June 23rd -July 4: The firm sponsored the Admin and Litigation partner to attend a training on oil and gas, contracting at International Law Institute Uganda-The African Centre for Legal Excellence in preparation for the launch and consequent development of oil and gas department in the law firm.
The course prepared the firm to deal with types of oil and gas contracts including host government contracts, interpretation of production sharing agreements, negotiations and operation of joint operating agreements, the role of the state regulators & transaction counsels in legal due diligence in oil and gas transactions, dispute resolution mechanism in oil and gas industry.