Dr. Boniphace Luhende
— Principal Partner
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Dr. Boniphace Luhende Is a Principal Partner at LUNO Law Chambers. He Specializes in Tax Law, Mining, Petroleum Law, General Regulatory and Compliance Issues Corporate Finance, Arbitration, Civil and Commercial Litigation, With Both Academic and Practical Experiences.
Dr. Luhende is the immediate former Solicitor General of the United Republic of Tanzania from October 2022-2024, before that he served as the Deputy Solicitor General from July, 2020. He is currently a Lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, School of Law. Dr. Luhende previous work experience include working as a Tax Consultant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Tanzania, Assistant editor Tanzania Tax Law Report (2006-2011 Edition), and editor Tanganyika Law Reports (2017 Edition), Project Leader for the World Bank Group’s African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) Project, developed in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the University of Cape Town from 2014-2018. He was one of the local counsel in the negotiations and drafting of the Host Government Agreement (HGA) for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.
Dr. Luhende has represented the government and state-owned companies in arbitral disputes before distinguished tribunals such as the International Centre for Settlement of ICSID, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) as well as domestic arbitration under National Construction Council (NCC), Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (Tiarb) and many other ad hoc arbitrations. Dr. Luhende has represented the government in the High Court of Tanzania and the Court of Appeal as well as the quasi-judicial tribunals including the Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal, the Fair Competition Tribunal and Public Procurement Appeal Authority.
Having been consulted and advised the government and state owned companies, Dr. Luhende brings strong commercial sense to any legal transaction. He has successfully negotiated several large transactions in the energy, telecommunication, agriculture, manufacturing, aviation, shipping, mining, tourism, banking, real estate, construction and other sectors. Dr. Luhende has a track record of dealing with complex litigation matters and transactions that require careful judgment.
Dr. Luhende is an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and subordinate courts, registered Tax Consultant with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) as well as an accredited Arbitrator and Mediator. Dr. Luhende holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Upstream Oil and Gas Taxation from the University of Cape Town (2017), Master of Laws (LL.M) in Mining Taxation from the University of Dar es Salaam (2011), Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law School of Tanzania (2013) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) with Honours, from the University of Dar es Salaam (2008).
Dr. Luhende has taught and continues to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in tax law, arbitration, commercial law, mining & petroleum law and civil commercial litigation at the University of Dar es Salaam, Institute of Tax Administration, University of Dodoma and Eastern, Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) and University of Cape Town, (South Africa).