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Practice Areas

For our clients, we represent a single point of contact for solutions across tax, legal and advisory services. We achieve this through a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration.

01 · Practice Area

Banking, Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity

Our firm has developed one of the leading specialist Banking, Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity advisory practices in the East African region. Led by specialist impact-finance lawyers, we offer focused services to Development Finance Institutions, impact funds, social enterprises, NGOs, foundations and the banking industry — from inception, formation and fundraising, through deal structuring, due diligence and implementation, to exit.

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Services

Market Entry, Licensing & Regulatory Approvals
Debt, Equity & Hybrid Finance Transactions
Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring
Private Equity & Impact Fund Set-up
SME Investor Readiness, Compliance & Governance
Banking, Project Finance & Security Perfection
Joint Ventures & Capital Markets
Dispute Resolution & Recovery of Funds
02 · Practice Area

Tax Practice

A specialty area in which we have acquired deep knowledge and expertise. Our tax department combines lawyers, accountants and tax specialists with over fifteen years of practice across financial services, infrastructure, oil & gas, impact funds, NGOs and social enterprises — delivering tailored advisory, compliance, dispute resolution, planning and training services.

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Services

Tax Advisory & Consultancy (Income Tax, VAT, PAYE, CGT, WHT, Excise, Stamp Duty, LST, NSSF)
Tax Compliance: e-Tax filings, returns, TCCs, registrations
Tax Dispute Resolution: URA audits, objections, TAT & Court representation
Tax Planning & Structuring
Transfer Pricing & Related-Party Transactions
Double Tax Treaty Planning
Customs & Import Duty Exemptions
Tax Training & Capacity Building
03 · Practice Area

Energy and Climate Finance

Uganda's energy story is increasingly defined by solar, hydro, mini-grids and the blended finance structures mobilising capital for the transition — and TASLAF has built a practice around it. We advise clean energy developers, climate finance allocators, development finance institutions, and the government agencies shaping Uganda's power sector, bringing deep knowledge of the ERA and MEMD regulatory environment, power purchase agreement structuring, results-based and concessional finance, and carbon markets and ESG advisory. We pair that technical expertise with the corporate and tax advice that determines whether a project actually reaches financial close. Where our clients' mandates extend to conventional energy, we bring equal depth across upstream licensing, midstream infrastructure, downstream operations, and the sector-specific tax and local content requirements that apply across East Africa.

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Services

Upstream Licensing & PSAs
Midstream Pipelines & Infrastructure
Downstream Retail, DODO & Distribution
Renewables, Solar, Hydro & Mini-grids
Project, Blended & Climate Finance
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
Environmental & Sector Regulatory Compliance
Carbon Markets & ESG Advisory
04 · Practice Area

Dispute Resolution

Our dispute resolution practice cuts across a wide spectrum of real-life challenges for both our individual clients and the business enterprises that we serve. Our litigation and arbitration professionals act as legal counsel in lawsuits before the courts and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings before the principal domestic and international arbitral institutions — defending clients' interests in conflict situations and, where possible, advising them with a view to avoiding litigation altogether.

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Services

Commercial Litigation
International & Domestic Arbitration
Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Regulatory & Administrative Disputes
Tax Disputes & Tax Appeals Tribunal
Employment & Labour Disputes
Debt Recovery & Enforcement
Constitutional & Public Interest Litigation
05 · Practice Area

Employment Advisory & Pensions

Our employment and pensions practice supports employers, HR leaders and pension scheme trustees on the full life-cycle of the employment relationship and retirement benefits — from policy design and contracts, through restructurings and disputes, to scheme registration, governance and URBRA compliance. We work in close collaboration with our NGO and non-profit practice and routinely handle expatriate work permit and immigration matters for international organisations operating in Uganda.

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Services

Employment Contracts, Handbooks & Policies
Workforce Restructurings & Redundancies
Expatriate & Work Permit Advisory
Disciplinary Processes & Investigations
Industrial Court & Labour Disputes
Pension Scheme Set-up & URBRA Compliance
NSSF, PAYE & Payroll Tax Advisory
ESOPs & Executive Compensation
06 · Practice Area

Corporate & Commercial Advisory

Our Corporate & Commercial practice is the everyday legal engine room for our clients — from incorporation and shareholding structures, through the contracts that govern day-to-day operations, to the regulatory permissions that keep businesses compliant. We act as outsourced general counsel for companies, NGOs and ambitious ventures, handling board and shareholder governance, commercial contracting, intellectual property, data protection, real estate and corporate secretarial work so management can focus on running the business. The team draws on our wider corporate finance, tax and dispute resolution capability whenever a matter calls for specialist back-up.

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Services

Company Formation, Registration & Corporate Structuring
Shareholder Agreements, Joint Ventures & Restructurings
Board, Governance & Corporate Secretarial Services
Commercial Contracts, Agency & Distribution Agreements
Intellectual Property, Trademarks & Brand Protection
Data Protection, Privacy & PDPO Compliance
Competition, Consumer Protection & Regulatory Approvals
Land, Real Estate Transactions & Mortgage Financing
07 · Practice Area

Construction & Infrastructure

We advise on the legal architecture of large infrastructure and construction projects in Uganda — from procurement and FIDIC-based contracting to project finance, regulatory permits, dispute avoidance and claims management across roads, energy, real estate and social infrastructure.

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Services

FIDIC & Bespoke Construction Contracts
EPC, Design-Build & Turnkey Arrangements
Public Procurement (PPDA) Advisory
Project Finance & Security
Land Acquisition, Wayleaves & Easements
PPP Structuring & Concessions
Construction Disputes, Adjudication & Claims
Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance
08 · Practice Area

Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

We support technology companies, fintechs, platforms and the funds that back them — from product launch and licensing to data protection, cybersecurity, IP and cross-border scaling. Our team has structured financing for leading app and software developers in Uganda.

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Services

Fintech, Payments & National Payment Systems Act
Software Licensing & SaaS Agreements
Data Protection, Privacy & PDPO Compliance
Cybersecurity & Incident Response
Telecommunications & UCC Licensing
IP Protection: Patents, Copyright & Trademarks
Platform T&Cs, Consumer & E-commerce Law
Tech M&A and Venture Financing
09 · Practice Area

Insurance

We advise insurers, reinsurers, brokers, bancassurance providers and corporate policyholders on regulatory licensing under the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), product structuring, distribution and complex claims and coverage disputes.

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Services

IRA Licensing & Regulatory Compliance
Insurance Product Design & Bancassurance
Reinsurance Treaties & Facultative Placements
Microinsurance & Inclusive Insurance
Policy Drafting & Coverage Opinions
Claims Management & Subrogation
Insurance Litigation & Arbitration
M&A and Investments in Insurance Carriers
010 · Practice Area

NGO, Social Enterprise & Impact Finance

Our firm has developed one of the leading specialist not-for-profit advisory practices in the East African region, serving multinational NGOs, foundations and social enterprises across registration, compliance, governance, tax and impact-finance structuring.

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Services

NGO Registration & Set-up
NGO Bureau & URSB Compliance
Impact Fund Structuring & SPVs
Grant & Donor Contract Advisory
Cross-border Operations & Branch Set-up
Tax Exemptions for NGOs
Governance, Trustee & Board Advisory
Annual NGO Symposium
Key Contacts

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Managing Partner

Stephen Tumwesigye

Corporate, M&A and Private Equity · Tax · Oil & Gas · Impact Finance

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Head — Employment Advisory & Dispute Resolution

Kevin Ayebare

Employment Law · Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution · Corporate & Regulatory Advisory · Governance & HR Policy

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