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Mining and Petroleum Farm-out Agreements in Ethiopia
By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF Farm-out agreements allow mining or petroleum companies (farmor or transferors) to transfer part of their rights and obligations ...
Requirements to Obtain Advocacy License in Ethiopia
By DMLF Team The Federal Advocacy Service Licensing and Administration Proclamation Number 1249/2021 contains the requirements needed for obtaining an advocacy license. Any person who ...
11 Eligibility Requirements to Adopt An Ethiopian Child on the New Directive Number 976/2023 and few Comparisons
By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Director at DMLF Here are the 10 eligibility requirements to adopt an Ethiopian child as per Article 46 of the Directive ...
The New Alternative Child Care and Support Law: Updating the Legal Framework to Meet the Best Interest of the Child
By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF In October 2023, the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs enacted a directive on Alternative Childcare and Support Directive ...
Convention and Statute Serving Landlocked Developing States: the Case of Ethiopia
By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF Introduction Losing access to the sea is generally a great loss to a nation, politically, militarily, and economically. ...
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Introducing a New Regulation on Court Fees
By DMLF Team The Federal Supreme Court has introduced a draft new regulation for discussion on court fees. Ethiopia has been using Legal Notice 1945 ...
Federal Courts Back from Recess
The Federal Courts announced officially the commencement of the calendar year 2016 E.C(2023/2024) as of October 12,2023. Article 38 of the Federal Courts Proclamation No ...
Partial Closure of the Federal Courts
As per Federal Courts Proclamation No. 1234/2021, Article 38, Federal Courts shall be closed from August 7 to October 11 every year(Amharic version). Consequently, this ...
State of Emergency Proclamation No 6/2023
The FDRE Council of Ministers has issued a state of emergency Proclamation as per Article 93(1)(a) of the FDRE Constitution. The Proclamation is intended for ...
Obligation to State Reason of Dismissal by Cassation and Appellate Courts
By DMLF Team The Federal Supreme Court is asserting the fact that appellate courts and cassation courts have a duty to state reason for dismissal. ...