The Federal Supreme Court Issued Directive No. 17/2023 on Cassation Bench Appeal Procedures PDF Version Available Here On April 12, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia issued a new directive (የፌዴራል ጠቅላይ ፍርድ ቤት የሰበር ሥነ-ሥርዓት መመሪያ ቁጥር 17/2015) on the procedures for entertaining appeals before the court’s Cassation Bench. The Directive provides different...Read More

Main Features of the National Digital ID Proclamation No. 1284/2023 PDF Version Available Here A digital ID system has various benefits when it is implemented in a country. Among its benefits, it helps with proper planning of national development, creates an economic transition, ensures good governance, reduces waste of resources, prevents crime, reduces duplication, and...Read More

Draft Mining Proclamation Tabled to the House of Peoples’ Representatives The 19th regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, with consensus, resolved to refer the draft mining proclamation to the House of Peoples’ Representatives on April 10, 2023. The new bill, when enacted, will repeal the Mining Operations Proclamation No. 678/2010 which has been operational...Read More

The Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund Becomes Operational After being established in accordance with the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 482/2021, the Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund becomes operational upon the appointment of Ato Merga Wakweya as the CEO of the Fund by the Prime Minister as of April 7, 2023. What is the Ethiopian Deposit Insurance...Read More

Legal Update on the National Payment System (Amendment) Proclamation No. 1282/2022 PDF Version Available Here On 22 December 2022, the House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia ratified the National Payment System (Amendment) Proclamation No. 1282/2022 amending the existing National Payment System Proclamation No. 718/2011. The bill was anticipated for a long time as it promised...Read More

We are pleased to announce that DABLO is restructured as DABLO Law Firm LLP as of 27 February 2023 according to the Federal Advocacy Service Licensing and Administration Proclamation No. 1249/2021.DABLO, as a law office, was established by its current General Manager, Dawit Kidane, and its current Deputy General Managers, Addisu Hailegebriel and Bruk Geremew,...Read More

Federal Supreme Court Cassation Bench Decision, File No. 233331: Is Bonus a Demandable Right of a Worker? The Federal Supreme Court Cassation Bench rendered a decision on the 30th of January 2023 under Case No. 233331 on the modalities of paying bonuses to resigned workers. This is a complimentary decision to previous cassation bench decisions...Read More