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Senior Associate
Benjamen Ayongyera
Commercial Advisory & Dispute Resolution
Uganda
About
Biography
Benjamen Ayongyera is a Senior Associate at TASLAF Advocates with a strong background in civil, commercial and land litigation. His practice is focused on resolving contractual disputes, regulatory litigation and administrative matters through both preventive legal strategies and effective dispute resolution. Beyond litigation, Benjamen advises on statutory and regulatory compliance with key government institutions including URA, URSB, the NGO Bureau and the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control. He is also a certified trademark agent and brings extensive Industrial Court and employment-tribunal experience.
Track Record
Selected Experience
Special Projects
- Legal advisor to a Grant Thornton-led consortium contracted by the World Bank Group and Ministry of Finance to assess the legal and institutional framework for PPPs originating at Local Government level in Uganda.
- Engaged with Water for People to advise local leaders in Kole district on sanitation and incorporated 15 companies for the project.
- Advised the Karamoja Regional Development Initiative (KRDI) on governance documents for the Karamoja Regional Development Forum.
- Assisted in setup, filings and registrations of the Albertine Graben Oil and Gas Districts Association (AGODA).
- Supported the ILO PROSPECTS framework adapting Work Wise Youth: A Guide to Youth Rights at Work for Uganda's legal and regulatory framework.
- Investigated large-scale extortion and fraudulent sale of two prime properties in Entebbe involving high-end Ugandan churches and a Senior Advocate.
Commercial Dispute Resolution & Litigation
- Successfully defended Great Lakes Coffee in an industrial-court class action by former employees in a dispute for over UGX 100,000,000 for unlawful termination.
- Acted for Café Olimaco, a Ugandan hospitality business, in respect of an investment dispute worth over UGX 500,000,000.
- Acted for the Naita-Apteth minority indigenous community land association in the enforcement of surface rights against a major mining magnate.
- Represented Uganda Land Commission in respect of a land dispute involving 144,000 acres.
- Represented Media Focus Africa in a landmark film-rights and intellectual-property dispute.
- Successfully represented Andrew Musoke against Nexus Green Ltd for unlawful termination of a consultancy agreement, securing damages of USD 31,000.
- Successfully represented a client in a divorce matter that resulted in a landmark judgment recognising 'economic cruelty' as a valid ground for divorce (James Love v Unity Twesigye, DC No. 162 of 2022).
- Assisted in the successful representation of the amicus curiae application by UNAIDS in relation to the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023.
Corporate, Commercial & Employment Advisory
- Drafts and reviews employment contracts, HR manuals, volunteer contracts, consultancy contracts and tenancy agreements for Medical Teams International, American Bar Association, Latitude, Johanniter International and others.
- Successfully advised Mercy Corps Uganda on the applicability of deducting 15% from gross gratuity or severance pay for remittance to NSSF.
- Successfully advised the Wildlife Conservation Society on the lawful restructuring process following termination of USAID funding in 2025.
- Acted for MUSANA in comprehensive due diligence for a large-scale land acquisition in Budaka and Mayuge districts.
- Prepared an advisory note for CIVFUND on the legal and civic implications of the UPDF and Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bills, 2025.
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