The High Court in Kampala has blocked the Uganda Law Society from holding its Annual General Meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe.
The AGM was primarily intended to elect leaders to represent the Society at the Judicial Service Commission and other statutory bodies, as previously mandated in a case filed a year ago by ULS member Lawyer Steven Kalali.
Civil Division Judge Bernard Namanya issued the order on Thursday, also restraining ULS from implementing any resolutions passed during a controversial general meeting held on September 17, 2025.
The judge issued a temporary injunction, citing serious legal concerns regarding the composition of the ULS Council that convened both meetings. The Council’s legitimacy is currently being challenged in multiple ongoing litigations.
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.
