Press Release

In the Judiciary - Instituting A Civil Suit Part I

There are many people in Uganda today who do not know how to protect their rights simply because they don’t know how to institute a civil suit.

Lawyers Urged to go Pro Bono

The Principal Judge, the Hon. Justice Yorokamu Bamwine, has urged advocates to occasionally represent clients free of charge. Hon. Justice Bamwine said this would ensure poor people, who are the majority, get justice during the annual Uganda Law Society Pro Bono Day in Kampala.

In the Judiciary: Granting Bail

Bail is the release from custody by a court of law of a person accused of a criminal offence after such person has entered a recognizance consisting of a bond with or without sureties, for a reasonable sum of money to the effect that he or she would appear before court for his or her trial.

JLOS holds 17th Annual Government of Uganda/Development Partners Sector Review