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The Uganda Law Society is the Bar Association for lawyers in Uganda. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession’s regulators, government and others, to offering training and advice, we are here to help, protect and promote lawyers across Uganda.

The Uganda Law Society also provides professional services, resources, support and benefits to its members and engages in activities designed to improve access to justice.

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The Uganda Law Society is the Bar Association for lawyers in Uganda. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession’s regulators, government and others, to offering training and advice, we are here to help, protect and promote lawyers across Uganda. The Uganda Law Society also provides professional services, resources, support and benefits to its members and engages in activities designed to improve access to justice.

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ULS Bids

2021-05-21

[Procurement Reference number; ULS/WRKS/2021-2022/00001]

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Event : Latest in the Law session
Event : Legal and Regulatory Measures to Promote Healthy Diets & Physical Activity and its Legal Implications
Event : Emerging Trends in Intellectual Property Law
Event : Employment & Labour Law Conference
Event : In-House Legal Counsel Training
Event : Personal Growth, Financial Management, Professionalism & Public Relations for Lawyers and Law Firms
Event : Health & the Law Training
Event : Bar – Bench Forum
Event : Pro bono Day [Countrywide]
Event : Opportunities for Legal Practitioners in the Forestry Sector in Uganda, a review of the Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2005

Our Mission

To Develop a Skilled and Empowered Legal Profession in Execution of its Statutory Mandate to Foster and Improve Access to and Administration of Justice as well as Good Governance in Uganda.

Our Vision

To be a Proficient Bar Association in Fostering Access to Justice, the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Uganda.

Strategic Goal

Efficient Legal Service Delivery to ensure Access to Justice and Observance of the Rule of Law for Positive Social Transformation.

Strategic Objectives

To promote members’ professional development and ethical conduct;
To promote access to justice for Indigent, marginalized and vulnerable persons in Uganda;

To contribute to upholding and promoting the rule of law in Uganda;

To strengthen the institutional capacity of the ULS to become a modern Bar Association.

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ULS COUNCIL MESSAGE

Pheona Wall	ULS STATEMENT ON THE ILLEGAL ARREST OF ADVOCATE NICHOLAS OPIO
Pheona Wall	ULS STATEMENT IN COMMEMORATION OF JANAN LUWUM DAY 2021
Pheona Wall	Data Privacy Day
Joyce Nalunga	The Rule of Law is a fundamental principle of good governance.
Pheona Wall	As Uganda Law Society, we believe that sustainable social, political and economic progress can only exist in economies where the Rule of Law exists.
Pheona Wall	Uganda's Elections message

ULS REPORTS

ULS ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT 2021 ULS-Election-Observation-Report.pdf

RAPID RESPONSE REPORT 2021 Rapid-Response-Report.pdf

Download reports here

News and updates

1 month 1 week ago	Implication of Oral Evidence in Election Matters as a Reform The Supreme Court of Uganda in 2016 made ten recommendations to improve general elections in Ugan
1 month 1 week ago	What Swimming Pool Owners Should Know Very many accidents happen at swimming pools of which some result into serious injuries or death.
1 month 1 week ago	Reaching Out to the Vulnerable – A Life of Pro-Bono I have worked for the Legal Aid Project (LAP) of Uganda Law Society (ULS) since 2014 where I offe

THE RULE OF LAW IN UGANDA

	Unlawful arrests, illegal detentions and disappearances during the 2021 general elections
	Unlawful arrests, illegal detentions and disappearances during the 2021 general elections
	Media Freedoms
	STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN UGANDA FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT 2021
	THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT(JULY - SEPTEMBER 2020 )
	FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT (JANUARY-MARCH 2020)
	POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS DURING THIS QUARTER
	The Right of movement
	Enforcement of COVID-19 Guidelines during the Election Period at the expense of Human Rights Legal issues:
	HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
	DUE PROCESS AND CLIMATE OF LEGALITY
	THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN UGANDA