BBAALE AND PARTNERS ADVOCATE AND LEGAL CONSULTANTS

FIRM PROFILE, STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION

1. Name of Firm: BBAALE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATES AND LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Physical address:

Colline House,

3rd Floor,

4 Pilkington Road,

P. O. Box 26906,

KAMPALA- UGANDA.

Postal address: P. O. Box 26906, Kampala

Telephone number: +256 414 691739

Telefax number: +256 4141 691739

Email: bbaaleadvocates@gmail.com

Mining & Metals  Oil & Gas  Power & Electricity  Tax & Revenue

Partners: Bbaale Sadat – LL.B (Hons) MUK, Dip L.P LDC, Kirumira Arthur - LL.B (Hons.), MUK, Dip L.P LDC, Gantungo Namutale Daniel - LL.B (Hons) MUK,
Dip L.P LDC,
Associates partners: Sseguya Elias - LL.B (Hons.) MUK, Dip L.P LDC, Mukiibi Joseph- LL.B (Hons.) MUK, Dip L.P Kenya, Luswata Roger- LL.B (Hons.) IUIU,
Dip L.P LDC,
Legal Assistants: Zainab Adoli - LL.B (Hons.) MUK, Dip L.P LDC, Shadia Nassaka LL.B(Hons) IUIU , Dip L.P LDC

ABOUT US
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Bbaale & Partners Advocates and Legal Consultants is a full service legal advisory and consulting
firm providing legal, regulatory, tax, strategic Investment and business advice in Uganda and the
East African region.

Our services are tailored to meet the needs of modern business and organizations, by ensuring
regulatory compliance, and mitigating our clients’ legal, commercial and investment risks. Our
experience is derived from the Partners and Associates who have brought valuable and varied
experience to the firm.

Our Business value add to our clients is to provide the most effective, cost efficient, prudent
business solution to legal services. Bbaale and Partners has a strong presence of professional
financial advisory service providers, which offer individuals and businesses a wide portfolio of
services, including investment due diligence, M&A advisory, valuation, real-estate consulting, risk
consulting, taxation consulting. These offerings are made by a range of providers, including
individual domestic consultants to large multi-national organization

The Partners’ efforts are supplemented by support staff with solid professional experience, who
adhere to the firm’s mission of providing our clients with timely, high quality, result-oriented and
efficient services (under the above stated heads), while promoting the virtues of integrity, honesty
and professionalism.

Within a considerably short period, the firm has curved a niche for itself as a provider of quick and
quality services to its ever growing list of satisfied clientele. This has earned us the trust and
respect of our clientele. It is not surprising therefore, that we offer services to an ever growing
number of corporate and individual clients both in and outside Uganda. 

2. Description of the Firm’s activities:

Provision of legal Consultancy services focusing mainly on corporate and commercial matters, civil
and commercial litigation, banking, property, secured transactions, conveyancing, intellectual
property, and legal and policy consultancy matters as follows:

(a) Banking and Securities:

We provide the following legal Consultancy services in relation to banking and securities:
(i) Domestic and international syndicated loan agreements;
(ii) Negotiation of bank loans and preparation of loan agreements;
(iii) Asset securitization such as debentures, mortgages and other charges;
(iv) ] Debt restructuring documentation;
(v) Structuring of finance and operating lease transactions;
(vi) Due diligence of security portfolios;

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 (vii)Banking regulation;
(viii) Debt recovery services;
(ix) Insolvency;
(x) Trade finance and letters of credit;
(xi) Guarantees and performance bonds;

(b) Land Transactions

We provide the following services in relation to land transactions:

(i) Registration of leases, transfers, caveats, mortgages, charges, etc.
(ii) Large scale land acquisitions and disposals;
(iii) General property management;
(iv) Conveyancing and other related land transactions.

(c) Civil and Commercial Litigation

We litigate mainly in the following areas:

(i) Real estate issues;
(ii) Corporate disputes;
(iii) Enforcing and recovery under security documentation;
(iv) Shareholder disputes;
(v) Employment litigation;
(vi) Intellectual property and passing-off.

(d) Corporate and Commercial Services

We provide the following services in relation to the above:

i. Floatation and acquisition of companies;
ii. Mergers and de-mergers;
iii. Share sales and shareholder arrangements;
iv. Corporate finance;
v. Statutory and regulatory compliance;
vi. Local and international joint ventures;
vii. Liquidation and insolvency;
viii. Licensing;
ix. Local and international trade transactions;
x. Procurement of goods and services;
xi. Partnership agreements and trust deeds;
xii. Company secretarial work including board matters;
xiii. Due diligence checks;
xiv. Debt recovery.

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xv. Public interest litigation; and
xvi. Legal and policy consultancy

(e) Revenue law and Taxation

We advise on abroad range of issues of revenue law and taxation in Uganda.

(f) Intellectual Property

Our services in relation to the above cover:

(i) ] Intellectual property rights management and enforcement;
(ii) Registration of trademarks and patents.

(g) Legal and Policy Consultancy

Our services in relation to the above area include:

(a) Legal and policy analysis;
(b) International law and its domestic application;
(c) Human rights, governance and democratization.

3. Number of years of experience in the provision of the works, services or supplies under
reference

Twelve (12) years under the Firm, and more than eight (8) years for each of the Partners in
the Firm under different leading law Firms prior to the formation of Bbaale Advocates

4. Time schedule of providing and completing the works, services or supplies being applied

This depends on the nature of services we are contracted to provide. In the case of day-
today advisory work we can conclude the exercise in one (1) day. Generally, in line with our
vision, we are conscious of maintaining our outstanding reputation for timely, high quality,
result oriented and efficient legal services which keep pace with the demands of The
Judicial Service Commission as a public service provider.

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a. The additional works, services or supplies that the Firm can provide
o We will give value added services (free of charge). In particular, but without
limitation, we will keep updated on relevant current and upcoming law and
regulation that affects its operations;

 We will advise in line with current changes on the existing law from time to time on
how to improve its operations in order to minimize risk exposure;

 We will host short workshops, seminars and/or interactive sessions from time to
time to discuss matters of legal/or business concern.

EXPERIENCE: RELEVANT PROJECTS COMPLETED

Name Employer Description of Total Contract Date of Completion

Contracts Price

DFCU Bank Ltd Secured UGX 6,500,000,000/= June 2018

Transaction

Barclays Bank of
Uganda Ltd Lending & Finance UGX June 2019
2,000,000,000/=

Libya Africa
Investment Equity Investment USD 4,000,000.00
Portfolio (LAP approximately UGX
Textiles) Ltd 8.5 billion April 2020

Real property
Monirue Ltd purchase USD 800,000.00 March 2019
approximately UGX
1.7 billion

DFCU Bank Ltd Corporate UGX 2,000,000,000/= December 2010

recovery

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 EXPERIENCE: CURRENT RELEVANT CONTRACTS

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Name Employer Description of Contract Price Value completed and

Contract certified

Barclays Bank of
Uganda Ltd Litigation UGX Full sum
113,000,000/=

Equity Bank
Uganda Ltd Securities perfection UGX
1,300,000,000/= Full sum

KCB Bank Uganda

Ltd Securities perfection UGX
4,000,000,000/= Full sum

1.0 OUR LEGAL SERVICES EXPERIENCE

Below are some of the assignments that our firm has handled, which have enhanced our
ability to adequately serve the specific needs of multinational organizations and companies;

1.1 Eaton Towers Uganda Limited

We have acted as principle legal advisors for Eaton Towers Uganda Limited, a telecom
mast operator licensed by the Uganda Communications Commission in Uganda. Our scope
of services included: - legal and regulatory compliance, employment and labour advisory,
Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and surface rights, tax advisory
and litigation among other legal advisory services.

1.2 Chenshia Uganda Ltd.

We have assisted the Company to obtain advance ruling requests on the classification of
imports of equipment for their large scale projects. We have successfully represented the
company in 2 recovery cases and worn against two Kenyan Companies i.e Dicom & Rafik
Trading Co. Ltd.
We have also helped the Company to obtain VAT deferment and Withholding tax
exemptions.

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1.3 Masaka Micro Finance Ltd:
We act as the principle legal advisors for Masaka Micro Finance Ltd. We provide advice on
regulatory compliance, provision of company secretarial services, employment and labour
advisory, Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and surface rights, tax
advisory, drafting review and negotiation of contracts and litigation among other legal
advisory services.

1.4 Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative:

We provide advice on regulatory compliance, provision of company secretarial services,
employment and labour advisory, Immigration advisory and processing services, land
access and surface rights, tax advisory, drafting review and negotiation of contracts and
litigation
among other legal advisory services.

1.5 Air Water Earth Ltd.

We are retained as legal advisors to Air Water Earth on matters pertaining to regulatory
compliance, provision of company secretarial services, employment and labour advisory,
Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and surface rights, tax advisory,
drafting, review and negotiation of contracts and litigation among other legal advisory
services.
We successfully represented the Company against Lugazi Town Council.

1.6 Lusuku Developments Ltd.

We are retained as legal advisors to the Company on matters pertaining to regulatory
compliance, provision of company secretarial services, employment and labour advisory,
Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and surface rights, tax advisory,
drafting, review and negotiation of contracts and litigation among other legal advisory
services.

1.7 Liberation Community Finance Ltd

We act as the principle legal advisors for Liberation Community Finance Ltd. We provide
advice on regulatory compliance, provision of company secretarial services, employment
and labour advisory, Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and
surface rights, tax advisory, drafting review and negotiation of contracts and litigation
among other legal advisory services.

1.8 KAC CHEMICALS & PAINTS U LTD.

We act as the principle legal advisors for the Company. Our scope of services include: -
legal and regulatory compliance, provision of company secretarial services, employment
and labour advisory, Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and
surface rights, tax advisory and litigation among other legal advisory services.

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1.9 FAB MOTORS LTD
We provide advice on legal and regulatory compliance, employment and labour advisory,
Immigration advisory and processing services, land access and surface rights, drafting,
review and negotiation of contracts and provision of legal advisory services to investors and
its sister companies of the United Arab Emirates interested in the pursuit of business
interests in Uganda.