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This week, Kyagulanyi also sought to amend his petition and introduced other grounds. He contends that as an incum-bent, Museveni was not supposed to take part in the January 14 presidential election. “Contrary to Articles 102 (2) (b) and 219 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda as amended and S. 4 (b) of the Presidential Elections Act as amended, the 1st Respondent [Museveni] was not qualified for election as president while in the office of head of state, head of government, comman...

The Cross Examination Of The ‘errand Boy On 2020 Presidential Election Petition: A Street Lawyer’s Analysis Listen to article Technically, the Petitioner has practically finished his trial today, 2nd February 2021. Barring any supplementary pleadings (which shall be determined tomorrow, 3rd February 2021,) the Petitioner was not able to prove unconstitutional discharge of the Chair of the 1st Respondent as indicated by the 1st Witness of the Petitioner. Until the Lawyer of the Petitioner ...

In the media E-commerce boom has property bankers eyeing warehouses Data centres, hospitals and build-to-rent apartment blocks are the beacons of hope for institutional investors in real estate in 2021 after the sectors traditional trophy assets – major malls and big city offices – lost some of their lustre through the disruption of last year (14 January 2021).  More... The solar panel fire season is getting more intense in Australia A recent report rated Australia as one of the cheapest p...

Observations on the UK Law Commissions Call for Evidence on Smart Contracts Introduction In November 2019, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce ("UKJT"), a subsidiary of the UKs LawTech Delivery Panel, published a Legal Statement on the Status of Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts (the "Legal Statement"). In our previous article entitled "UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Publishes Legal Statement on Status of Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts—Observations from Ireland", we discussed the Legal Statement with r...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Labour Court (LC) recently upheld the Workplace Relations Commission decision in Cliona OLeary v Aer Lingus Ireland Limited, DWT207. The LC ordered that the employee be placed on an appropriate band of hours under section 18A ( Section 18A) of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 ( Act). This is the first appeal decision on the new statutory right to be placed on a banded hours contr...

Employees’ inventions. (1) An award of compensation to an employee under section 40(1) or (2) above shall be such as will secure for the employee a fair share (having regard to all the circumstances) of the benefit which the employer has derived, or may reasonably be expected to derive, from any of the following - (a) the invention in question; (b) the patent for the invention; (c) the assignment, assignation or grant of; (i) the property or any right in the invention, or (ii) the property i...

By Richard Ekins2020-12-31T11:44:00+00:00 The ongoing Independent Review of Administrative Law should recommend restoring traditional limits.  There is a strong case for parliament to legislate to restore traditional limits on the scope of judicial review. Parliament should enact legislation specifying that the object of statutory interpretation is the intention of the enacting legislature, which is to be inferred from the statutory text read in the context of its enactment. Such legislation...

Facts The 1st Respondent was in 1990, conferred with the title of Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta of Kano and also appointed District Head of Gabasawa in Kano State by the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji (Dr) Ado Bayero. The appointment was approved by the Kano State Government, and the 1st Respondent was being paid salaries. Sometime in December 2003, the late Emir, Alhaji (Dr) Ado Bayero stripped the 1st Respondent of his title and office of Sarkin Dawaki Mai Tuta and District Head of Gabasawa. Consequently...

The CRA is wrong Publishing date: Dec 22, 2020  •  December 22, 2020  •  4 minute read  •  The CRA issued 441,000 letters in early December telling individuals that, based on the net income reported on their 2019 tax returns, they may have to repay all or a portion of CERB amounts received. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post files Article content One of the requirements of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is that an individual must have earned at least $5,000...

In the media Australia makes top 10 for real estate investment Australia just became one of the top ten countries to buy real estate with inbound investments to increase sharply in 2021 (04 November 2020).  More... Office outlook optimistic for 2021 There is likely to be “no major demise” to the global office sector, despite remote working arrangements, with higher rental incentives expected in CBD offices, according to a global survey by Savills Investment Management (04 December 2020). ...