https://www.bizcommunity.com/220/638.html Uganda news 15 Environmental Law news - Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/220/638.html en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:45:26 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/apple-faces-new-lawsuit-over-congo-conflict-minerals-396458a A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials. 1-263733 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/winners-of-the-2025-african-legal-awards-621201a The 12th annual African Legal Awards saw law firms from across the continent gather at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 5 September, to celebrate excellence in the legal sector. 1-261201 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/disputes-are-inevitable-delays-dont-have-to-be-259847a You've spent the money and built the project, but now your wind energy farm is at a standstill. While your million-dollar wind farm is ready to supply vital energy, it's waiting on grid access, delayed by a contractual dispute. The matter is far from resolution as the parties involved fail to reach a consensus in court, causing a years-long delay. 1-258230 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/638/239642.html Five activist groups have sued French oil major TotalEnergies for a second time over its projects in Uganda and Tanzania in a Paris civil court, they said on Tuesday, 27 June 2023, after an earlier fast-track attempt was dismissed in February. 1-239642 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 15:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/638/236394.html A French court ruled on Tuesday, 28 February 2023, that a lawsuit against oil major TotalEnergies over its controversial oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania was inadmissible. 1-236394 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/638/236392.html A French court on Tuesday, 28 February 2023, could order oil major TotalEnergies to halt the development of an east Africa pipeline in a landmark case based on legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to the environment and human rights. 1-236392 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/628/232767.html A Ugandan court has handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10kg of elephant ivory, the country's highest punishment ever for wildlife violations, authorities said on Friday, 21 October. 1-232767 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/727/211852.html In the midst of the planetary emergency of climate change, Covid-19 is testing modern civilisation's preparedness for shocks, across the spheres of finance, economics and technology; global, national and regional governance; global and population health; social cohesion and food security. This is according to Baker McKenzie's new report, Unprecedented: Converging Crises, which notes that while the vast majority of businesses around the world are now in the throes of the immediate impacts of the pandemic, the consequences of this abrupt global change will reverberate for decades to come. With the acute phase of the Covid-19 response mostly complete, business leaders have begun to look at how to position themselves to succeed in a turbulent world, with organisations in different sectors having to adapt to specific industry challenges brought about by the pandemic. 1-211852 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/196216.html New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all play a part in how your company sees itself and how it is seen by others. 1-196216 Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/193350.html "In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand. Time to take action!" proclaims the headline from Trendwatching.com. 1-193350 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law Uganda