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词条 KTA Advocates
释义

  1. Offices

  2. Membership

  3. History

  4. Notable Cases

  5. Clients

  6. Practice areas

  7. Rankings

  8. See also

  9. References

  10. External links

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| firm_logo =
| caption = Official KTA Advocates logo
| headquarters = URBRA House, Floor 2, Wing A, Plot 1 Kampala, Uganda
| num_offices = 1
| num_attorneys = 9
| num_employees = 15
| practice_areas = Intellectual Property
Media & Telecommunications
Broadcasting & IT
| key_people = Justus Karuhanga(Senior Partner) Edgar Tabaro(Business Development Partner), Edwin Tabaro(Managing Partner), Kenneth Muhangi (Partner Technology, Media, Telecommutions & Intellectual Property).
| date_founded = 2009 (Kampala)
| founder = Justus Karuhanga
Edgar Tabaro
Edwin Tabaro
| company_type = LLP
| homepage = [https://www.ktaadvocates.com/ www.ktaadvocates.com]
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KTA Advocates (Formerly Karuhanga, Tabaro & Associates) is a Ugandan law firm headquartered in Kampala,[1] the capital city of Uganda. It is a private legal practice firm founded in 2009. It is a discreet law firm established in 2009 with a strong network of contacts.

Justus Karuhanga, the firm’s founding senior partner, in particular has a high profile having acted as a legal advisor to the president of Uganda. Edgar Tabaro, the firm’s business development partner, is the Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister of Toro Kingdom[2] and also serves as a board member and legal brain for Uganda Communications Authority (UCA).[3]. Kenneth Muhangi, the firms Technology & Intellectual Property Partner, lectures cyber law & Intellectual Property, consults for the Ministry of ICT on Innovation & worked on the e-justice project of the Judiciary of Uganda.

The firm as a whole is renowned for its expertise in intellectual property,[4] media and telecommunications, broadcasting and IT.[5]

Offices

  • Kampala (2009)

Membership

  • Uganda Law Society (ULS)
  • East African Law Society (EALS)
  • Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda
  • Center for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

History

KTA Advocates was established as a law firm and duly registered and certified by the Law Council of the Ugandan Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in 2009 by Justus Karuhanga, Edgar Tabaro and Edwin Tabaro.[6] Since its inception, the Firm has handled a number of noteworthy transactions for multinational corporations, financial institutions, government and non-government organisations, corporations and related agencies, private businesses and individuals in Uganda and globally.[5]

Notable Cases

Airtime dealers v Uganda Telecom

In 2010, KTA represented Ugandan airtime dealers, in a contentious matter in which they took Uganda Telecom to court for breach of distributorship agreements. The dealers then demanded for Shs15 billion ($6 million) for an out of court settlement.[7]

Sylvia Nabiteeko Katende v Bank of Uganda

In 2010, KTA represented Nabiteeko, a senior lecturer at Makerere University, in a case in which she sued Bank of Uganda for using her artistic works on the Shs20,000 note without her consent. This particular suit was valued at Shs1 bn and above.[8]

Elamin v Abu Dhabi Group & Others

In 2012, KTA represented Abdul Rahman Elamin in a case in which the Ugandan businessman sued the Abu Dhabi royal family’s business entities over the three per cent shares allotted to him in Warid Telecom. The minority shareholder sued the firm, allegedly over unpaid shares which were then valued at $3.7 million.[9][10]

Clients

Below are some of the firm’s notable clients:

{{div col}}
  • Salah Khamas Group[5]
  • Black Sea Group[5]
  • Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
  • DTB
  • Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)
  • Diary Development Authority
  • National Information Technology Authority (NITA)
  • The King of Toro[11]
  • Yoweri Museveni[15]
  • DFCU Bank [12]
{{div col end}}

Practice areas

KTA specializes in the following disciplines:

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  • Intellectual Property, Trademark, Patents and Product Liability[13][14]
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A)
  • Legal Process Outsourcing (LPOS)
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • ICT & Telecoms
  • Energy & Mining (Extractive Industry, Electricity, Oil & Gas)
  • Anti Fraud
  • Corporate Finance, Capital Markets & Banking[12]
  • Tax Law
  • International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
{{div col end}}

Rankings

The 2014 IFLR1000's financial and corporate law firm rankings show that KTA is a notable financial and corporate law firm in Uganda.[5]

See also

  • Law Development Centre
  • Uganda Law Society

References

1. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Directory/Karuhanga-Tabaro-Associates/Kampala |title= Karuhanga Tabaro & Associates |publisher= International Law Office}}
2. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.redpepper.co.ug/no-pretense-as-tooro-seeks-to-control-negative-publicity/ |title= No Pretense as Tooro Seeks To Control Negative Publicity |publisher= Red Pepper}}
3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11211:ucc-broadcasting-council-merged&catid=38:business |title= UCC, Broadcasting Council merged |publisher= The Observer (Uganda)}}
4. ^{{cite web|url= http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27612:nile-breweries-sued-over-video-awards |title= Nile Breweries sued over video awards |publisher= The Observer (Uganda)}}
5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.iflr1000.com/Firm/Karuhanga-Tabaro-Associates-Uganda/Profile/2432#review |title= IFLR1000 Reviews |publisher= IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms}}
6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.ktassociates.co.ug/details.php?option=mmenu&id=1 |title= About Us |publisher= KTA}}
7. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7077:airtime-dealers-sue-utl |title= Distributors demand about Shs15 billion in out of court settlement |publisher= The Observer (Uganda)}}
8. ^{{cite web|url= http://jeffmbangastrikingdeals.blogspot.com/2010/12/bank-of-uganda-sued-over-shs20000-note.html |title= Bank of Uganda sued over Shs20,000 note |publisher= STRIKING DEALS with Jeff Mbanga}}
9. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.ulii.org/ug/judgment/commercial-court/2013/120 |title= Elamin v Dhabi Group & Others |publisher= Uganda Legal Information Institute}}
10. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Battle-for-Warid-as-firm-s-sale-looms/-/688334/1649918/-/3s57ov/-/index.html |title= Battle for Warid as firm’s sale looms |publisher= Daily Monitor}}
11. ^{{cite web|url= http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=51030 |title= King Oyo Defends Suspension of Kingdom Constitution |publisher= Uganda Radio Network}}
12. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.ulii.org/ug/judgment/commercial-court/2014/34 |title= Ssebowa v DFCU Bank Ltd |publisher= Uganda Legal Information Institute]}}
13. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/740247 |title= Museveni rap song application accepted |publisher= New Vision}}
14. ^{{cite web|url= http://ugandaonline.net/news/view/13170/estar_sues_kaweesa_over_yoga_yoga_song |title= Estar Sues Kaweesa Over Yoga Yoga Song |publisher= Uganda Online}}

External links

  • [https://www.ktaadvocates.com/ Official Website]
  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms
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