20170830 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

20170830 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

The Respondent is a foreign company without immovable property or a Certificate of Compliance in Tanzania. As such, it is justified under Order XXV Rule 1(1) to order the Respondent to provide security for costs.

Citation
20170830 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1
Parties
Applicant/1st Defendant: HB Worldwide Limited; Respondent/plaintiff: Godrej Household Products Limited
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
30 August 2017
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Security for Costs
Outcome
Application granted in part
Legal Topics
Security for Costs, Foreign Plaintiffs, Jurisdiction
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Security for Costs Foreign Plaintiffs Jurisdiction

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Parties

HB Worldwide Limited

Applicant/1st Defendant

Godrej Household Products Limited

Respondent/plaintiff

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Security for Costs

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Respondent, a foreign company without immovable property in Tanzania, should be ordered to provide security for costs under Order XXV Rule 1(1) of the Civil Procedure Code

Ratio Decidendi

The Respondent is a foreign company without immovable property or a Certificate of Compliance in Tanzania. As such, it is justified under Order XXV Rule 1(1) to order the Respondent to provide security for costs.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part

Orders

  • Respondent to deposit security for costs within 30 days
  • Amount of security reduced to USD 40,000