Representative Legal Experience
A selection of commercial transactions, landmark high-court actions, complex land verifications, and regulatory negotiations handled over fourteen years of continuous practice.
Commercial Advisory & Joint Ventures
Commercial Land Acquisition & Portfolio Due Diligence
Client: Regional Logistics & Warehousing Conglomerate
Conducted root-of-title due diligence and structured the acquisition of a 42-acre industrial parcel for a multi-million-dollar distribution hub.
- •Multi-registry title forensic search
- •Customary occupant compensation structuring
- •Escrow disbursement mechanism
- •Subdivision and special title perfection
High Court & Commercial Trial Litigation
High-Court Commercial Banking Security Realization & Defense
Client: Tier-1 Commercial Financial Institution
Represented a leading financial institution in defending against an ex-parte injunction seeking to halt mortgage enforcement on non-performing credit facilities.
- •Urgent High Court injunctive defense
- •Mortgage Act statutory compliance argumentation
- •Preservation of creditor security priority
- •Recovery of commercial debt exposure
Appellate Land Boundary & Title Recovery Ruling
Client: Family Estate & Institutional Trustees
Successfully overturned a subordinate court decision on fraudulent title cancellation before the Court of Appeal.
- •Appellate advocacy before the Court of Appeal
- •Registration of Titles Act statutory interpretation
- •Reinstatement of historical indefeasible title
- •Award of full appellate and trial costs
Commercial Advisory & Regulatory Diligence
Cross-Border Joint Venture & Shareholder Restructuring
Client: Renewable Energy Consortium & Local Operating Partner
Structured an equity joint venture between an international developer and a local energy concessionaire for off-grid solar mini-grid infrastructure.
- •Shareholder governance & minority protection
- •UNCITRAL arbitration clause design
- •Regulatory clearance with investment authorities
- •Foreign capital compliance structuring
Corporate Redundancy & Workforce Restructuring
Client: Multinational Manufacturing Enterprise
Advised an FMCG multinational on a comprehensive restructuring involving 120+ roles across factory and administrative operations.
- •Statutory redundancy roadmap formulation
- •Trade union negotiations and conciliation
- •Custom separation agreements and waivers
- •Zero post-restructuring labour tribunal claims
Fintech Regulatory Compliance & Payment Licensing
Client: Cross-Border Digital Remittance Operator
Guided a regional fintech entity through the licensing framework under the National Payment Systems Act and Bank of Uganda regulations.
- •Central Bank regulatory licensing navigation
- •AML/CFT policy manual formulation
- •Consumer protection & data privacy alignment
- •Merchant platform agreement drafting
Infrastructure EPC Contract Drafting & Risk Allocation
Client: Private Commercial Property Developer
Negotiated and drafted an FIDIC-based EPC contract for an 8-story commercial office complex valued at over $12M.
- •FIDIC Silver Book customization
- •Performance bond and advance bank guarantee structuring
- •Liquidated damages and delay mitigation clauses
- •Contractor default and termination protocols
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