20170522 TZHC Arusha

20170522 TZHC Arusha

The suit was prematurely filed without first submitting the dispute to arbitration as required by the loan agreement's arbitration clause; therefore, the application is struck out.

Citation
20170522 TZHC Arusha
Parties
Plaintiff: Alfred T. Mart; Plaintiff: Elimina J. Makoy; Plaintiff: Losieku Stephen; Defendant: Jibu Group Company Ltd
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
22 May 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Outcome
application struck out
Legal Topics
Arbitration Clause, Jurisdiction, Stay of Proceedings
Source Language
English

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Parties

Alfred T. Mart

Plaintiff

Elimina J. Makoy

Plaintiff

Losieku Stephen

Plaintiff

Jibu Group Company Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Preliminary Objection Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the suit was prematurely instituted in breach of the arbitration clause in the loan agreement
  2. 2 Whether the court has jurisdiction before arbitration is attempted

Ratio Decidendi

The suit was prematurely filed without first submitting the dispute to arbitration as required by the loan agreement's arbitration clause; therefore, the application is struck out.

Court Disposition

application struck out

Orders

  • Application struck out for being prematurely filed without submitting to arbitration first as required by the arbitration clause.
  • No order as to costs.