Blaisie Paulsen Archives

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Q&A With Dr. Anthony Kakooza on Balancing Academia and the Evolution of Intellectual Property Law in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big Story The LawyerJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

But beyond the accolades lies a multidimensional journey—rooted in a deeply academic household, forged in the crucible of litigation, and refined through global engagements and policy advocacy. In this wide-ranging…

The Legal 75: CEO East Africa’s 2023 Guide to Uganda’s Highly Regarded Business Lawyers

The CEO Magazine TeamIndustry & Analysis Lists & Rankings Profiles The Big Story The LawyerJuly 9, 2023July 9, 2023

Following our publication of Uganda’s leading corporate and commercial law firms, CEO East Africa Magazine has gone further to boil it down to the leading individual lawyers. The CEO East…

Oscar Kihika and Ebert Byenkya- the high school bosom friendship that blossomed into one of Uganda’s highly regarded corporate and commercial law firms

Muhereza KyamuteteraLists & Rankings Profiles The Big Story The LawyerFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

On January 26th 2023 Hon Justice Oscar John Kihika, took an oath as a Justice of the Court of Appeal/Constitutional Court. Mr. Kihika, a distinguished commercial lawyer and certainly one…

OPINION: This is the implication of the May 5th Court of Appeal decision on the regulation of cross-border financial services

Blaisie PaulsenThe Lawyer Thought LeadershipMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

In 2020 the borrower, Ham Enterprises applied to the high court of Uganda for orders among others that the lending by Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (“DTBK”), a Kenyan bank to…

Byenkya, Kihika & Co. Advocates admits Dr Anthony Kakooza and Bazira Anthony as partners

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big Story The LawyerApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Byenkya, Kihika & Co. Advocates (BK), one of Uganda’s oldest and most respected corporate and commercial law firms has announced two partners at the firm. The partners are Dr Anthony…