Foreign common-law degree to enrolment as an advocate
For: Holders of a law degree from outside Uganda from a common-law system.
- Obtain prior written clearance for your foreign qualification from the Law Council. Applications without it are not considered.
- Take any core courses required at an accredited Ugandan university. One summary lists civil procedure, criminal procedure and evidence, but we could not confirm this against an official document.
- Pass the Law Development Centre's pre-entry examination and its bar course (the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice), which has a minimum mark in each subject and a field attachment.
- Be enrolled as an advocate of the High Court by the Law Council, and join the Uganda Law Society.
A 2019 court case criticised the Law Council for ad hoc admission decisions. Diploma length and the recognition of foreign diplomas are still discussed, so check with the Law Council.
