We ask the question of whether Ugandan practitioners stand to lose or gain, by joining a regional reciprocal practice convention?
With the inception of the East African Community, the question is posed as to whether the Ugandan legal practitioner is served or benefitted by having Uganda sing on to a regional reciprocal practice arrangement where advocates in Uganda can appear in any of the East African member state courts Pro Hac Vice (without having to take out country specific requirements for admission), and vice versa.
While the opponents of this convention have considered the strenous and demanding process of enrolling to the roll of advocates in comparison to the relatively laxed and fairly less tedious processes in other E.A.C. member states, as the one reason to refrain from endorsing Uganda to the reciprocal agreement that other countries are joining. Over the next coming weeks, we examine the connotations of either school of thought, delving deeper into the question of who stands to gain out of this arrangement, and what Ugandan advocates could be losing out on, by not endorsing this convention.