Lex Uganda Advocates & Solicitors v Attorney General
Lex Uganda Advocates & Solicitors v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application 322 of 2008) [2008] UGHC 177 (19 September 2008)
The court found that the Law Council's directive requiring the applicant to drop the word 'Uganda' from its firm name was unlawful and void. The Law Council failed to specify the regulation allegedly violated, cited non-existent provisions, and did not afford the applicant a fair hearing, thereby breaching principles of natural justice and constitutional rights. The court held that the regulations did not expressly or by necessary implication prohibit the use of the word 'Uganda' in a law firm's name, and the Law Council's application of the regulations was discriminatory, as other firms and…
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- Judicial Review
- Natural Justice
- Statutory Interpretation
- Discrimination In Administrative Decisions
- Regulation Of Legal Profession