When disputes arise in the cause of business, we aim at resolving them as quick as possible with the Client’s best interest in mind. We provide legal advice on the best way towards handling disputes and where necessary litigating on behalf of the Client. We also use other alternative ways of resolving disputes such as Arbitration and Mediation. Our specialized areas of litigation are:

• Insurance

We provide legal advisory services to insurance industry namely to insurers, brokers, agents and also to the insured companies and individuals. We also provide solutions to our clients in trying to end disputes in other ways alternative to litigation in court like conciliation and arbitration.

• Mining

Project sheria has adequate competences in mining business undertakings and it is increasingly specializing in this area in terms of rendering legal opinions and processing for acquisition of mineral rights, conducting searches, effecting assignments and transfers etc.

• Employment and Labour Relations

We provide legal opinions on various labour issues so as to bring about hale and hearty industrial relations as well as protecting interests of our clients under employment contracts. In this regard we are available to advise corporate employers on the best way to comply with statutory requirements and avoid costly industrial disputes. Our lawyers have wealth of experience in successfully defending employers and in a number of expensive litigation.

• Probate and Estate Planning

Matters relating to probate and estate planning are very sensitive and complex. We therefore assist clients with the following:

• Estate planning;
• Estate and trust administration;
• Family business transactions;
• Creation of trusts (e.g. for maintenance, children and property);
• Trust and Estate litigation in dispute resolution;
• Creation of private foundations;
• Drafting of wills, testaments and trust deeds.

Intellectual property rights

We have a team of attorneys and associates with distinguished expertise in intellectual property laws a wide understanding of the legal, institutional framework and practice relating to intellectual property law in Tanzania.
We therefore provide legal services covering all the major branches of intellectual property law, including:

• Copyrights;
• Patents;
• Trade and service marks;
• Industrial designs;
• Trade secrets; and
• Franchising arrangements.

Taxation

Our Firm is endowed with practitioners who are endowed with both theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and experience in tax laws that are applicable in Tanzania. In addition to that, the firm is proud of the attorneys who are duly authorized to appear and represent clients in tax dispute settlement forums. We are experienced in both complex and technical legal aspects of taxation. Our services involve provision of legal advice on a range of tax law-related aspects covering:

• Income Tax;
• Value Added Tax;
• Customs;
• Stamp Duty;
• International Taxation;
• Deductions and exemptions;
• Tax dispute settlement.

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