Law series

Aiders and Abettors of Copyright law: A case of what is good for the goose being good for the gander.

Garfield Spence [a.k.a Koshens] Vs Airtel Uganda Limited & 2 others Civil Suit No. 545 of 2015. Judgment delivered on 21/08/2023 by Her Lordship Patricia Mutesi. Attention! Copyright infringement is not restricted to persons who unlawfully deal with protected works but it also applies to any person who ‘causes’ or ‘permits’ such unlawful dealings to […]
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The Registrar of Companies exercises their discretion to register a name based on its desirability and not on phonetic similarity.

A-Plus Funeral Management Ltd V A-Class Funeral Services (U) Ltd & Uganda Registration Services Bureau (Civil Suit 355 of 2020) [2023] UGHCCD 186. Judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Ssekaana Musa on the 30th of June 2023. Attention! The only thing considered before a name can be registered is whether or not the public may be […]
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