No. of offices 1 No. of employees 15 Headquarters Kampala Number of employees 15 Number of offices 1 | No. of attorneys 9 Revenue Unknown Founded 2009 Number of attorneys 9 | |
Major practice areas Intellectual Property
Media & Telecommunications
Broadcasting & IT Key people Justus Karuhanga(Senior Partner) Edgar Tabaro(Business Development Partner), Edwin Tabaro(Managing Partner). | ||
Karuhanga Tabaro & Associates Advocates commonly known as KTA Advocates & Solicitors is a Ugandan law firm headquartered in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is a private legal practice firm founded in 2009. It is a discreet law firm established in 2009 with a strong network of contacts.
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Justus Karuhanga, the firm’s founding senior partner, in particular has a high profile having acted as a legal advisor to the president of Uganda. Edgar Tabaro, the firm’s business development partner, is the Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister of Toro Kingdom and also serves as a board member and legal brain for Uganda Communications Authority (UCA).
The firm as a whole is renowned for its expertise in intellectual property, media and telecommunications, broadcasting and IT.
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History
Karuhanga, Tabaro & Associates was established as a law firm and duly registered and certified by the Law Council of the Ugandan Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in 2009 by Justus Karuhanga, Edgar Tabaro and Edwin Tabaro. Since its inception, the Firm has handled a number of noteworthy transactions for multinational corporations, financial institutions, government and non-government organisations, corporations and related agencies, private businesses and individuals in Uganda and globally.
Notable Cases
Airtime dealers v Uganda Telecom
In 2010, KTA represented Ugandan airtime dealers, in a contentious matter in which they took Uganda Telecom to court for breach of distributorship agreements. The dealers then demanded for Shs15 billion ($6 million) for an out of court settlement.
Sylvia Nabiteeko Katende v Bank of Uganda
In 2010, KTA represented Nabiteeko, a senior lecturer at Makerere University, in a case in which she sued Bank of Uganda for using her artistic works on the Shs20,000 note without her consent. This particular suit was valued at Shs1 bn and above.
Elamin v Abu Dhabi Group & Others
In 2012, KTA represented Abdul Rahman Elamin in a case in which the Ugandan businessman sued the Abu Dhabi royal family’s business entities over the three per cent shares allotted to him in Warid Telecom. The minority shareholder sued the firm, allegedly over unpaid shares which were then valued at $3.7 million.
Clients
Below are some of the firm’s notable clients:
Practice areas
KTA specializes in the following disciplines:
Rankings
The 2014 IFLR1000's financial and corporate law firm rankings show that KTA is a notable financial and corporate law firm in Uganda.