Kateera & Kagumire (Uganda)

Kateera & Kagumire
Headquarters Crested Towers, Plot 7, Hannington Road, Kampala, Uganda
No. of offices 1
No. of attorneys 13
No. of employees 40
Major practice areas General Business Law[1]
Key people Yusufu Kagumire (Managing Partner) & John Fisher Kanyemibwa (Senior Partner)
Revenue Unknown
Date founded 1903 (Kampala)
Founder The Britons Hunter and Greig
Company type LLP
Website
kateeraandkagumire.com

Kateera & Kagumire Advocates simply known as Kateera & Kagumire and formerly known as Hunter & Greig is a Ugandan law firm[2] headquartered in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda and with a history dating back to 1903. It is one of the oldest and leading law firms in the country.

Over the years, the firm has maintained its presence majorly in the legal practice areas of Intellectual Property Rights (Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights). The firm has a good track record in the utilities and banking sectors and has a reputation for good quality legal expertise.[3] It is held in high regard for its extensive experience especially in banking and finance and real estate mandates. John Fisher Kanyemibwa is lauded for his dual strength in contentious and transactional work.[4]

The firm’s clients include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, third party administrators, manufacturing and service companies and entrepreneurs.[5] It handles regular work for clients such as Stanbic Bank.[3]

Kateera & Kagumire has practice relationships with a number of accredited International Law firms. Notably, the firm has developed a partnership with, Adams & Adams Attorneys in South Africa, Abelman Frayne & Schwab and Ladas & Parry LLP in the USA, Gill Jennings & Every in the U.K and Hamilton Harrison & Mathews in Nairobi, Kenya.[5]

Offices

History

Kateera & Kagumire was founded in 1903 as Hunter & Greig by two British citizens, Hunter and Greig who are credited for setting up the first law practice in Uganda.[5]

The firm was later joined by other eminent legal Practitioners of their days like, O.J Keeble, Cohnhan, Gideon Akankwasa, Jonathan Kateera, Christopher Kasibayo and John Sengooba .

In 1984, the firm changed its name to Kateera and Kagumire Advocates. Currently the Firm has Five partners assisted by 8 fully qualified lawyers all of outstanding academic excellence. They are assisted by over 20 support staff.[5]

Membership

Notable cases

Kateera & Kagumire is notable for the following cases:

Practice areas

Kateera & Kagumire specialises in the following legal disciplines:

  • Banking & Finance[8]
  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Insurance
  • Revenue & Taxation
  • Property & Real estate
  • Immigration Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor Employment Law[6]

Awards & rankings

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kateera & Kagumire Advocates". CHAMBERS & PARTNERS: Your guide to the world’s best lawyers.
  2. 1 2 "IFLR1000's Financial Law Firm Rankings". IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
  3. 1 2 "IFLR1000 Reviews". IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
  4. ↑ "General Business Law - Uganda". CHAMBERS & PARTNERS: Your guide to the world’s best lawyers.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Founded in 1903 (Formerly Hunter & Greig)". Kateera & Kagumire.
  6. 1 2 "Lwanga v Uganda Electricity Board". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
  7. ↑ "Mildred Kamau v Uganda Electricity Board and Another (Miscellaneous Application No 96 of 2006)". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
  8. 1 2 "Bank Of Baroda (U) Ltd-V- Mpungu & Sons Transporters Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS-092-1997)". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
  9. ↑ "Bagamuhanda & 2 Ors v Uganda Electricity Board (in liquidation)". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
  10. ↑ "RANKED LAWYERS". CHAMBERS & PARTNERS: Your guide to the world’s best lawyers.
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