Uganda: AG Nyombi Defeats Law Society in Court

16 December 2014

The High court on Monday quashed the suspension of Attorney General Peter Nyombi from the Uganda Law Society (ULS).

In his ruling, Justice Stephen Musota said ULS, the professional society of lawyers, has no legal authority to suspend any member. During its annual general meeting on August 29, 2013, at Imperial Royale hotel, Kampala, the Uganda Law Society voted to suspend Nyombi for alleged incompetence.

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