DARSTATE ATTORNEYS

Intellectual Property is one of Darstate Attorneys’ basic practice areas. Darstate passionately coordinating global intellectual property filing programs for clients in Tanzania, Zanzibar; before the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and in other African Countries such as Democratic republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa and giving training in the area of Intellectual property. 

Darstate Attorneys consist Senior Intellectual Property, brand protection/anti-counterfeiting lawyers for Global Companies and Individual. The firm dedicates their work on advising on enforcement of intellectual property rights on civil and administrative procedures and measures; provisional measure; special requirements related to border measures and criminal procedures. 

Being professional lawyer, Darstate team directly involves in negotiating and drafting license, franchise and assignments agreements; memorandum of understanding, contractual agreements and any other legal documents applicable in intellectual property transaction.

Scope of Services

• IP Portfolio Management services 
• Freedom to operate analysis
• IP Audits and due diligence
• Drafting and negotiating license agreements, distribution agreements, franchise agreements, agency agreement and assignments.
• Advising on breach of privacy and breach of confidence claims
• Advising brands including many globally recognized names on implementations anti-counterfeiting strategies both in Tanzania and international
•  Coordinating global intellectual property filing programs for clients
• Advising on various policy options and how each on the options can effectively strengthen, protect and nurture Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
• Brand watch services 
• Searching, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patents, trademarks and designs.
• IP policy formulation and policy review
• IP opposition and litigation 

This is the basic services offered by Darstate Attorneys. The firm specialized lawyers have helped local and international entrepreneurs to set up companies in Tanzania & Zanzibar within 1 to 3 working days. Our team focus on both local and international laws that might be relevant for our clients doing business in Tanzania & Zanzibar. If you are planning to set up, run, or relocate your business to Tanzania or Zanzibar, then Darstate Attorneys will be your trusted legal partner.

Darstate corporate skills and experience come from managing different client cases in court and before arbitration councils; advising national and multinational business entities on various legal aspect of business such as local content requirements, employment matters, company management and helping them to establish place of business in Tanzania.

Darstate teams takes the time to understand clients’ business needs in order to provide an effective and tailored approach to each case. Our detailed understanding of litigation procedure, dynamic manner of advocating for our clients, and high attention to detail ensure that our clients feel confident throughout any dispute resolution process. 

Scope of Services

• Corporate formation and alteration
• Corporate consolidation and division
• Bankruptcy, liquidation, business transaction, merge
• Shareholding reform and equity reconstruction
•  Corporate governance
• Employee incentive arrangements
•  Profit-sharing plan
•  Independent legal advice in conflict situations
•  contentious and non-contentious labour and employment law issues
• Due diligence
• Commercial negotiation and contract
• Dispute resolution and litigation

We offer service related to family and matters incidental too

We excel in civil litigation and debt recovery. We shall represent you before Primary court, District Magistrate court, Resident Magistrate court, High court, Court of Appeal and before tribunals like District land and Housing Tribunal, Fair Competition Commission, etc.

We provide arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services. We shall help you resolve your corporate and commercial, debt recovery, insolvency, employment, technology, IPRs and banking disputes in amicable ways. 

Litigation & Arbitration

Darstate’s Litigation & Arbitration team is comprised of experienced lawyers which has gained a wealth of experience in litigation and arbitration (Contract, tort, marriage, inheritance, intellectual property, labor and employment, equity, real estate, property, financial and maritime disputes, criminal and administrative cases. Commercial arbitration).

Darstate has participated in numerous landmark cases, possessing a reputation for quality and effectiveness.

Scope of Services

• Civil litigation such as tort actions
• Commercial litigation such as breach of contract 
• Administrative procedure such as judicial review
•  Commercial arbitration
•  Foreign-related litigation- such as enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
•  International arbitration

Freedom of employment is guided and protected by laws, regulations and guidelines of the relevant ministry. This means that the employer and the employee must always follow these guidelines. Doing this, will help the institution grow and progress more and more. At Darstate, our job is to help you ensure that you follow the laws, regulations and guidelines of employment and labour relations at all times. 

Scope of Services

• Employment Handbook 
• Employment contracts
• Cross-border labor and employment issues such as Work and resident Permits
• Service period agreements & confidentiality agreements
• Employee record, and declarations and payments of social insurance premiums
• Executives recruitment
• Employee incentive plans
• Labour Dispute resolutions and litigation

We offer advice and counselling to banks and other lenders, borrowers and businesses on all aspects of financing across a wide range of business industries from manufacturing to hospitality.

Banking and Finance

Baking and Finance is a sensitive thing. Its sensitivity is based on the way they drive business stability and the welfare of society in general. Knowing the importance of this sector which requires great attention of knowing the law and monitoring changes in laws, regulations and guidelines issued from time to time, at Darstate we are proud to have a team that is well knowledge in this financial sector. Our experience is based on study and daily practice in court and regular advice we give to individuals, companies and various institutions in and outside the country.

Scope of Services

• Legal due diligence
• General outside counsel for financial institutions
•  Compliance, risk identification and risk control system building
• Drafting, revision and review of standardized documents for financial business
• Commercial loans, policy-backed loans, syndicated loans, import and export credit, project financing, real estate financing and other forms of trade financing
•  Founding of commercial banks, letter of credit business and a variety of bill business
• Trading futures, options and other derivatives
• Non-performing assets disposition, debt and assets restructuring, investment and M&A for financial institutions
• Financial innovation-related legal matters and relevant dispute resolution

We provide legal services in all aspect of the industry from construction contracts to project management, lease agreements and real estate guarantee contracts. 

Real Estate & Construction

We are among a few advocates in the country who have knowledge and proven experience in this field, particularly on security and securities documentation as well as undertaking the recovery process. 

Scope of Services

• Land acquisition for investment 
• Lease 
• Primary land development
• Bidding and tendering, auction and granting of land use rights
• Project initiation documentation and the setting up of project companies
• M&A of Project company
• Project acquisition and bidding and tendering for project transfer
• Project design, execution and supervision
•  Project settlement
• Property marketing, transfer, leasing and management
• Commercial property management
• Real estate investment funds
• Real estate project financing
• Comprehensive legal risk management for property development projects

We provide general legal service in business dealings

we facilitate debt collection in all sector and industry