The High Court in Kampala has issued an injunction stopping the Uganda Law Society (ULS) from holding its Annual General Meeting, which had been scheduled for this Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe.
In a ruling delivered this morning, Justice Bernard Namanya restrained the ULS, its members, and officials from convening the AGM until further orders of the court.
The injunction also blocks the implementation of resolutions passed during the ULS general meeting held on September 17, 2025, at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, where two council members — Phillip Munaabi and Geoffrey Turyamusiima — were suspended.
The ruling followed an application filed by ULS members Martha Nabijewa and Tonny Tumukunde, who argued that the current ULS Council is not lawfully constituted. They contended that key statutory members — including the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Secretary, and Central Region Representative — did not participate in the decisions leading to both the September and October meetings.
Nabijewa and Tumukunde are challenging the legality of the September 17 general meeting and the subsequent notice calling for the October 18 AGM.
Justice Namanya ruled that allowing the AGM to proceed could cause irreparable harm, particularly concerning the election of nominees to the Judicial Service Commission, a constitutional body that advises the President on judicial appointments.
The judge further clarified that the injunction applies to both physical and virtual meetings.
