Highlights

Acted on behalf of the Uganda Bankers Association and the 30 (thirty) commercial banks then making up the commercial banking sector in Uganda in a landmark Constitutional Petition against the Uganda Revenue Authority and the Attorney General of Uganda.

Acting for Kinyara Sugar Limited to enforce a tax exemption relating to a USD 18 million investment in Agro-processing plant and machinery. Judgment was delivered in our client’s favour.

Acting for Britt Syndicates Limited – 2987 (Lloyds Underwriters) in a suit involving a claim under an insurance certificate issued by Britt Syndicates Limited arising from the non-appearance of the renowned musician, AKON at a concert. Judgment was delivered in our client’s favour.

Acting for Bank of Uganda and Stanbic Bank seeking the recovery of USD 5 million from guarantors of a company indebted to Stanbic under various facilities assigned to Bank of Uganda.

Acting for Google Uganda Limited in a suit seeking a declaration to the effect that the exclusive supply of marketing and sales support services to Google Ireland Limited was an exported service and is as such zero-rated.

Acting for Aggreko Uganda Limited (a thermal power distributor) contesting a VAT assessment levied it by the Uganda Revenue Authority of Ug. Shs. 145 billion equivalent to USD 58 million. The matter was successfully defended by a Judgment of the 12th September 2012.

Acting for Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited & Jacobsen Uganda Limited in a contempt of Court application in which our client sought to hold the Commissioner General of URA in contempt in relation to enforcement proceedings brought contrary to a protective restraining order. We successfully obtained the Contempt Order and a sizeable fine was levied on the Commissioner General URA.

Acting for Bank of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank to recover USD 34 million from guarantors of a company indebted to Standard Chartered under various facilities assigned to Bank of Uganda.