Solace Advocates-Services

Soar Professional Standards.

Our Firm insists on the highest professional standards in handling all our assign- ments. It has been our bedrock principle to oﬀer all our clients very good value for their money and we make no compromises on our professional standards in this regard. As a result, any assignment given to us is carefully planned before to deter- mine its demands, its challenges, how long it will take, and how much it will cost to achieve desired results. We impose on ourselves rigorous reporting requirements and ensure that the client is involved in all these processes and that at all times knows what is going on. We take great care in response to our clients’ inquiries and requirements to ensure overall satisfaction. We are confident that given the opportunity, our team will be able to meet and perhaps exceed the expectations of the client assignment. Our practice comprises;

Security Perfection.

We are happy to register on your behalf security documents and advise on the propriety of any securities that may be necessary for the various lending transactions you enter into with your clients. We have a deep understanding of Uganda’s laws relating to securities, mortgages, and charges, and shall be able to register any appropriate securities for you as requested, including (but not limited to):

a) Mortgages on land,

b) Registering Caveats & Transfer of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles Logbooks

c) Transfer of motor

d) Fixed or Floating charges,

e) Deeds of Assignment,

f) Trust Deeds, Debentures,

g) Sale and Purchase Arrangements.

h) Credit due diligence

i) Preparation of relevant security documents.

We also conduct vehicle searches and transfers as well as register chattel mortgages on all manner of assets including but not limited to motor vehicles. We always work proactively to ensure that the securities are registered in a timely and eﬃcient manner. Our timelines for registration of security documents range from Two (2) to five (5) days. The actual delivery time is aﬀected by:

(i) the nature and complexity of the transaction;

(ii) the time taken by the client in the execution of the deeds prepared.

Advocacy, Litigation, and Arbitration.

The firm represents the best client's interests in major civil litigation throughout Uganda. In addition to counselling on alternative techniques of dispute resolution, the firm has the capacity to litigate a wide range of matters such as real estate issues, cor- porate disputes, and trademark infringements. Shareholder disputes, Intellectual property and passing oﬀ, and Employment litigation among others. The firm prepares all necessary pleadings, aﬃdavits, depositions, and Court Order.

Debt recovery services.

Our specialist debt recovery division oﬀers a full range of contentious and non-contentious debt recovery solutions to the banking and finance industry including but not limited to; debt recovery for creditors, credit worthiness analysis on behalf of intend- ing creditors, bad debtor tracking and property searches, debt negotiation and sched- ule management for debtors. We oﬀer full professionalism and transparency in the pursuit of a client’s case and keep our clients up-to-date with respect to the progress in the pursuit of their debt recovery cases and supply them with a detailed analysis of any recovery action under- taken on their behalf at review meetings. This enables the client and ourselves to re-visit current collection strategies to either re-aﬃrm them or adapt the strategy in consultation with the client in light of any man- agement information that we provide. Our friendly and professional services are vital in the often-hectic world of debt collec- tion as this enables both our client’s staﬀ and our staﬀ to enjoy a relationship that is built on trust and mutual goals that result in positive performance. iv) v) Due diligence and legal audits We have built a lasting relationship with our clients for the conduct of external legal audits on their business operations, our legal audits, and due diligence includes reviewing scrutinization of our client’s loan transactions, review of companies’ com- pliance with financial institutions ’regulations and laws in Uganda.

Due diligence and legal audits.

We have built a lasting relationship with our clients for the conduct of external legal audits on their business operations, our legal audits, and due diligence includes reviewing scrutinization of our client’s loan transactions, review of companies’ com- pliance with financial institutions ’regulations and laws in Uganda and filing of vari- ous returns. Our legal audit covers our clients’ compliance and actions in employment, land acquisition, contracts, intellectual property rights, mortgage, company’s laws and insolvency practice, insurance and insurable exposures, legal liability, and assessment of court actions against and by the client.

Corporate governance.

We oﬀer corporate governance advice to our clients. This includes advising the Board of Directors on our company secretarial competencies, board liability, board recruit- ment and remuneration, development of corporate governance policies and regula- tions, board evaluation as well as various conflicts of interests. We are also company secretaries with competency to assist the company secretary do the following:

a) Extract and execute all company documents.

b) File and register all company matters with the registrar of companies.

c) Advising the company in respect of all its legal rights and obligations on various engagements with other contracting parties.

d) Advising the board of directors in respect of possible acquisitions, joint ventures, and sales.

e) Acting as a company’s external counsel in relation to all issues and matters per taining to Ugandan laws including generation of legal opinions on any matters aris ing and attending meetings and negotiations to resolve legal matters

f) Acting as legal counsel for your organization in triable cases in court and drafting pleadings on behalf of the company

Revenue law and Taxation.

We advise on a broad range of issues of revenue law and taxation in Uganda and we represent our clients at the Tax body, Tribunals, and Courts in the following areas:

a) Customs and Import Duties;

b) Value Added Tax;

c) Excise Duties;

d) Income Tax;

e) Export Taxes;

f) Other aspects like Waivers, Exemptions, Refunds, and Dumping

Intellectual Property.

The Firm handles all aspects of intellectual property rights management and enforcement and provides services to a cross-section of international and national corporate clients. The Firm applies this expertise to a wide range of clients in the manufacturing industry, retail, financial services, utilities, information technology, and media and communication Industry.

Land Transactions and Conveyance.

The Firm handles land matters for several clients both international and local, with a vast experience and bias in managing property and land conveyance processes namely:

a) Pre-purchases land acquisition negotiations, due diligence, processing all sorts of transfers, registration, and release of mortgages, handling compensation claims on the land.

b) Drafting and reviewing sale agreements, lease agreements, tenancy agreements, mortgage agreements, and any other charge on the land or property.

c) Conducting searches and processing valuation, mutation, and subdivision on land.

d) Property/ estate managers.