Tanzania Case Law

saulo makungu and 18 others vs busirime village council and 2 others 2021 tzhc 7196 15 november 2021

Court

TZHC

Applicants demonstrated willingness to be represented and established common interest in the intended suit regarding land rights, satisfying the requirements of Order I Rule 8(1) CPC. Leave is granted for Saulo Makungu to represent the other applicants.

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• Representative suits
• Leave to sue
• Common interest requirement

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mwanaidi rashidi athmani and 8 others vs ocean view apartments limited and 3 others 2021 tzhcld 256 16 july 2021

Court

TANZLII

The court allowed a representative-suit application, holding that the applicants shared a common interest in challenging the same labour decision.

• Representative suits
• Common interest requirement
• Labour disputes
• Representative-suits
• Common-interest
• Labour-procedure

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edward joseph mpali others vs capital development authority 2016 tzhc 2263 14 november 2016

Court

TZHC

The High Court granted leave for a representative suit, holding the applicants were numerous, shared a common compensation claim, and had authority to sue.

• Representative suits
• Compensation for expropriated land
• Common interest requirement
• Representative-suits
• Civil-procedure
• Land-compensation

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