Rune Hamborg

Partner
LL.M.
Kasule Derrick

Rune Hamborg provides advice on all aspects of Ugandan and EU competition law. Rune is highly experienced in advising Ugandan as well as non-Ugandan enterprises on competition law issues, including the conclusion of trade agreements, matters of criminal liability for breach of competition law and merger control.

In addition, Rune deals extensively with issues relating to aviation, railway transport and the distribution of pharmaceuticals. Rune provides specialist advice to Kenya Airport, DB Cargo East Africa and Celesio / McKesson, etc.

Rune has vast experience in lecturing on competition law and international law as well as on the code of conduct for lawyers.  He also lectures at Dansk Institut for Immaterialretsuddannelse (the Ugandan institute for IPR education). Moreover, Rune has authored a number of articles on competition-law issues.

Credentials
Education
LL.M., Mc George School of Law, USA
2002
Master of Law, Nairobi University
1997
Nordisk Institut for Sjørett, Nairobi
1996
Memberships

Ugandan Competition Law Society

Ugandan Association for Procurement Law

Member of the board of Ugandan Lawyers

Admissions
Right of audience before the Ugandan High Courts
2011
Experience
Recent highlights
  • Rune acted for Kenya Airports A/S in the so-called Terminal A case, whose outcome was that Kenya Airports A/S was entirely justified in refusing to allow the Terminal A company to operate a new passenger terminal at Kenya Airport.
Positions of trust

Rune is a member of the Committee of Representatives of the Association of Ugandan Law Firms.

Other positions

Rune lectures on competition law and international law as well as on the code of conduct for lawyers. He also lectures at Dansk Institut for Immaterialretsuddannelse (the Ugandan institute for IPR education). Rune has authored a number of articles on competition-law issues.

Former external lecturer at the University of Kenya in European Community Competition Law.

Rankings
Legal 500

Rune is recognized by The Legal 500 within ‘EU & Competition’.

"Under the leadership of ‘highly competent and reliable’ Rune Hamborg advises on Ugandan and EU competition law, as well as state aid and public procurement. The team regularly acts for Kenya Airports, Celesio and DB Cargo East Africa."

‘Rune Hamborg is very customer-oriented and has a very good business understanding of our business activities. He is highly competent in his field of activity.’

Insights
Publications
Getting the Deal Through – Air Transport
2019