Legal support

How Can We Help Protect Your Business and Personal Interests?

Explore our full range of legal services and select any area below to review the matters our Kampala team can assist with.

01

Corporate & Commercial Advisory

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Company incorporation and business structuring
  • Corporate governance and regulatory compliance
  • Shareholder agreements and corporate documentation
  • Commercial agreements and contract drafting
  • Business restructuring and reorganisations
  • Mergers, acquisitions and investment transactions
  • Corporate advisory and general business support

Clients and contexts: Companies, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profit organisations and established commercial enterprises.

02

Tax & Regulatory Advisory

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Tax advisory
  • Tax compliance support
  • Regulatory compliance reviews
  • Business licensing and approvals
  • Advisory on statutory obligations
  • Tax dispute support

Clients and contexts: Businesses, regulated organisations, directors and individuals managing Ugandan tax and statutory obligations.

03

Dispute Resolution

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Commercial disputes
  • Civil disputes
  • Debt recovery
  • Contractual disputes
  • Employment disputes
  • Land and property disputes
  • Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution
  • Enforcement of judgments and court orders

Clients and contexts: Businesses, financial institutions, employers and individuals involved in disputes, investigations or enforcement.

04

Real Estate, Land & Property

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Land transactions
  • Property acquisitions and disposals
  • Conveyancing
  • Lease agreements
  • Real estate due diligence
  • Property development advisory
  • Land dispute resolution
  • Security documentation involving property

Clients and contexts: Property owners, purchasers, landlords, tenants, lenders, developers and construction-sector participants.

05

Employment, Labour & Immigration

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Employment contracts
  • Human resource policies and manuals
  • Labour law compliance
  • Disciplinary and termination processes
  • Workplace disputes
  • Employee benefits advisory
  • Immigration and work permit support

Clients and contexts: Employers, employees, international organisations and individuals requiring workplace or immigration support.

06

Family Law

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Marriage and matrimonial advisory
  • Divorce and separation matters
  • Child custody and maintenance disputes
  • Family mediation
  • Succession and inheritance planning
  • Wills and estate planning
  • Probate and administration of estates
  • Family property arrangements

Clients and contexts: Individuals and families navigating matrimonial, succession, estate and private-client matters.

07

Banking, Finance & Securities

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Loan and facility documentation
  • Security creation and perfection
  • Mortgages, charges and guarantees
  • Banking regulatory advisory
  • Debt recovery and enforcement
  • Financial services agreements
  • Lending and financing transactions
  • Restructuring and insolvency advisory

Clients and contexts: Banks, financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, investors and businesses entering financing arrangements.

08

Public Sector & Regulatory Advisory

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Regulatory advisory
  • Public procurement support
  • Government contracting
  • Policy and compliance advisory
  • Administrative law matters

Clients and contexts: Government entities, contractors, bidders, regulated organisations and parties affected by administrative decisions.

09

Energy & Infrastructure

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Oil and gas law
  • Energy regulatory compliance
  • Infrastructure development and financing
  • Project development agreements
  • Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
  • Environmental and social impact advisory
  • Construction and engineering contracts
  • Public-private partnerships (PPPs)
  • Renewable energy and sustainability advisory

Clients and contexts: Developers, investors, contractors, public bodies and operators across energy, extractives and infrastructure projects.

10

Criminal Law

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Criminal defence
  • Bail and bond applications
  • Police station representation
  • Criminal appeals
  • Extradition matters
  • Regulatory and compliance offences
  • Human rights and constitutional petitions in criminal matters

Clients and contexts: Individuals, directors and organisations requiring defence, investigation support or constitutional protection.

11

Intellectual Property

Moonstone Advocates provides clear, practical advice and careful legal support across the following matters:

  • Trade mark registration and portfolio support
  • Patent and design rights advisory
  • Intellectual property licensing and commercialisation
  • Brand protection and enforcement
  • Intellectual property due diligence

Clients and contexts: Businesses, creators, technology ventures and brand owners protecting and commercialising intangible assets.

Who we support

Which Sectors Do We Support?

Our advice is informed by the commercial and personal setting of each matter. We support corporate and commercial clients, financial institutions, property and construction participants, energy and infrastructure projects, public bodies and government contractors, employers and international workers, families and private clients, and parties involved in disputes, investigations or criminal proceedings.

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How we work

What Can You Expect When You Work With Us?

01

Understand

We listen carefully, identify the legal issues and confirm the outcome you need.

02

Advise

We explain the options, practical risks, likely timing and the recommended way forward.

03

Act

We carry out the agreed work with clear communication and accountable partner oversight.

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