In the wake of increased counterfeit goods in the Kenyan market, in January 2019, Kenya amended the Anti-counterfeit Act of 2008, through the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2018, which made recordation of Intellectual Property Rights through the Anti-counterfeit Authority (ACA) mandatory. The amendment became operational on 30th July 2021, after publication in the […]

Poor work performance generally falls under incapacity as provided under Rule 15(1) of the Employment and Labour Relations, (Code of Good Practice) G.N No. 42 of 2007 which states that, an employee’s incapacity may be due to ill health, injury, or poor work performance. An employee has the responsibility to reach and maintain the employer’s […]

We are proud to announce that VEMMA Attorneys was amongst the prestigious law firms invited tocontribute to the Getting the Deal Through Trademarks Publication 2019 (15th Edition) forTanzania Chapter. We covered the Tanzania Chapter for this Publication. This 15th Edition covers common issues inTrademarks Laws and Regulations across 40 Jurisdictions. Areas of Law covered include: […]

The enforcement of foreign judgments in Tanzania is governed by the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Act [Cap 8 R.E. 2002], the Act stipulates the registration and execution of foreign money judgments with countries that have been listed in the Act which Tanzania has reciprocal enforcement arrangements, these countries are Australia (New South Wales), Botswana, […]

A company or an employer should know that the purpose of a probationary period is to afford a company the opportunity to evaluate the employee’s work performance over a reasonable, mutually agreed upon period of time whereby the employer can determine the employee’s suitability for the position that he/she was appointed based on the employees […]