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Civil procedure ERNEST DANIEL KINGUS

ERNEST DANIEL KINGUS

The High Court granted the applicant’s request to withdraw a leave-to-appeal application, holding the 2023 law change abolished the leave requirement and operates retrospectively.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Retrospective application of procedural law
  • Abolition of leave requirement
  • Land disputes
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Retrospective-procedural-law
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Civil procedure frown haule vs jackline kalesa 2024 tzhc 791 14 march 2024

frown haule vs jackline kalesa 2024 tzhc 791 14 march 2024

The High Court struck out an application for leave to appeal, holding that amendments to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act removed the leave requirement and applied retrospectively.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Retrospective application of procedural law
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Retrospective-procedural-law
  • Appellate-jurisdiction-act
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure wellworth hotells another vs ah jamal another 2024 tzca 171 11 march 2024

wellworth hotells another vs ah jamal another 2024 tzca 171 11 march 2024

The Court of Appeal struck out a notice of appeal, holding that the Deputy Registrar’s execution-related decision was not appealable as of right and leave was required.

  • Appeals
  • Execution of decrees
  • Leave to appeal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
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Civil procedure fredrick anthony mboma vs serikali ya mtaa kibangu and 2 others 2024 tzhc 754 8 march 2024

fredrick anthony mboma vs serikali ya mtaa kibangu and 2 others 2024 tzhc 754 8 march 2024

The High Court dismissed an application for review, finding a paragraph-numbering error in the earlier ruling did not cause miscarriage of justice.

  • Review of court decisions
  • Affidavit requirements
  • Leave to appeal
  • Civil-procedure
  • Review-of-court-decisions
  • Affidavits
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Civil procedure josia rututuka vs joyce kiwanuka 2024 tzhc 891 7 march 2024

josia rututuka vs joyce kiwanuka 2024 tzhc 891 7 march 2024

The application was struck out because the affidavit in support was ambiguous and failed to clearly identify the decision from which leave to appeal was sought, rendering the application incompetent.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Preliminary objection
  • Affidavit requirements
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure vitus kilapi vs batista kilapi 2024 tzhc 379 22 february 2024

vitus kilapi vs batista kilapi 2024 tzhc 379 22 february 2024

The High Court struck out a land application for leave to appeal, holding that after the 2023 amendment to section 5 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, leave was no longer required.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Retrospective application of procedural law
  • Jurisdiction of court of appeal
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Retrospective-procedural-law
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Civil procedure venance sililo kapele vs john lucas msanganzila another 2024 tzhc 395 22 february 2024

venance sililo kapele vs john lucas msanganzila another 2024 tzhc 395 22 february 2024

The High Court struck out an application for leave to appeal, holding that recent amendments removed the leave requirement and apply retrospectively.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Retrospective application of procedural law
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Retrospective-procedural-law
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure ilindilo kachache the administrator of estates of the late kachache ilindilo vs seza dongea another 2024 tzhc 394 22 february 2024

ilindilo kachache the administrator of estates of the late kachache ilindilo vs seza dongea another 2024 tzhc 394 22 february 2024

The application for leave to appeal is overtaken by events due to the amendment of section 5 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, which removed the requirement for leave; procedural amendments apply retrospectively.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Retrospective application of procedural law
  • Appeals
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Civil procedure deus fwamba 4 others vs audifasi sunga 2024 tzhc 396 21 february 2024

deus fwamba 4 others vs audifasi sunga 2024 tzhc 396 21 february 2024

The High Court marked withdrawn an application for leave to appeal after amendments to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act removed the leave requirement.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Retrospective application of procedural law
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
  • Retrospective-procedure
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