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Tort law AJUAYE AINEA

AJUAYE AINEA

The High Court found the defendants jointly and severally liable for a road accident and awarded transport costs and general damages, while rejecting other special damage claims.

  • Negligence
  • Vicarious liability
  • Damages
  • Road traffic accident
  • Employer's liability
  • Vicarious-liability
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Tort 20190207 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20190207 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court dismissed a driver’s negligence claim against his employer after finding no proof that mechanical defects or poor maintenance caused the road accident.

  • Negligence
  • Employer's liability
  • Personal injury
  • Damages
  • Employer-liability
  • Personal-injury
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Tort law Flora Kifebe as a Legal Personal Representative of Prosper Mwesigwa vs Kahama Mining Corporation Ltd 2012 TZCA 438 24 October 2012

Flora Kifebe as a Legal Personal Representative of Prosper Mwesigwa vs Kahama Mining Corporation Ltd 2012 TZCA 438 24 October 2012

Appeal allowed in a fatal-accident claim arising from a mine blast. The Court of Appeal held the employer negligent and awarded damages for lost earnings.

  • Employer's liability
  • Negligence
  • Vicarious liability
  • Fatal accidents
  • Assessment of damages
  • Employer-liability
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Employment law 20110118 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20110118 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Claims for damages arising from employer's alleged negligence in providing safe equipment to employees are complaints arising from the employment contract and fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Labour Court under Tanzanian labour statutes.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Employer's liability
  • Tortious liability
  • Negligence
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Employment law 20100218 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20100218 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court overruled preliminary objections that the employment-related suit was time-barred, improperly verified, and lacking jurisdictional value.

  • Employer's liability
  • Limitation period
  • Verification of pleadings
  • Jurisdictional value
  • Employment-liability
  • Limitation-period
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Employment law 20100218 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20100218 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court of Tanzania rejected preliminary objections that the suit was time-barred, improperly verified, or lacked jurisdictional particulars.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Employer's liability
  • Verification of pleadings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Employer-liability
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