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Can the heirs be liable for debts of the deceased if it is more than the amount of their succession?
In principle during succession the rights and obligation of the deceased will be transferred to the heirs. The same applies for Ethiopian legal system. According to article 826(2) of the…
Does Separation of Spouses for significantly Long Period of time amount to Divorce as per Ethiopian Law?
Majority of married couples in Ethiopia have a common misconception that they can automatically dissolve their marriage if due to a disagreement the spouses live separately for a significantly long…
Drafting Valid Divorce Agreement under Ethiopian Legal System
Customarily People in Ethiopia assume they can end their marriage by a simple agreement signed in front of family elders composed of the representatives of both parties or even by…
በባህላዊ ሆነ ሀይማኖታዊ ስርዓት የተፈጸመ ጋብቻ በክብር መዝገብ ሹም ፊት እስከሚመዘገብበት ጊዜ ድረስ የሚኖረው ህጋዊ ውጤት ምንድን ነው?
ሕጉ በሚፈቅደው የጋብቻ አፈፃፀም ስርአት መሠረት የተፈፀመ ጋብቻ በክብር መዝገብ ሹም ፊት እስከሚመዘገብበት ጊዜ ድረስ ላሉት ጊዜያቶች ህጋዊ ውጤት ሊኖረው ይችላል ወይ? በዚህ ጊዜያት ውስጥ በህጉ ላይ የባልና ሚስት መብትና…
ሕጋዊ ፎርማሊቲውን የጠበቀ እና በፍ/ቤት የፀደቀ ኑዛዜ ዋጋ አልባ (ኑዛዜ) ሊሆን የሚችልበት ሁኔታ አለ ወይ?
በፍ/ብ/ሕ አንቀጽ 665(2) መሠረት “የኑዛዜ ቃል አፈፃፀሙም የማይቻል እንደሆነ እንደዚሁ ፈራሽ ነው፡፡” በማለት የደነገገ ሲሆን ይህን ነጥብ አስመልክቶም ሰበር ሰሚ ችሎት የሕግ ትርጉም ሰጥቷል፡፡ ጉዳዩ በስር የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ፍ/ቤት የቀረበው…
Jurisdiction to entertain “complains” regarding Trade Name Registration in Ethiopia?
Sometime petite issues like “who has the jurisdiction to entertain complains regarding trade name registration” could be controversial. This is what happened on the case of Ato Habteweld Zergaw Management…
Recent improvement on Mining Income Tax Law of Ethiopia
Recent improvement on Mining Income Tax Payment Law of Ethiopia Just like any other business activity income acquired from Mining Business activity, whether it is Large Scale or small scale,…
The Direct and Indirect Taxes applicable in Ethiopia
If you are a business company intending to open a new business here in Ethiopia or an already established business, here is the list of taxes imposed on business companies operating…
Why and How to protect your Trademark in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a country located in the north-eastern part of Africa. It is bordered by South Sudan and the Sudan to the west, Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia…
The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade is underway to provide Trade Name Registrations and Licenses
The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade is underway to provide trade name registrations and licenses. The currently applicable law requires Businesses in Ethiopia to register their names every year with in…
How to Protect Patent under Ethiopian Law: a legal brief on the Inventions, Minor Inventions and Industrial Designs Proclamation of Ethiopia
Globally, an owner of intellectual property rights like trademark, patent, industrial designs…etc shall take all the necessary safeguard means of protecting them. The same is true for Ethiopia. Especially these…
Why do you need to protect your Trademark in Ethiopia?
Do you give value to your brand and believe in protecting it? Here is our legal consultation as to why you need to register and protect your brand in Ethiopia.…