NexLaw Advocates

NexLaw Advocates is a dynamic corporate law firm offering a wide range of legal services. Its practice areas include: Tax, Corporate law, M&A, Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets and securities, Intellectual Property, Investment, Labour and Immigration, Procurement, Construction, Real Estate, Natural Resources, and Arbitration and commercial dispute resolution. The firm is devoted to providing quality and timely professional services to clients focusing on clients’ needs and assisting clients to do business in Tanzania

Tax 

The firm offers advisory services on tax disputes and represent clients at the level of Tanzania Revenue Authority, Tax Revenue Appeals Board, Tax Revenue Appeal Tribunal and the Tanzania Court of Appeal. NexLaw advocates also apply and secure TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) and VRN (VAT Registration Number) on behalf of different entities. In addition to represent institution and Non-governmental Organization (NGO’S) on tax exemptions and attaining of charitable status Rulings from Tanzania Revenue Authority.

Company  

NexLaw is actively involved in the incorporation of companies, securing business licenses, processing registration of companies with relevant regulatory authorities. NexLaw provides company secretarial services, risk management and compliance, winding up and dissolution of companies, merger and acquisition, due diligence and receiverships.

Immigration and Employment  

NexLaw offers a full range of advisory services on Immigration issues including application and processing of work/residence permits with their related appeals, exemptions, visas (business visas, multiple entry visas, referral visas, etc.), student passes, special passes and dependant passes for qualifying individuals. The firm also assists clients in legalization of documents, processing police clearance certificates (certificates of good character) as well as providing general immigration advisory. NexLaw provides assistance with specialist advice on immigration law and various immigration queries for over 15 years.

NexLaw provides advisory services on employment and labour relations, retrenchment procedures and practice; drafting and review of contracts of employment, negotiating collective bargaining/voluntary agreements on behalf of clients. NexLaw assists clients on retrenchment processes.

NexLaw has vast experience in assisting various international and local companies in employment-related issues including labour disputes

Banking  

NexLaw represents various entities on compliance, debt, syndicated loans, pre lending reviews, perfection of security documentation, recovery of nonperforming loans, general advisory on banking law andpractice. The firm also assist companies entering into the banking business or financial sector to secure banking license and other approvals.

Intellectual Property  

The firm is involved in the protection of intellectual property rights. It is handling applications for trademarks and patents, including contentious and non-contentious work, such as licensing and franchising, trademark infringement, passing off and prosecution. NexLaw Advocates also provides services such as drafting and review of technology transfer agreements copyright litigation and licensing, domain names and website protection and ecommerce transactions and disputes.

Natural Resources  

NexLaw offers a wide range of legal services in the energy, mining and Oil and Gas industry. We provide consultancy and assist clients in all matters pertaining to the Review of PSAs, MDAs, Licensing, financing of oil, gas and mining operations, and due diligence and dispute resolution.

Construction and Real Estate  

NexLaw has personnel with substantial experience in real estate and construction law, it has experience in assisting clients in various matters involving land, conveyance and construction law. The firm provides advice and assistance in respect of land acquisition and transfers, development of residential and commercial complexes, and joint ventures.

The firm also assist construction companies, property developers and agents in establishing business and compliance matters in Tanzania, and in negotiation, execution and interpretation of building contracts and joint ventures.

Capital Markets and Securities  

NexLaw is actively involved in handling all matters relating to securities. We provide advice on Listing, and compliance requirements with Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) and Capital Market and Securities Authorities (CMSA). NexLaw also represents different companies before CMSA on different matters including quasi – judicial.

Dispute Resolution  

NexLaw have experience in handling court and arbitration disputes in various areas of law such as disputes relating to, commercial disputes, employment and labour relations, land disputes, taxation, matrimonial, intellectual property, matrimonial disputes, banking and financing, insurance issues etc.

Due Diligence and Research  

The firm is actively involved on various due diligence and research issues. NexLaw Advocates has done a number of due diligence assignments on behalf of various international and national clients on various issues ranging from company, mining, oil and gas, banking and intellectual property and general business law. We have also conducted due diligence search in various government authorities including Tanzania Revenue Authority, Registrar of Companies, Commissioner for Lands and various court and quasi-judicial registries.