Consent is not a cure-all
Where organisations rely on consent under the 2019 Act when another lawful basis would serve them better — and why the distinction matters at enforcement.
Read the note →Legislation · Case law · Commentary · Kampala, Uganda
Uganda's law, in one place.
Statutes, statutory instruments, decided cases and plain-language commentary — collected, kept current, and free to read. Built for the advocate preparing a brief, the student sitting finals, the business checking its obligations, and the citizen who simply wants to know where they stand.
1,400+Statutes & instruments
9,200+Reported decisions
340Commentary notes
FreeTo read, always
§ 1 — The library
Primary sources, where you left them.
Every instrument is held with its amendment history, so you can see the law as it stands today and as it stood on any earlier date. Cases are linked to the provisions they interpret, and each entry carries its citation in the form a court expects.
Constitutional
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda
The supreme law, with all amendments consolidated and the Bill of Rights annotated.
1995 · as amended EmploymentEmployment Act
Contracts of service, termination, hours, leave and the duties of employers.
Act No. 6 of 2006 LandLand Act
Tenure systems, registration, and the rights of occupants — with the leading decisions.
Cap. 227 CommercialCompanies Act
Incorporation, directors' duties, share capital and the winding-up regime.
Act No. 1 of 2012 TechnologyData Protection and Privacy Act
Lawful processing, the rights of data subjects, and obligations on collectors.
Act No. 9 of 2019 TechnologyElectronic Transactions Act
Recognition of electronic records, signatures and contracts formed online.
Act No. 8 of 2011 FamilySuccession Act
Testate and intestate succession, administration of estates, and the 2022 amendments.
Cap. 162 · as amended CommercialContracts Act
Formation, capacity, breach and remedies, with commentary on the 2010 restatement.
Act No. 7 of 2010 ProcedureJudicature Act & Civil Procedure Rules
Court structure, jurisdiction and the rules governing civil proceedings.
Cap. 13 · S.I. 71-1Nothing matches that Try another term, or clear the filters to browse the whole library.
§ 2 — Who it serves
Four readers, one source.
2.1
Advocates & chambers
Point-in-time legislation, citation-ready references, and cases linked to the provisions they turn on. Research that would take an afternoon in a library takes a few minutes here.
2.2
Students & academics
Course-aligned reading paths, annotated leading cases, and past examination commentary. Free for anyone with a university registration number.
2.3
Business & compliance
Plain-language notes on the obligations that touch trading companies — employment, tax, data protection, licensing — with alerts when an instrument changes.
2.4
The public
Guides written without jargon on the questions people actually bring: land disputes, employment terminations, succession, and how to find a lawyer.
§ 3 — Commentary
Notes from practice.
Short pieces by practitioners and academics on developments worth knowing about — written to be read in five minutes, footnoted for when you need more.
Bona fide occupants, thirty years on
How the courts have read the occupancy provisions since 1998, and where the authorities still pull in different directions.
Read the note →Drafting a termination that holds
The procedural steps most often skipped, and what a tribunal looks for when a dismissal is challenged.
Read the note →The law belongs to everyone it binds. Access to it should not depend on who you know, or what you can pay.
Law Hub Uganda — founding principle
Join the Hub.
We are looking for advocates, academics and law students to annotate cases, write commentary and keep the library current. Tell us where your practice lies and we will be in touch.
We will only write about contributing. No newsletters unless you ask for one.