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Contract law ebony company limited vs watumishi housing company limited 2024 tzca 173 11 march 2024

ebony company limited vs watumishi housing company limited 2024 tzca 173 11 march 2024

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania dismissed a land-sale appeal, holding that the appellant failed to prove fraud in the signed contract or displace the sanctity of contract.

  • Fraud in contracts
  • Sanctity of contract
  • Burden of proof
  • Land sale agreements
  • Fraud-in-contracts
  • Sanctity-of-contract
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Civil procedure abdulkadir elimanzi rashid 136 others v the attorney general another 2023 tzhclandd 118 16 february 2023

abdulkadir elimanzi rashid 136 others v the attorney general another 2023 tzhclandd 118 16 february 2023

The suit is not time barred because the period during which the plaintiffs were diligently prosecuting related proceedings is excluded from the limitation period. The court retains jurisdiction because the arbitration clause could not be implemented due to the defendants' refusal to cooperate, making arbitration impossible.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Arbitration clauses
  • Fraud in contracts
  • Jurisdiction
  • Exclusion of time
  • Abuse of process
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Civil procedure lucy thomasi kimaro vs liliani sophia kimaro another 2022 tzhclandd 15705 13 december 2022

lucy thomasi kimaro vs liliani sophia kimaro another 2022 tzhclandd 15705 13 december 2022

The suit is not time barred because the period during which the plaintiffs were diligently prosecuting other proceedings on the same cause of action is to be excluded from the limitation period. The court has jurisdiction because the arbitration clause could not be implemented due to the defendants' lack of cooperation, and the defendants did not seek a stay of proceedings to pursue arbitration.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Arbitration clauses
  • Jurisdiction
  • Fraud in contracts
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