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Contract law cuthbert robert kajuna ta cr kajuna and company vs equity bank tanzania limited 2021 tzhc 7556 8 november 2021

cuthbert robert kajuna ta cr kajuna and company vs equity bank tanzania limited 2021 tzhc 7556 8 november 2021

The High Court at Moshi held that the bank was justified in blocking loan funds meant for a third party, and dismissed the borrower’s suit with costs.

  • Loan facility agreement
  • Breach of contract
  • Banking procedures
  • Specific performance
  • Damages
  • Breach-of-contract
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Banking law commercial bank of africa t ltd vs christopher paul chale and others 2020 tzhccomd 2037 29 september 2020

commercial bank of africa t ltd vs christopher paul chale and others 2020 tzhccomd 2037 29 september 2020

The court held that the plaintiff was justified in debiting and returning the USD 233,256 due to suspicious transaction concerns and instructions from authorities and the remitting bank. The 1st defendant breached the credit facility agreements by failing to repay the outstanding amount, and the 2nd and 3rd defendants remained liable as guarantors under the continuing security clauses. The plaintiff was entitled to recover the outstanding principal of USD 143,450.41 with interest and costs, and to enforce the mortgage if payment was not made within six months.

  • Loan default
  • Guarantee liability
  • Mortgage enforcement
  • Anti-money laundering
  • Banking procedures
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Contract law 20181219 TZHC Mwanza2

20181219 TZHC Mwanza2

The High Court allowed a civil appeal, finding the trial court wrongly rejected relevant bank statements and misapprehended evidence about unpaid contractual sums.

  • Breach of contract
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Secondary evidence
  • Banking procedures
  • General damages
  • Breach-of-contract
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Banking law 20071030 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20071030 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held a collecting bank liable for wrongful conversion after processing a cheque intended for the customs authority and crediting another customer.

  • Cheque conversion
  • Bank negligence
  • Fraudulent conversion
  • Liability of collecting bank
  • Bills of exchange
  • Banking procedures
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Criminal law 19780719 TZHC Dodoma

19780719 TZHC Dodoma

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal by a regional accountant convicted of fraudulent accounting and stealing by public servant, upholding five-year imprisonment.

  • Fraudulent accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Banking procedures
  • Evidence assessment
  • Fraudulent-accounting
  • Stealing-by-public-servant
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Criminal law 19780719 TZHC Dodoma 1

19780719 TZHC Dodoma 1

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against convictions for fraudulent false accounting and stealing by a public servant, affirming the sentence.

  • Fraudulent false accounting
  • Stealing by public servant
  • Banking procedures
  • Government administration
  • Fraudulent-false-accounting
  • Stealing-by-public-servant
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