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Civil procedure yahaya athumani another vs hellena adam elisha 2022 tzhclandd 12321 23 september 2022

yahaya athumani another vs hellena adam elisha 2022 tzhclandd 12321 23 september 2022

The High Court dismissed an application to review a land judgment, holding that the alleged mistake in party names was not an apparent error on the record.

  • Review of judgment
  • Error apparent on the face of record
  • Identity of parties
  • Threshold for review
  • Powers of high court
  • Review-of-judgment
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Civil procedure 20150821 TZHC Dodoma2

20150821 TZHC Dodoma2

The High Court held it could transfer a civil case to a lower court even though it lacked jurisdiction to try it, and ordered the transfer to the District Court.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Transfer of cases
  • Powers of high court
  • Civil-procedure
  • Transfer-of-cases
  • High-court-powers
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Civil procedure 20050127 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20050127 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal allowed a revision application, quashed the High Court ruling, and held the advocate's bill should have been dealt with by the taxing officer.

  • Revision jurisdiction
  • Taxation of advocate's fees
  • Powers of high court
  • Revision-jurisdiction
  • Taxation-of-advocate-fees
  • High-court-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure eric sikujua ngmaryo vs joseph sinde warioba 2005 tzca 100 27 january 2005

eric sikujua ngmaryo vs joseph sinde warioba 2005 tzca 100 27 january 2005

The High Court Judge lacked jurisdiction to tax the advocate's bill; only a taxing officer has such powers. The Judge's Ruling was therefore without jurisdiction and must be quashed.

  • Taxation of costs
  • Jurisdiction of taxing officer
  • Powers of high court
  • Liquidation proceedings
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Arbitration 19880226 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

19880226 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

The Court of Appeal held that the High Court could not restrain an arbitrator from carrying out a Court of Appeal order, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

  • Removal of arbitrator
  • Powers of high court
  • Execution of appellate orders
  • Arbitration
  • Removal-of-arbitrator
  • Appellate-procedure
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