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Civil procedure DUBAI ISACK MBWILO VS REVOCATUS MAGEZI

DUBAI ISACK MBWILO VS REVOCATUS MAGEZI

The High Court certified a point of law for appeal to the Court of Appeal concerning alleged misapprehension of evidence about exhibits DI, D2 and D3.

  • Certification on point of law
  • Appeal process
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Certification-on-point-of-law
  • Appeal-process
  • Misapprehension-of-evidence
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Civil procedure innocent bisusa vs rajabu rashi mgozi 2023 tzca 17320 9 june 2023

innocent bisusa vs rajabu rashi mgozi 2023 tzca 17320 9 june 2023

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania granted leave to appeal after finding the High Court had improperly re-evaluated evidence instead of assessing arguable grounds.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Judicial discretion
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Labour law ladislaus s ngomela vs the treasury registrar another 2022 tzca 265 12 may 2022

ladislaus s ngomela vs the treasury registrar another 2022 tzca 265 12 may 2022

The Court of Appeal struck out a labour appeal as incompetent, holding that all grounds raised factual issues rather than points of law under section 57 of the Labour Institutions Act.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeals on points of law
  • Labour dispute
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Labour-law
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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Criminal law john mgema sabago vs republic 2021 tzca 745 3 december 2021

john mgema sabago vs republic 2021 tzca 745 3 december 2021

The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal, quashing an attempted rape conviction after finding the evidence on penetration unreliable and contradictory.

  • Rape
  • Attempted rape
  • Evidence
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Corroboration
  • Misapprehension of evidence
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Criminal law ramadhani hamisi vs republic 2021 tzca 138 28 april 2021

ramadhani hamisi vs republic 2021 tzca 138 28 april 2021

The conviction was quashed because the evidence against the appellant was insufficient, the identification was unreliable, and the first appellate court misapprehended the evidence due to confusion over the accused persons' identities and roles.

  • Armed robbery
  • Visual identification
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Burden of proof
  • Appeals procedure
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Criminal law azimio machibya matonge vs republic 2018 tzca 407 15 february 2018

azimio machibya matonge vs republic 2018 tzca 407 15 february 2018

The Court of Appeal allowed a criminal appeal, quashed convictions for corruption-related offences, and found the evidence unsafe due to chain-of-custody and proof defects.

  • Chain of custody
  • Tender qualification
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Burden of proof
  • Documentary evidence
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law marco so mhagama vs republic 2016 tzca 692 5 august 2016

marco so mhagama vs republic 2016 tzca 692 5 august 2016

The Court of Appeal quashed a rape conviction, finding the charge sheet defective and the lower courts’ findings based on misapprehended evidence.

  • Rape
  • Defective charge sheet
  • Evidentiary standards
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Right to fair trial
  • Defective-charge-sheet
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Civil law 19960820 TZHC Tanga

19960820 TZHC Tanga

The High Court granted a certificate on points of law after finding the lower courts had misapprehended evidence in a land dispute and failed to weigh key contradictions.

  • Ownership of land
  • Adverse possession
  • Appellate procedure
  • Misapprehension of evidence
  • Land-law
  • Adverse-possession
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