Geoffrey Munyambabazi, Legal Consultant

Geoffrey Munyambabazi

Legal Consultant

Emerald Telecom (U)Ltd

Location
Uganda - Kampala
Education
Master's degree, Masters in Commercial law
Experience
2 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :2 years, 1 Months

Legal Consultant at Emerald Telecom (U)Ltd
  • Uganda - Kampala
  • My current job since April 2022

Consultation: Instances where our company is confronted with a situation that
requires legal advise
b) Attendances: In the event where the company requires a lawyer to attend
meetings and negotiations on behalf of the company
c) Agreements: Preparation, negotiation, conclusion and witnessing agreements for
and on behalf of the company.
d) Correspondence: This is in instances where the Legal Officer is required to
render services in as far as letters, telephones, faxes and emails are concerned in
specific matters.
e) Debt Collection: The Legal Officer will assist the company in collecting its debts
and participate in property management of the company
f) Legal Opinion: Opinions are rendered in accordance to the laws of the country on
controversial matters like land transaction after due diligence the Legal consultant has
to give his opinion on whether the company should proceed and pay the land
owner.
g) Company Legal Officer services. This however does not include the formation or
incorporation of companies.
h) He shall act diligently, actively and to the best of his ability and will take all
reasonable steps and care as and when required in the discharge of his duties. He
will endeavor to promote the interest of the company as required by law.
i) He will prepare all the company legal documents, including conveyance
agreement, pleadings, memoranda and other relevant documents which are
required to be filed from time to time with the Registrar of companies Act and they
shall be filed in the time prescribed by the law.

Education

Master's degree, Masters in Commercial law
  • at Kampala International University
  • June 2022

This is a post graduate masters that can only be pursued by a person who holds a bachelors Degree of Laws (LLB) from a recognized University. The Masters takes a minimum two years with research in the relevant field and for my case my research was on the Doctrine of Arbitrability and its Applicability in Uganda.

Specialties & Skills

Policy Drafting
Civil Litigation
Bank Negotiations
Document Review
Contract Drafting
Communication
Team Work
Conflict Resolution

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Uganda Law Society
  • Member of the Arbitration Cluster
  • March 2020
East Africa Law Society
  • Paid up member
  • March 2020

Training and Certifications

Practising Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2022
Valid Until:
December 2022
Master of Laws in Commercial Law (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2022
General Laws (Training)
Training Institute:
Nkumba University
Date Attended:
August 2011
Duration:
10800 hours
Masters in Commercial law (Training)
Training Institute:
Kampala International University
Date Attended:
August 2018
Duration:
8100 hours
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Training)
Training Institute:
Law Development center
Date Attended:
July 2017
Duration:
2700 hours

Hobbies

  • Interested in reading and carrying out research for the benefit of the academic world
    Have so far completed two thesis at the undergraduate and post graduate level and published more than 3 research papers which are available at research gate and one addresses a critical issue which is the impact of economic sanctions on developing countries. Awards Bachelor of Laws Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice Masters of Laws