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Maintenance Allowance Calculation for Children 

By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF Introduction The Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia issued a directive to determine the manner of calculation of maintenance allowance for children. The rough translation of the Amharic name for the  Directive is Calculation of Maintenance Allowance for Children Directive Number 1/2024. ( hereafter …

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The Hague Convention on Adoption

The Hague Convention on Adoption has the best adoption procedures. Its aim is to protect the best interest of a child. In this regard, Ethiopia ...

13 General Terms for Hotel Management Agreement and Technical Service Agreements

By Dagnachew Tesfaye Management of a hotel business by itself requires expertise and good will. Major brands are eyeing the hotel industry of Ethiopia. These ...

18 New Labor Proclamation 1156/2019 Additions

1. Definitions “Sexual harassment” means to persuade or convince another through utterances, signs or any other manner, to submit for sexual favor without his/her consent. ...

State of Emergency Regulation on Employment

The Council of Ministers has adopted a State of Emergency following the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, Companies that administer their employees as per Labor ...

Stamp Duty on Employment Contracts

By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner Email: mahlet@dmethiolawerys.com Stamp Duty Proclamation No 110/1998 provides by whom, when and how much stamp duty is paid on employment contracts. ...

15 Highlights on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

By Dagnachew TesfayeEthiopia has ratified the Convention on the Recognition and and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards by PROCLAMATION No.1184 /2020, done on 13th day ...

Covid 19 Directive 2/2020

The Ministerial Committee on Covid 19 has come out with a directive namely Covid 19 Directive no.2/2020 to execute the Emergency Proclamation No 3/2020 and ...

Major Contents of the New Investment Law in Ethiopia

By Dagnachew Tesfaye Ethiopia has adopted a new investment law. The Proclamation is called the Investment Proclamation No.1180/2020(hereafter the Proclamation). It was done on April ...

Six Key Points on the Electronic Signature Law in Ethiopia

By Yenatfanta Bekele Introduction Our society is dynamic through time. The way of our life evolved through many phases. Importance of law is that it ...

Domestic Adoption Document Requirements

By DMLO in Collaboration with Adoption Advocates Organization(AAO) Domestic adoption is one way of helping vulnerable children. Domestic adoption document requirements is set out under ...

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Maintenance Allowance Calculation for Children 

By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF Introduction The Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia issued a directive to determine the manner of calculation of maintenance ...

Written Warning Letters for each Day of Absence from Duty as a Precondition for Lawful Employment Termination under Article 27(1)(b): Cassation Division Interpretation 

By DMLF Team The Federal Supreme Court Cassation Division on Cassation File No 249795 on August 1,2024 rendered a judgment between Applicant Compassion International Ethiopia ...

Foreign Exchange Bureau: Security and Formation Requirements 

By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a Directive that is  cited as “The Foreign Exchange Directive No. FXD/01/2024”(hereafter ...

Employer’s Obligation to Show Performance Evaluation System to Terminate Employment on such Ground

By DMLF Federal Supreme Court Cassation Division on  File No 219386, made a binding decision stating that  the Employer is obliged to install a performance ...

Foreign Currency Accounts for Foreign Entities

By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF The National Bank of Ethiopia enacted a directive namely ‘’The Foreign Exchange Directive No. FXD/01/2024” effective as of ...

CAPITAL REPATRIATION FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS

By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF The National Bank of Ethiopia introduced  “The Foreign Exchange Directive No. FXD/01/2024” effective as of July 29,2024 also known ...

MAJOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE REFORM: THE GREEN FOREX DIRECTIVE

By DMLF The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) introduced a historical major change in the administration and regulation of foreign exchange by a new directive ...

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