Asb advocates

08/10/2022

Our managing partner part of the main leaders for the Uganda Youth Forum helping the youth in personal development.

He is also a leader at the Uganda Christian Lawyer's Fraternity which provides access to justice programs.

Ready to serve you justice.

21/08/2021

Did you know? Acceptable reasons for the court to grant a divorce In Uganda include:

A husband or wife may tell the court that the spouse is guilty of adultery.
A wife or husband has changed religion and gone through a form of marriage with another woman or man
Cruelty on the part of either the husband or wife.
The husband or wife was already married to someone else.
The husband or wife deserted their spouse for two years without reason.
Either party Committed r**e, so**my, or be******ty.

Read more from this article written by FIONA BASEMERA on our website.

According to the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995), “Men and women of the age of eighteen years and above have the right to marry and to found a family and are entitled to equal rights in marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution(divorce).

04/08/2021

In Uganda, It is unlawful for an employer to make a deduction from an employee’s wages unless such a deduction is done in conformity with the labour laws and regulations. Read More...

It is unlawful for an employer to make a deduction from an employee’s wages unless such a deduction is done in conformity with the labor laws and regulations.

29/07/2021

Is an employer allowed to terminate an employee for no reason? The short answer? Yes. Unless your employment contract states otherwise, your employer does not need a good reason, or indeed any reason, to terminate your employment.

Termination is defined as the discharge of an employee from employment by the employer for justifiable reasons other than misconduct. Read this article by Fiona Basemera of ASB advocates

A termination without cause does not mean you have no rights as an employee. Generally speaking, if you are terminated for no reason or “without cause”, then you must be provided with notice of the termination, or payment in lieu of notice.

13/07/2021

The Power of Attorney is both a business tool for business continuity and a personal tool in planning and managing your estate.

In the business of a sole proprietor or a single member Company or in a small business with 2-3 Directors, every person is a “key person” and their absence can disrupt the flow of business when there is no one available to act in that capacity to authorize or sign off on important documentation.

A Power of Attorney is a written and signed legal document that gives authority to another person to make decisions on your behalf if you cannot do so for yourself. The purpose of a Power of Attorney is that it is both a business tool for business continuity and a personal tool in planning and […]

29/06/2021

What is a will? Why do I need to make a will? How will I keep my will?

Have all these questions answered and more by counsel. Register and join the meeting. Link is below


https://bnionline.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlc-qopzgpEtdjMxUkWyt8-ZvLg3xkmchH

14/05/2021

Covid 19 impacted all businesses in Uganda with the service sector hit the hardest. Some businesses stayed standing especially in the manufacturing, health trading and agriculture sectors. Every business was impacted, not all in the same way. Here we focus on a few issues, specific to legal professionals.

There is no known survey done here in Uganda, but one recently done in the UK, by The Law Society’s Law Management Section, suggests that firms are forecasting a 10-20% drop in revenue for the 2020/2021 financial year. In our case, here at ASB Advocates, we have witnessed a 50% drop in Revenues and as much as 70% in number of client consultations. What does this say about the whole sector? We cannot possibly fathom. Not without a paid research.

Covid 19 impacted all businesses in Uganda with the service sector hit the hardest. Some businesses stayed standing especially in the manufacturing, health trading and agriculture sectors. Every business was impacted, not all in the same way. Here we focus on a few issues, specific to legal professi...

04/04/2021

Rural Electrification. Uganda risks losing USD400M World Bank funding.

Our very own partner Counsel Arthur giving his insights in the matter.
Watch on this link below

Uganda is likely to lose a world bank loan of 400 million dollars of which 60 million dollars is a grant for facilitating the free electricity connections po...

03/04/2021

A valid Will enables an individual initiate the process of planning their estate while they are alive and even when they die.