For there to be a lawful summary termination, the provisions of the Employment Act, 2006 override any contractual provisions which allow for payment in Iieu of notice where notice is provided for unless the
employee accepts the termination by payment in Lieu of notice
Reported by Kerry Howard Mwesigwa On April 28, 2023, it was announced that the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee had taken one day to scrutinize the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023, as returned by President Museveni for…
Reported by Kerry Howard Mwesigwa It was a day of reckoning for Abaho Joshua, Senior Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs, as he appeared in court on 27th April 2023 facing charges of…
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is facing criticism from several top legal experts for allegedly failing to apply legal due process consistently. The criticism arose after the JSC delayed pronouncing its ruling on two complaints…
Reported by Sandra Ainebyoona Ugandan a controversial lawyer, Male Mabirizi, has withdrawn his legal application seeking to prevent the prosecution of two Members of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, on murder charges. The legal…
Reported by Kerry Howard Mwesigwa Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign into law the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB) 2023, which seeks to impose the death penalty for LGBTQ+ offenses, until it is “strengthened”….
Reported by Howard Kerry Mwesigwa Two Ugandan Members of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, appeared in the International Crimes Division of the High Court on April 24th for their pre-trial hearing on murder charges….
Reported by Kerry Howard Mwesigwa Ugandan Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and also the Member of Parliament for Ntenjeru North constituency Amos Lugoloobi, who is facing charges of dealing with suspect property, has…
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) The US Supreme Court has extended the temporary block on restrictions that limit access to the abortion pill, mifepristone, until Friday. Mifepristone is used in combination with misoprostol to perform medication…
Reported by Sandra Ainebyoona The High Court of Uganda sitting in Kampala has released a man accused of sodomy after the prosecution failed to proceed with the case. In a case before Justice Margaret Mutonyi,…
