Barishaki Cheborion Commissioner for Civil Litigation (Institutions)

Profile of the Commissioner for Civil Litigation (Institutions) Educational Qualifications: LL. B (Makerere University, Kampala) Diploma In Legal Practice (Law Development Centre, Kampala) Email: cbarishaki@justice.go.ug

Tasks in the current position:

•Receiving and handling statutory notices of intentions to sue Public agencies and Institutions

•Accepting service pleadings and preparing statements of defence in respect of public agencies and institutions.

•Handling other applications in courts of Law

•Defending Public agencies and Institutions in Courts of Law

•Negotiating terms of settlement outside court where applicable where Public and Institutions are involved

•Providing legal opinion to public agencies and institutions, to the Attorney General and Solicitor General.

Profile/Career Achievements

Cheborion, 40, studied in rural schools in Kapchorwa District and later Mbale Secondary School and Nyakasura School. He read Law at Makerere University and several post graduate courses at the International Law Institute, Washington DC.

At Makerere University he lived in Mitchell Hall where he later became Hall Chairman.

While still at employed in the Attorney General’s Chambers, he was seconded to work with the Uganda Human Rights Commission as assistant legal Counsel, he was later instrumental in the formation of UHEDOC- a Human Rights NGO; he is a Chancellor for the recently formed Sebei Diocese.

At the Attorney General’s Chambers he now majors in handling Constitutional, Human Rights, Tort and Commercial cases.