Costs Disputes - High Court and the Appellate Courts: A Paper prepared for and presented to the Uganda Law Society

Overview

Taxation of costs under the advocates Act is often a complex matter which is a preserve of the taxing officer, who is often a deputy registrar or district registrar or registrar of the court or any other officer appointed by the Chief Justice except that in respect of taxation of costs between party and party arising out of any contentious business brought in a court subordinate to the High Court, the taxing officer shall be a chief magistrate or magistrate grade 1 with jurisdiction in the area where the suit was heard. The process of taxation is often tedious and laborious and raises tempers because all parties involved need to recover or cut down costs of litigation. Sometimes, the billed costs are grossly exaggerated or oversubscribed hence the need for regulation

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Learning the Masterly of Negotiations: Paper presented to CNOOC Delegates at the CNOOC training Seminar 

Overview

Uganda Mediation Chamber Ltd (UMC) was established in 2011. It is a non-profit making organization registered in Uganda, providing mediation, arbitration and other forms of conflict resolution services specifically in Uganda but also in the East Africa, the Great Lakes Region and elsewhere in the world. UMC strives to collaborate with Communities, Financial Institutions, Government bodies, private and public organizations in providing various activities including facilitating training in mediation and negotiation. UMC also provides private mediators to its clients and offer a wide range of activities related to mediation and arbitration.