The High Court (Commercial Division) Judge, Hon Justice Stephen Mubiru has set aside an arbitral award of USD1,251,916.08 (UGX5,623,025,394.8) and UGX954,372,437.77) awarded to tower companies ATC Uganda Limited and Eaton…
High Court dismisses UGX5.6 billion arbitration award to ATC Uganda against Smile Communications The setting aside of the arbitral award allows Smile Communications more breathing space to challenge, in higher courts, the commercial contracts with ATC Uganda, which Smile Communications contends are a manifestation of ATC Uganda’s monopolistic stranglehold on the market, that is suffocating other players out of business, under the watch of an unhelpful regulator.
