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Company law cases in Tanzania

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. This curated Tanzania collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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  • 9 Apr 2025

    MUTATINA RULING LATEST

    Citation
    MUTATINA RULING LATEST
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court of Tanzania at Mwanza granted a six-month extension for an official liquidator to complete liquidation of Retrus Tanzania Ltd and file his report.

    • Winding up
    • Liquidation
    • Extension of time
    • Winding-up
    • Extension-of-time
    • Company-law
  • 20 Mar 2025

    Vintan Mbiro v Hashim Mussa et al

    Citation
    Vintan Mbiro v Hashim Mussa et al
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court allows a liquidator six additional months to complete winding up of Access Medical & Dialysis Centre Ltd, finding reasonable grounds for delay.

    • Winding up of companies
    • Extension of time
    • Appointment of liquidator
    • Company-law
    • Insolvency
    • Winding-up
  • 7 Mar 2025

    lifting the corporate veil1

    Citation
    lifting the corporate veil1
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court ruling on lifting the corporate veil, personal liability of a managing director, and arrest and detention in execution of a money decree.

    • Lifting corporate veil
    • Director liability
    • Execution of decrees
    • Civil imprisonment
    • Company-law
    • Lifting-corporate-veil
  • 10 Dec 2024

    MLANDIZI LIMITED SCANNED

    Citation
    MLANDIZI LIMITED SCANNED
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court land decision on directorship proof and a settlement deed. The court allotted 30 acres to the second defendant and 19 acres to the plaintiff.

    • Ownership of land by foreigners
    • Company directorship
    • Deed of settlement
    • Shareholding
    • Land-law
    • Company-law
  • 21 Nov 2024

    FISSOO STELI DOMU

    Citation
    FISSOO STELI DOMU
    Court
    TANZLII

    Appeal dismissed in a Tanzanian loan recovery dispute; the court upheld the loan agreement, treated unstamped documents as curable, and rejected the locus standi challenge.

    • Loan recovery
    • Admissibility of unstamped documents
    • Locus standi of company representatives
    • Appeal grounds
    • Loan-recovery
    • Stamp-duty
  • 25 Oct 2024

    Ruling Anna

    Citation
    Ruling Anna
    Court
    TANZLII

    High Court of Tanzania granted rectification of the register of members and allowed an estate administratrix to be registered as sole director.

    • Rectification of register of members
    • Appointment of director
    • Administration of estate
    • Company-law
    • Rectification-of-register
    • Appointment-of-directors
  • 10 Oct 2024

    NDAHAT FARM

    Citation
    NDAHAT FARM
    Court
    TANZLII

    Winding up petition dismissed as incompetent for failure to comply with statutory requirements under the Companies Act and insolvency rules.

    • Winding up of companies
    • Voluntary winding up
    • Procedural compliance
    • Appointment of liquidator
    • Winding-up
    • Voluntary-winding-up
  • 29 Jul 2024

    Sisti Sylvester Mganga vs China Dragon International Co Ltd 2023 TZHCComD 171 29 July 2024

    Citation
    Sisti Sylvester Mganga vs China Dragon International Co Ltd 2023 TZHCComD 171 29 July 2024
    Court
    TZHCCOMD

    Minority shareholder petition partly allowed: unfair prejudice found, records access ordered, but damages and broad contract nullification refused.

    • Unfair prejudice
    • Minority shareholder rights
    • Corporate governance
    • Remedies under companies act
    • Unfair-prejudice
    • Minority-shareholder-rights
  • 15 Mar 2024

    gopalji vallabhdas chavda another vs pravinchandra ghirdhalal chavda 2 others 2024 tzhccomd 30 15 march 2024

    Citation
    gopalji vallabhdas chavda another vs pravinchandra ghirdhalal chavda 2 others 2024 tzhccomd 30 15 march 2024
    Court
    TZHCCOMD

    High Court overruled a preliminary objection in a section 233 Companies Act petition, finding that locus standi and limitation disputes needed evidence.

    • Unfair prejudice
    • Oppression of minority shareholders
    • Locus standi
    • Limitation of actions
    • Preliminary objection
    • Company-law
  • 15 Feb 2024

    ibrahim ally kigombe vs mara microfinance co ltd 2 othersa 2024 tzhc 303 15 february 2024

    Citation
    ibrahim ally kigombe vs mara microfinance co ltd 2 othersa 2024 tzhc 303 15 february 2024
    Court
    TZHC

    High Court of Tanzania: application allowed to lift the corporate veil of Mara Microfinance Co. Ltd for execution against its directors.

    • Lifting corporate veil
    • Execution of decree
    • Director liability
    • Lifting-corporate-veil
    • Execution-of-decree
    • Director-liability
  • 31 Jan 2024

    flipos gebremedhin vs asmara transport co ltd 2024 tzhccomd 2 31 january 2024

    Citation
    flipos gebremedhin vs asmara transport co ltd 2024 tzhccomd 2 31 january 2024
    Court
    TZHCCOMD

    Application for attachment before judgment failed for lack of cogent evidence, vehicle valuation, and proof of intent to obstruct execution.

    • Attachment before judgment
    • Security for costs
    • Burden of proof
    • Jurisdiction
    • Company law
    • Attachment-before-judgment
  • 25 Jan 2024

    mary deogratias magubo formerly known as mary boniface fungo 2 others vs the registrar of companies 2024 tzhccomd 1 25 january 2024

    Citation
    mary deogratias magubo formerly known as mary boniface fungo 2 others vs the registrar of companies 2024 tzhccomd 1 25 january 2024
    Court
    TZHCCOMD

    Court allowed section 137 relief to cure quorum deficiency after one shareholder-director died, but refused to order a direct appointment.

    • Quorum deficiency
    • Share transmission
    • Membership vs shareholding
    • Court intervention under companies act
    • Administration of deceased estate
    • Company-law