Our Team
Striving to resolve client issues at first contact
Innocent Ddamulira, MCIArb
Partner
- iddamulira@ditadvocates.com
- +256772-834589/+256754-720031
Innocent Ddamulira, MCIArb
BACKGROUND
Innocent heads the corporate advisory, Transactions and ADR department of the firm. The department supports Local and international entities to navigate complex business transactions and offers all round legal support to corporate entities.
He is a commercial Lawyer and member of Chartered Institute of Arbitration UK with vast experience resolving complex international business transaction. He is also a registered and certified Trademarks agent in Uganda and represents a myriad of international agencies in UAE, USA, UK, China et el for filing, registration, licensing and defending (trademark administrative litigation) of trademarks and patents in Uganda.
Innocent is currently being considered for the Africa Construction Law (ACL) team of year based on his extensive and exceptional experience in guiding clients through the complexities of the construction sector. He is also a yearly speaker at the International Network of Private Business owner’s annual symposiums of sustainable Business Growth and Development (SBGD).
Until December 2019, Innocent was the Legal and Regulatory Compliance Manager for Umeme Limited supporting the Board and Management in driving the company’s Legal and Regulatory compliance agenda including the sustainable energy agenda.
Immediately prior to setting up DIT Advocates, Innocent worked with Ligomarc Advocates where he advised/represented Government entities, regulators, Financial Institutions and corporate entities through ground breaking legal precedents.
He has extensive understanding of Board and management affairs, General litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Private and Corporate Finance, strategic Investing, Mortgage finance, Corporate & retail recoveries, Guarantee arrangements, Employment, Regulatory Compliance and Business structuring.
Innocent is an ardent believer in commercially prudent solutions to client’s problems including reliance on arbitration to quickly solve complex business disputes.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Advocate, High Court of Uganda
- Member Chartered Institute of Arbitration-United Kingdom
- Member East Africa Law Society
- Member Uganda Law Society
- Member Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda
- Member International Bar Association
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Domestic Arbitration-(ARM) Chartered Institute of Arbitration-UK
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal practice, Law Development Centre
- LLB(Hons) Makerere University
- Bachelor of Arts (First class) Makerere University.
CAREER SUMMARY
- 2021-Date- Partner, DIT Advocates
- 2019-2020-Advocate, Associate Ligomarc Advocates
- 2012-2019- Compliance Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Umeme Ltd
KEY ENGAGEMENTS
- Just concluded an international complex children abduction matter affecting specific UK citizens and is now admitted to the foreign commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for provision of legal services. This is the preferential list of lawyers in Uganda who have been found eligible to provide a range of legal services to British Citizens.
- Innocent is currently engaged on an investigative determination in areas of international adoption for a Ugandan born -Swedish Citizen affecting the Embassy of Sweden, British High Commission in Uganda and the family Court at Manchester City Council.
- Innocent is also currently engaged with instructions seeking to determine derivative company causes, family causes and Business recoveries arising from cross-border international business transaction disputes involving UK and USA Citizens.
- Listed by the Netherlands Uganda Trade and Investment Platform (NUTIP) since 2020 to provide legal services to the Dutch community living and operating businesses in Uganda. This engagement provides open legal services to all institutions and individuals within this closed community. Innocent is engaged with corporate and individual instructions from this group in areas of business support, Tax advisory, real estate and estate planning.
- Retained by the Emirates group of investors investing in the East African Region in areas of minerals and precious metals. This engagement enables the firm to conduct extensive due diligence investigations for prospective investors as well as represent investors whose transactions have given rise to legal disputes. Innocent is currently acting for Clients dealing in importation and exportation of minerals and precious metals from the East African region Countries of Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania among others. This instruction will unlock USD 800,000 currently in dispute.
- Acting for banks and other financial institutions and leading their Environment, social and Governance (ESG) agenda as well as providing advice on sustainable lending and recovery protocols. He is a frequent speaker for the Uganda Law Society annual banking law symposium in areas of Environment, Social and Governance as well as sustainable lending for regulated banking institutions in Uganda.
- Acting for groups of commercial power users with disputes filed for determination at the Electricity Disputes Tribunal (EDT). The said disputes will have the effect of unlocking the potential of up to Ugx 2,000,000,0000 in the Electricity sector as well as address the power use deficit and energy access gaps in rural parts of Uganda.
- Acting as lead arbitration Counsel in a supply chain dispute with the biggest supplier of renewable energy connection gargets in China currently supplying in Uganda, South Africa, Benin, Kenya and other African countries. This dispute is for determination of up to maximum liability of USD 960,000.
- Acting and protecting employee rights in the industrial Court of Uganda against Roofings limited challenging terminations under the purported 2021-2022 restructuring and seeking compensation and determination of their rights for unfair/illegal dismissal.
- Litigating at Industrial Court of Uganda against UETCL and protecting employee rights for being terminated by authorities not clothed with power to exercise the said terminations at the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL).
- Engaged with local small and medium enterprises as well as individuals in disputes involving Companies, Land transactions, family causes, estate planning and business transactions.
- At a probono level, Innocent is engaged by the SDA Churches in Uganda-(SDA Central Uganda Conference churches) to conduct annual legal and human rights empowerment programs for members. These programs are aimed at equipping members with basic knowledge on their rights as we as their obligations in their society.
