የተከበራችሁ አንባቢያን መንግስት የበጎ አድራጎት ድርጅቶችና ማህበራትን በተመለከተ አዲስ አዋጅ ማውጣቱን ተከትሎ ዝረዝር መመሪያን በማውጣት ላይ ይገኛል፡፡ ከነዚህ መካከልም የበጎ አድራጎት ድርጅቶችና ማህበራትን የዓላማ ማስፈፀሚያና አስተዳደራዊ ወጪዎችን �... Read more...

በፍትሀብሔር ስነስርዓት ህጋችን አንቀፅ 223 መሰረት አንድ ከሳሽ ከሚያቀርበው የክስ ማመልከቻ ጋር በክሱ መስማት ወቅት ለጉዳዩ ማስረጃ ይሆኑኛል የሚላቸውን የሰውም ሆነ የፅሑፍ ማስረጃዎችን በተመለከተ ማንኛውም ተከራካሪ ወገን ከአቤቱታው ጋር በማያያዝ ወይም ከቀን ቀጠሮ በፊት ወይም በመ�... Read more...

በአገራችን ያለው ማህበረሰብ ለዳኛ እና ለፍርድ ቤት የሚሰጠው ቦታ በጣም የገዘፈ በመሆኑ ፍርድ ቤቶች የፈለጉትን ነገር እንደፈለጉ የማስኬድ ስልጣንና መብት ያላቸው ይመስላቸዋል፡፡ ለዚያ ነው ዳኛ በተለምዶ ‘ከእግዚአብሔር ቀጥሎ የዜጋው እድል ፈንታ ወሳኝ ነው’ እየተባለ የሚወራው:: እው�... Read more...

If an applicant fails to appear on a hearing should the court automatically dismiss the case? The Federal Cassation Bench has rendered a decision on a case involving the above issue. The case was between Ethiopian Transport Authority and W/ro Tigist Wondefraw and Bahru Mohammed.

The case initiated upon claim of the applicant claiming the defendants... Read more...

In cases where the issue of conflict is a property situated in a given state and if the place is also where the parties had concluded the contract, then according to Art. 24(1) and 25(1) of the Ethiopian Civil Procedure Code, the courts that have the jurisdiction to try the case are the courts situated in the same province as the property in conflict.

But in case where the parties are from different states or in cases where the... Read more...

The recently issued proclamation For Lease Holding of Urban Lands has been the recent talk of the town and various opinions are rising from every corner. Below we have attached you the English version of the proclamation. Soon we hope to be back with our comprehensive commentary.

Proclamation No. 721/2004: A PROCLAMATION TO PROVIDE FOR Read more...

አዋጅ ቁጥር 721/2004

የከተማ ቦታ በሊዝ ስለመያዝ የወጣ አዋጅ

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In Ethiopia thee are two types of tax. These are Direct and Indirect tax.

I.          Direct Tax

According to proclamation No 286/94 any person whose permanent residence is in Ethiopian, ... Read more...

In social life it is expected that one person help another person in times of need. Especially members of a family are more intimate than any other persons so they maintain one another such social values are backed by law.

The revised family code of Ethiopia provides maintenance provisions. According to the code maintenanc... Read more...

In an attempt to develop a mechanism of protecting the consumer and also ensuring the existence of acceptable trade practice norm the Ethiopian legal system has developed the following trade practice and consumer protection laws.  Below we have tried to give you a short brief about it.

Presently, commercial activities and... Read more...

In general Agency can be defined as a relationship in which one gets the authority to act on behalf of another.

According to Ethiopian law there are two sources of agency.

 1. Agency by law (Ex. minor-tutor relationship) and Read more...

Currently, marriage under Ethiopian law is an institution that is to be entered into with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. The spouses have equal rights during the entry of, the lifetime and dissolution of the marriage. So when a marriage is dissolved, for any of the legal reasons this legal principle entails various effects for spouses so intending that dictates adherence to legal procedure as t... Read more...

After dissolution of marriage by divorce the next step will be liquidation of pecuniary relations. The pecuniary relations between spouses shall be liquidated by agreement or by retaking of personal property.

Liquidation By Agreement

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If you are considering marriage in Ethiopia or want advice for someone who is, here is a short review. Under Ethiopian law, marriage is recognized as such whether celebrated traditionally, religiously or by court according to the law. It entails for the spouses concerned:

1. personal effects
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In order to maintain industrial peace and work in the spirit of harmony and cooperation worker- employer relations should be governed by law. Basic rights of employees should be respected by the employers and the employees should render their obligations to the employers. In Ethiopia labor proclamation No 377/96 puts a detailed list of rights and obligations of these parties. Once an Employment relation is formed there are certain obligations that are imposed on a... Read more...

ልማዳዊ/ባህላዊ ጋብቻ በኢትዩጵያ ተቀባይነት እንዳለው ያውቁ ኖሯል? እንግዲያውስ እንንገርዎት፡፡

ልማዳዊ/ባህላዊ ጋብቻ በኢትዩጵያ ተቀባይነት ያለው ቢሆንም ልማዳዊው ጋብቻ ህጋዊ ውጤት ይኖረው ዘንድ ግን በክፍለ ከተማው የጋብቻና ክብር መዝገብ ምዝገባ ቢሮ ውስጥ መመዝገብ ይኖርበታል፡፡ ባልና ሚስት... Read more...

In an attempt to develop a mechanism of protecting the consumer and also ensuring the existence of acceptable trade practice norm the Ethiopian legal system has developed the following trade practice and consumer protection laws.  Below we have tried to give you a short brief about it.

Presently, commercial activities and the rights of concerned traders and... Read more...

According to the Ethiopian law a person will be liable for the damage he causes into another by offence, even if there is no any under taking on his offence. This means, the person will be liable to another person on which he causes damage without any contractual relation between them. In addition a person is liable for the damage he causes to another by an activity in which he engages or by an object he possesses. Not only these, but a person is responsible if a ... Read more...

In social life it is expected that one person help another person in times of need. Especially members of a family are more intimate than any other persons so they maintain one another such social values are backed by law.

The revised family code of Ethiopia provides maintenance provisions. According to the code maintenance includes food, shelter, clothing, although facility and education if appropriate. Obligation of maintenan... Read more...