The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has called for an urgent meeting between the judiciary and the legal profession to resolve their escalating crisis. This call comes after Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo demanded an apology from the ULS leadership for allegedly insulting judicial officers, including Justice Musa Ssekaana. The ULS views […]
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo on Friday condemned the leadership of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for its repeated attacks on judges. Speaking at the launch of the new law year, where ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde and his executive were invited guests, Dollo demanded an immediate apology from the ULS leaders […]
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo on Tuesday urged judges attending the 26th Annual Judges’ Conference in Kampala to deliver justice with integrity, fairness, and without fear or favor. He reminded them that, like doctors who heal lives, judges are healers of conflict and should inspire trust and peace through the justice […]
Lawyers representing Ugandan political activist Dr. Kizza Besigye and his colleague Hajji Obeid Lutale met with the Chief Justice’s Private Secretary, Thadeus Tumwebaze, on Tuesday. The lawyers, Erias Lukwago and Martha Karua, sought to express their concerns about the delay in the judgment of a case; Attorney General vs Michael […]
The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo says Uganda’s Judiciary may not address the ever growing system of case backlog by only using the courts of law. He made the revelation during the ongoing two-day Africa Chief Justices Summit on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) organized by the Judiciary at Mestil hotel in […]
