The legal system |
Practice areas
IMMMA Advocates is part of the DLA Piper Group and is based in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza, providing an extensive range of legal services through various practice areas.
IMMMA Advocates ranks amongst the leading corporate law practices in the country and specialises in banking, securities, natural resources, divestiture, privatisation and the acquisition of parastatal corporations, insurance and social security matters, employment, admiralty law and tax. These are our main areas of interest, but we also have one of the leading litigation departments in the country and actively venture into other practice areas for our corporate clients. We have since expanded our capacity to include arbitration.
Our key clients include numerous local and international entities from various industries and from both the public and private sectors.
The legal system
Being part of the Commonwealth, Tanzania’s legal system is premised on the English legal system. It is worth noting, however, that aside from sharing the Court of Appeal of the United Republic with Mainland Tanzania, Zanzibar maintains its own distinct and separate legal system.
The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania declares Tanzania's aim to build a democratic society founded on the principles of freedom, justice, fraternity and concord. The Executive is accountable to a legislature composed of elected members and representatives of the people, and to an independent judiciary that dispenses justice without fear or favour. Human rights are preserved and protected in Tanzania.
Article 4 of the Constitution provides for three organs of Government - Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary. These are established under Chapters Three, Two and Five respectively of the Constitution.
The Constitution also provides for the legislative supremacy of Parliament and the independence of the Judiciary. It embraces the principles of the Rule of Law, the separation of powers and a pluralistic political system.
Practice areas
Over the years we have acquired and continue to develop our competencies in the banking and finance, commercial litigation, mining and natural resources, telecommunications, infrastructure, tax, energy and gas, securities, and general corporate sectors.