On February 20, Justice Patricia Mutesi of the High Court ruled in favour of Downtown Investments in its rent dispute with prominent law firm Muwema & Co Advocates. The firm was ordered to vacate the property at Plot 50 Windsor Crescent Road in Kololo owned by Downtown Investments and pay Shs 1.3 billion in arrears…
Tugende, a firm that provides motorcycle loans to riders, and the Uganda Revenue Authority are locked in a legal dispute over a tax assessment. The dispute started from Tugende’s decision to offer discounts to customers who clear their loan balances ahead of time. For tax purposes, Tugende treated those discounts as allowable expenses. However, in…
Prominent law firm Muwema & Co. Advocates has said it will appeal a High Court ruling that ordered it to pay more than Shs 1.3 billion ($370,000) in rent arrears to Downtown Investments Limited regarding its premises on Windsor Crescent in Kololo. The judgment, delivered on February 20 by Justice Patricia Mutesi, arose from a…
The High Court has sided with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in its bid to recover millions in unpaid property rates from Shumuk Investments Limited. The decision, delivered by Justice Patricia Mutesi, grants KCCA a warrant to collect Shs 123 million from Shumuk plus ongoing penalties and legal costs. The case stems from KCCA’s…
