20110411 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20110411 TZHC Dar es Salaam

There was no confidential information imparted to Mr. Kamara by the objector, as the documents were already in the public domain; therefore, there is no legal or ethical basis to disqualify him or his firm from representing the Decree Holder.

Citation
20110411 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Plaintiff/decree Holder: MEIS Industries Co. Ltd; Defendant/judgment Debtor: The Great Socialist Peoples' Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Objector: Mohamed Enterprises Tanzania Limited
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
11 April 2011
Procedural Posture
Civil / Ruling on Application to Disqualify Advocate
Outcome
Application to disqualify advocate dismissed on legal grounds; suggestion made for Mr. Kamara to step aside voluntarily for the sake of public confidence.
Legal Topics
Advocate Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality of Information, Disqualification of Counsel
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Legal Ethics Advocate Conflict of Interest Confidentiality of Information Disqualification of Counsel

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Parties

MEIS Industries Co. Ltd

Plaintiff/decree Holder

The Great Socialist Peoples' Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Defendant/judgment Debtor

Mohamed Enterprises Tanzania Limited

Objector

Procedural Posture

Civil / Ruling on Application to Disqualify Advocate

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Mr. Kamara and Crest Professional Attorneys should be disqualified from representing the Decree Holder due to alleged conflict of interest and prior involvement with the Objector

Ratio Decidendi

There was no confidential information imparted to Mr. Kamara by the objector, as the documents were already in the public domain; therefore, there is no legal or ethical basis to disqualify him or his firm from representing the Decree Holder.

Court Disposition

Application to disqualify advocate dismissed on legal grounds; suggestion made for Mr. Kamara to step aside voluntarily for the sake of public confidence.

Orders

  • Application to disqualify Mr. Kamara and Crest Professional Attorneys is dismissed.
  • Mr. Kamara is suggested (not ordered) to step aside and allow a colleague to handle the objection proceedings.