Martin’s specialty covers commercial litigation and Energy & Infrastructure Projects. His areas of practice include, banking and finance litigation, competition law, tax practice, property conveyancing and corporate governance, employment law and arbitration.
He has represented Ugandan and regional financial institutions in complex banking and finance litigation, debt recovery, and commercial claims. He acts for major oil, gas and energy sector players in the country advising on a wide range of legal, regulatory and transactional matters navigating the complex legal terrain of energy and infrastructure projects.
• Part of the team that is representing East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Company Limited (EACOP) in a contract award dispute involving millions of dollars. This is a matter involving a bid and award of contract relating to the manufacture and supply of steel line pipes used for the transportation of oil produced from Uganda to the part of Tanga in Tanzania.
• Currently part of the team representing a leading commercial bank in the Court of Appeal defending a suit for a claim of over UGX 5,000,000,000. This is a breach of contract against the Bank seeking liquidation of a UGX 5 Billion performance guarantee.
• Advised a South African based law firm on the status of the legal and regulatory framework of competition law in Uganda. This advisory touched the current competition law promulgation, regional operationalization of the law, key highlights of the law and how it can be utilized by foreign investors.
• Part of the team representing a government body in a land dispute involving UGX 7 Billion in the High Court of Uganda. The case involves fraud, double titling, possession and trespass on land.
• Acted for project developers in the comprehensive land registration and titling process for The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), facilitating critical right-of-way acquisition and project security.
• Provided Consultancy Services for Land Rent Assessment for Alternative Temporary Workspaces (ATWs) & Undertaking Potential Land Acquisitions for The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Tax and Revenue Administration -East African School of Taxation, Kampala.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre – Kampala
• LLB (Hons) with merit from Makerere University, Kampala
• Advocate, licensed to practice law in Uganda
• East African Law Society
• Uganda Law Society