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Supporting businesses and regulators across Africa to advance fair competition, data privacy, consumer protection, and responsible commerce.

Our Blueprint

AdLegal is an independent pan-African competition, data protection, 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 fair competition, data privacy and consumer protection 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, while also engaging with the European Commission on competition matters affecting African-headquartered businesses whose operations are subject to or impacted by EU competition law and regulation.

What defines us

We are Custodians of Fair Commerce, Protecting Markets One Case at a Time!

Our Recent Footprint

Apple Business Terms

We represented members of the Africa Digital Competition Forum (ADCF) in submitting an objection open letter to the European Commission, raising concerns about Apple’s new EU App Store business terms and their potential impact on African developers serving consumers in the European Union.

Meta AI Case

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.

WhatsApp Case

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.

NBS TV Case

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.

Cinemax Case

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.

Africa Big Tech Accountability Summit 2026

Happened on 30 & 31 July 2026 in Kampala, Uganda

Competition Law | Data Privacy

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