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As a corporate and commercial law firm, we offer a full spectrum of legal services.

With two managing partners, four Associate partners and other Advocates, CLA is a well -established, medium-size law firm with significant national capacity through a network of associates.

We offer a full range of corporate and commercial legal services, including but not limited to,

  • Civil litigation
  • Commercial law that is company incorporation, management and liquidation, Bankruptcy and insolvency, mergers and alternative funding, stock exchange.
  • Criminal matters defense and prosecution
  • Intellectual property registration and management which include, copyrights, trade mark, patents, utility models.
  • Property law both movable and Land matters including land registration , mortgages, and all other process on land
  • Oil and gas legal advisory services
  • Tax laws advisory
  • Company & Secretarial Services
  • The formation of trusts;
  • Non-government organisations registration
  • Business firms registration and management
  • Collective Bargaining Issues and Strike Management;
  • Disciplinary investigations and enquiries;
  • Due Diligence Exercises and Corporate Transactions;
  • Employment Contracts;
  • Employment Discrimination;
  • Employment Legislation;
  • Public law employment issues;
  • Restructuring and retrenchment planning;
  • Pension Law and Employee Benefits;
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Our Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice form the core of our services to our clients. Focusing on disputes that either reach the Supreme Court or are resolved by arbitration, we are involved in many high-profile commercial litigation and arbitration matters in Uganda. Geared for rapid response, the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team can be called upon at short notice to resolve large-scale and complex litigation matters. This includes urgent applications and discovery-driven trial and arbitration matters

Debt Collection Services

We also specialize in debt collection. A genuine understanding of our clients’ needs, values and priorities empowers us to deliver, efficient, tailor-made debt collection services at competitive rates

Insolvency Law

Insolvency Law governs aspects of financial debt. Insolvency occurs when a company is no longer able to pay debt due. The two main types are that of the inability to pay debt when due and is thus related cash flow problems and balance sheet insolvencies when the liabilities of a company far exceed the assets. With the numerous insolvencies that have occurred over the past few years, the focus has shifted from liquidation of assets to assistance of businesses in financial trouble. The reason is simple. Not only the business, but its suppliers, clients, shareholders, and employees are all affected. To minimize the effect is better and as such debt restructuring steps can be taken to help rehabilitate a company. Century Advocates can assist you with all your Insolvency Law needs.

Merger & Acquisitions

We investigate and analyse the likely effects of the notified merger and conclude whether or not the merger is likely to substantially prevent or lessen competition in any of the markets in which the parties compete. In addition the will consider the likely impact that the transaction is likely to have on the following public interest grounds:
  • A particular industrial sector or region;
  • Employment;
  • The ability of small businesses, or firms controlled or owned by historically disadvantaged persons, to become competitive; and
  • The ability of national industries to compete in international markets.

Property Law

The Conveyancing Department of century advocates handles all aspects relating to property and property law in Uganda. The services provided by the conveyancing department include:

  • Carrying out due diligence in purchasing and selling land
  • Advising on and drafting of commercial and residential sale agreements, leases, mortgages
  • Commercial and residential developments, including township establishment and sectional title developments;
  • Conventional transfers of properties, as well as transfers as a result of or in terms of liquidations, auctions, court orders, foreclosures, divorces, donations and deceased and insolvent estates;
  • Financial planning and structuring of share block and time share schemes;
  • Financial structuring of property transactions;
  • Miscellaneous applications, consents and endorsements required in the conveyancing process;
  • Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to the sale of properties, both residential and commercial;
  • Project and commercial property development finance;
  • Property finance
  • Registration and cancellation of all types of bonds, including mortgage, surety, collateral and notarial bonds;
  • Registration of all types of servitudes; Subdivision and consolidation properties.
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