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BAT Uganda Ltd. v. Attorney General and the Minister of Health

British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) challenged Uganda's Tobacco Control Regulations, 2019. BATU's court submissions raised a number of substantive and procedural claims, including the insufficient time to implement warnings, size of warnings, ban on some misleading descriptors, and flavoring ban. BATU sought and was granted a temporary injunction suspending implementation of Regulations 3, 4, 5, and 6. However, BAT subsequently withdrew its complaint and the injunction was lifted. 

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BAT Uganda Ltd v. Attorney General, et al. No. 440 of 2019, High Court of Uganda [Civil Division] (2021).

  • Uganda
  • Feb 1, 2021
  • High Court of Uganda (Civil Division)

Parties

Plaintiff British American Tobacco Uganda

Defendant

  • Attorney General
  • The Minister of Health

Legislation Cited

Tobacco Control Regulations, 2019 (S.I. 2019 No. 66)

Related Documents

None

Type of Litigation

Challenge to Government Policies Relating to Tobacco Control/Public Health
Tobacco companies or front groups may challenge any legislative or regulatory measure that affects their business interests. Unlike public interest litigation, these cases seek to weaken health measures. These cases frequently involve the industry proceeding against the government. For example, a group of restaurant owners challenging a smoke free law as unconstitutional.

Tobacco Control Topics

Contents and Disclosures Measures
Measures for testing, measuring, regulating, or disclosing the contents and emissions of tobacco products. (See FCTC Arts. 9 and 10)
Packaging and Labeling Measures
Measures to regulate the marketing on tobacco packages. This includes both bans on false, misleading, deceptive packaging, as well as required health warnings on packaging. (See FCTC Art. 11)

Substantive Issues

None

Type of Tobacco Product

None

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