Solomon Ssebowa

Solomon Ssebowa is a Senior Associate at KATS, focusing on Civil Litigation. His career spans 8 years and covers primarily litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including civil and commercial litigation, criminal law and family law.

His other areas of expertise are real estate law, employment law and environment law.

His sample matters include being part of the team that successfully litigated Nakiryowa Majorie Kiddu & anor v Maurice Sserugo Kiddu, where the firm represented the Defendant and the suit was dismissed for being barred by limitation of time; serving as lead counsel in Kizza Agnes Bigogo & anor v Mugisa Joy, where he acts for the Plaintiff and the team secured an injunction preventing the Defendant from selling the suit property until the dispute is resolved by Court; and serving as lead counsel in Victoria Equipment Ltd v Anadani Amyan Amarahibhai and two others, where he represents the Plaintiff and has prevented eviction of the client.

He was also part of the team handling Elaisah Grace Badda v Denis Ssempebwa and Muyingo Tonny filed at the High Court Civil Division for recovery of UGX 3,030,360,000 as a result of unjust enrichment by the Defendants, and represents Agilis Ranch 20 and 21 in a compensation case of subject matter value UGX 2,169,470,000.

He was part of the team that represented Uganda Red Cross Society in a construction dispute with Afritop Ltd, which was dismissed on a preliminary objection on grounds of applicability of an arbitration clause, and has represented mortgagors against financial institutions in the High Court of Uganda, achieving outcomes including the postponement of a forced eviction and sale, a renegotiation of mortgage terms, and a ruling that it is not mandatory for a mortgagor to deposit security before halting a sale.

Solomon holds an LLB with Honours from Islamic University in Uganda (2014) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre (2016).