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Kimara Advocates & Consultants is aware that employment, labor and benefits issues are complex and challenging for every business — more so when operations cross borders and cultures as part of a multinational presence. Steering safely through complicated laws and regulations in home markets and abroad is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage. Our lawyers with solid background in Labour matters and practice provide seamless and integrated advice from recruitment to retirement, to help clients anticipate and avoid problems, as well as deal effectively and sensitively with collective bargaining and workers’ trade union issues. We are especially well-suited to facilitate the movement of people and work around the globe — from executive transfers to outsourcings as well as the implementation of global reorganizations with a specific bias on migration to Uganda at all levels of employments. Our practice also features a package training programs to clients, especially on key executives and selected employees to understand their legal obligations. (See more about this in our Training link).

Kimara Advocates & Consultants has all the requisite knowhow and resources that support our clients’ immigration needs. Most of our clients share the common need as regards the status of their employees, experts and their respective families. Akin to the employment law practice, in ensuring its clients’ immigration status, Kimara Advocates & Consultants actually is a one stop centre for all investment needs of its clients. Kimara Advocates & Consultants therefore provides immigration services to clients such as; work and resident permits for clients, employees and respective families, investment incentives for foreigners and other residential status needs of the clients.

There is an exceptional volatility in the global financial system which is subjecting market participants to extraordinary risk and uncertainty. The reassessment of risk by both lenders and borrowers has resulted in a less borrower-friendly environment and more restrictive terms in finance documents. Sporadic changes in the financial, institutional and regulatory framework have transformed the way banking business is conducted and are affecting legal arrangements. We are keen to assist and swiftly advising our clients to adapt to the new banking ways so as to help them to achieve their business objectives. Breakthrough Attorneys has the experience and insight to help its clients navigate current financial markets in Banking and Finance Securities. We advise on all aspects of cross-border and domestic financing across a wide range of industries from manufacturing to everything in between. Our team is experienced in local and international banking and finance laws, regulations and customs. Our Advocates combined have worked for and advised over 15 local and international commercial banks, investment banks and merchant banks as well as financial institutions in all matters including drafting and execution of lending and securities documents; local banking compliance rules and regulations; bank-customer regulations; registration of securities at respective registries; and recovery and litigation proceedings at every level of the judiciary system.

Kimara Advocates & Consultants provides comprehensive legal services related to registration, protection, exploitation and litigation of Intellectual Property Rights. These include: trade and service marks, patents, industrial designs and copyright. Specifically on trademarks, we recognize that brands and trademarks are at the heart of every business. There is, therefore, need for such businesses to put in place effective and pro-active trademark clearance and registration strategies to ensure that such brands are properly protected. To achieve this, Kimara Advocates & Consultants provides the following services: offering trademark advice, registration, maintenance and renewal of trademarks in Uganda and East African Countries, auditing trademark portfolio, preparation, filing and prosecution of new trademark applications and responses, trademark docketing, trademark conflict resolution, trademark clearance searches and opinion, trademark audits and counseling, carrying out due diligence of Intellectual Property, handling trademark licensing and assignment agreements, carrying out trademark investigations, handling trademark litigations at the office of the Registrar of trademarks, the High Court of Uganda and Court of Appeal of Uganda, trademark watch, unfair competition counseling and trademark acquisition and assignment.

Kimara Advocates & Consultants provides comprehensive legal services related to registration, protection, exploitation and litigation of Intellectual Property Rights. These include: trade and service marks, patents, industrial designs and copyright. Specifically on trademarks, we recognize that brands and trademarks are at the heart of every business. There is, therefore, need for such businesses to put in place effective and pro-active trademark clearance and registration strategies to ensure that such brands are properly protected.

To achieve this, Kimara Advocates & Consultants provides the following services: offering trademark advice, registration, maintenance and renewal of trademarks in Uganda and East African Countries, auditing trademark portfolio, preparation, filing and prosecution of new trademark applications and responses, trademark docketing, trademark conflict resolution, trademark clearance searches and opinion, trademark audits and counseling, carrying out due diligence of Intellectual Property, handling trademark licensing and assignment agreements, carrying out trademark investigations, handling trademark litigations at the office of the Registrar of trademarks, the High Court of Uganda and Court of Appeal of Uganda, trademark watch, unfair competition counseling and trademark acquisition and assignment.

We possess a strong team of Advocates with both excellent litigation skills as well as expertise in the field. Our team guarantees proper advisory and representation in litigation and arbitration, both in civil and commercial aspects. We ensure laser-sharp approach to issues while providing sufficient counsel-client attention and our every requisite resource to each issue.

We have extensive experience advising on large-scale corporate, including class action cases, and we are renown for our ability to represent clients on their most critical litigation issues. The firm can rapidly assemble a focused, integrated and efficient team to address all important aspects of a client’s problem and to handle numerous cases in multiple forums, including international disputes