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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.
| 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 |
Over the years, the firm has maintained its presence majorly in the legal practice areas of Intellectual Property Rights (Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights).
The firm's clients include banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, third party administrators, manufacturing and service companies and entrepreneurs.[3] It handles regular work for clients such as Stanbic Bank.[4]
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 US, Gill Jennings & Every in the U.K and Hamilton Harrison & Mathews in Nairobi, Kenya.[3]
Offices
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Kampala (1903)
History
editKateera & 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.[3]
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 lawyers. They are assisted by over 20 support staff.[3]
Membership
edit- Uganda Law Society (ULS)
- East African Law Society (EALS)
Notable cases
editKateera & Kagumire is notable for the following cases:
- In 2003, Kateera & Kagumire represented Uganda Electricity Board in CIVIL SUIT NO. 124 OF 2003 between Mathias Lwanga Kaganda and Uganda Electricity Board.[5]
- In 2006, Kateera & Kagumire represented Uganda Electricity Board in MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO 96 OF 2006 (ARISING FROM CIVIL SUIT NO. 146 OF 2003) between Mildred Kamau and Uganda Electricity Board.[6]
- In 2007, Kateera & Kagumire represented Bank of Baroda (U) Ltd in HCT-00-CC-CS-0921-1997 between Bank of Baroda (U) Ltd and Mpungu & Sons Transporters Ltd.[7]
- In 2012, Kateera & Kagumire represented Uganda Electricity Board in MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 262 OF 2012 (Arising from Misc. Application No. 63 of 2007) (Arising out of HCCS No. 1044 of 2001) between Bagamuhanda & 2 Ors and Uganda Electricity Board.[8]
Practice areas
editKateera & Kagumire specialises in the following legal disciplines:
Awards & rankings
edit- The 2014 IFLR1000's financial and corporate law rankings for Kateera & Kagumire indicate that it is a Tier 2 financial and corporate law firm.[2]
- The Chambers & Partners law firm rankings for 2014 indicate that Kateera & Kagumire is a Band 3 General Business Law Firm.[1]
- John Fisher Kanyemibwa is lauded for his dual strength in contentious and transactional work and is ranked as a Band 2 transactional lawyer in the 2014 edition of Chambers & Partners.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kateera & Kagumire Advocates". CHAMBERS & PARTNERS: Your guide to the world’s best lawyers.
- ^ a b "IFLR1000's Financial Law Firm Rankings". IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
- ^ a b c d "Founded in 1903 (Formerly Hunter & Greig)". Kateera & Kagumire.
- ^ "IFLR1000 Reviews". IFLR1000:The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
- ^ a b "Lwanga v Uganda Electricity Board". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
- ^ "Mildred Kamau v Uganda Electricity Board and Another (Miscellaneous Application No 96 of 2006)". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
- ^ a b "Bank Of Baroda (U) Ltd-V- Mpungu & Sons Transporters Ltd (HCT-00-CC-CS-092-1997)". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
- ^ "Bagamuhanda & 2 Ors v Uganda Electricity Board (in liquidation)". Uganda Legal Information Institute.
- ^ "RANKED LAWYERS". CHAMBERS & PARTNERS: Your guide to the world’s best lawyers.