Ronald Tusingwire

Ronald Tusingwire is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team with over 20 years specialising in commercial dispute resolution in construction, transport and logistics, general corporate commercial law, taxation and banking and finance law. His primary practice area is Dispute Resolution. He is also a respected and experienced mediator in commercial law.

He is a certified Trial Advocate and is able to represent clients in the Commercial Court, Civil Court and Tax Appeals Tribunal, and is a Court Accredited Mediator – High Court of Uganda, Commercial Division. He has knowledge of FIDIC contracts and their application and is a member of INSOL International.

He has deep knowledge of the intricacies of litigation and commercial dispute resolution procedures in Uganda and has represented and counselled clients in a wide range of litigation, mediation and arbitration matters across various industries, from complex debt recovery, breach of contract, insolvency and liquidation, business torts, shipping, transport and logistics, multi-forum and complex tax litigation, construction, insolvency and class actions in infrastructure projects.

He also assists clients with procurement disputes, where he routinely appears before the Public Procurements Appeals Tribunal, a fairly new area of practice in Uganda, with the bulk of his experience to date within the construction industry.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Makerere University, a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, a Diploma in Trial Advocacy from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and a Special Diploma in Trial Advocacy Instruction from the University of Washington School of Law and Justice Advocacy Africa. He also holds a Certificate of Mediation from the High Court of Uganda and a FIDIC Contracts Completion Certificate.