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Ethiopia’s New Startup Proclamation: What It Means for Innovators and Investors

By DMR Law Firm Ethiopia has enacted a new Startup Proclamation (Proclamation No. 1396/2025), marking a significant step toward creating a structured and enabling legal framework for startups and innovation-driven enterprises. The Proclamation reflects the government’s intention to promote entrepreneurship, attract investment, and support technology- and innovation-based businesses as key …

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Ethiopia’s New Startup Proclamation: What It Means for Innovators and Investors

By DMR Law Firm Ethiopia has enacted a new Startup Proclamation (Proclamation No. 1396/2025), marking a significant step toward creating a structured and enabling legal ...

Foreign National Ownership of Residential Houses in Ethiopia: Rights, Pre-Conditions, and Restrictions

By Sinishaw Hailu, Associate at DMR Law Firm Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives issued Proclamation No. 1388/2025 here after the proclamation, to govern how foreign ...

Land Title Disputes and the Importance of Exhausting Administrative Remedies in Light of Federal Cassation Bench Decisions

By Sinishaw Hailu, Associate at DMR Law Firm The federal cassation bench plays a pivotal role in adjudicating matters that significantly impacts the rights of ...

Ethiopia’s New  Directive on Foreign Investment in Restricted Trade Sectors

By Sinishaw Hailu, Associate at DMR Law Firm The Investment Board of Ethiopia issued a Directive no 1082/2025, here in after the Directive. This Directive ...

Damage Assessment during Non-Performance of Contracts under Ethiopian Civil Code (Articles 1771–1804)

By Rebecca Ambaw, Deputy Managing Partner and Lawyer Introduction In any contractual relationship, non-performance can lead to financial and legal consequences. Understanding how damages are ...

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Certificate on Mediation

Congratulations for Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF, for her achievement of Certificate on Mediation for Trainers from VU Amsterdam.

Membership to American Bar Association (ABA)

Partners to DMLF namely Mr.Dagnachew Tesfaye Abetew and Mrs.Mahlet Mesganaw Getu are proud to announce the membership to the American Bar Association (ABA). We hope ...

Appointment of Judges for the Federal Supreme Court

By DMLF The FDRE House of Peoples Representative on March 12, 2024 appointed 16 judges for judgeship at the  Federal Supreme Court. The Constitutional procedure ...

Women, Business and the Law 2024

By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF Women, Business and the Law (WBL) 2024 is the 10th in a series of studies measuring the laws that ...

Mediation Training

Partners at DMLF has taken the Mediation Training Program organized by Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia in collaboration with Free AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY. The training occurred ...