to a donor of a power of attorney and on a purchaser for value without notice. On account of some of the findings in the case, we recommend it be kept confidential.
We set out below a summary of the case.
Also related to these departments: Litigation