Supporting businesses and regulators across Africa to advance fair competition, consumer protection, and responsible commerce.
AdLegal is an independent pan-African competition and consumer protection law practice group dedicated to addressing unfair market conduct, anti-competitive mergers, and practices that undermine consumer welfare. Our work focuses on advancing fair competition, strengthening consumer protection, and combating commercial fraud through strategic litigation, advisory services, and policy advocacy.
In pursuit of this mission, we collaborate with consumers, businesses, independent experts, civil society and synergy organizations, international law firms and specialized practice groups, self-regulatory bodies, and government agencies to develop and advance effective legal and policy countermeasures that prevent market abuses across the African economy.
We are headquartered in Uganda and operate primarily across the COMESA and East African Community (EAC) regions.
Won a primafacie case against Meta Platforms, Inc. for abuse of dominance through the exclusion of third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp Business. The COMESA Competition Regulator subsequently issued a formal notice of investigation into Meta’s conduct in the relevant market within the COMESA region.
Won a landmark data privacy dispute against WhatsApp LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. for violations of data privacy, challenging WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy, Meta & WhatsApp where directed to comply with Uganda’s data protection and privacy laws, adhere to cross-border data transfer regulations, and conduct comprehensive DPIAs and LIAs.
Won a advertising law dispute against Uganda’s largest television broadcaster. The Communications Regulator ordered it to immediately halt illegal advertising practices. In addition, the regulator issued an industry-wide directive requiring all broadcasters to cease the use of such practices with immediate effect.
Represented affected members of the National Producers Guild of Uganda (PGU) in a landmark competition matter challenging alleged anti-competitive arrangements between Century Cinemax Limited and the UCC, involving abuse of dominance, exclusive dealing, and market foreclosure in Uganda’s film theatrical exhibition market.
Competition Law | Data Privacy
Report on Day 2 of the Africa Big Tech Accountability Summit (Digital Competition)
Policy Comment Report on digital markets competition regulation in Uganda.
Uganda Merger Control guide published by MergerFilers 2026
Competition Compliance Guide for the Construction Industry in Uganda
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