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Banking law national bank of commerce vs mongateko makongoro mongateko 2023 tzhc 22365 3 november 2023

national bank of commerce vs mongateko makongoro mongateko 2023 tzhc 22365 3 november 2023

The High Court Commercial Division struck out a bank’s loan-recovery suit as premature because the employee’s Labour Division award was still under appeal.

  • Loan default
  • Set off
  • Premature filing
  • Conversion of staff loan to commercial loan
  • Unfair termination
  • Staff-loan
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Commercial law scania tanzania ltd vs afro star tanzania ltd others 2017 tzca 390 16 november 2017

scania tanzania ltd vs afro star tanzania ltd others 2017 tzca 390 16 november 2017

The respondents were indebted to the appellant for the outstanding purchase price as there was no evidence of payment after the dishonoured cheque. VAT was properly paid due to joint ownership with a non-exempt entity, and the appellant paid the VAT to TRA. The counterclaim for VAT refund against the appellant was not sustainable.

  • Sale of goods
  • Vat liability
  • Counterclaim
  • Promissory note
  • Set off
  • Joint ownership
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Commercial law 20171108 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20171108 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The respondents were indebted to the appellant for the outstanding amount as there was no evidence of payment after the cheque was dishonoured; VAT was properly paid due to joint ownership with a non-exempt entity; any VAT refund should be sought from the revenue authority, not the appellant.

  • Sale of goods
  • Vat liability
  • Counterclaim
  • Promissory note
  • Set off
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Contract law 20140829 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

20140829 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

The High Court dismissed Scania Tanzania Ltd’s claim for unpaid truck purchase price and upheld the defendants’ counterclaim for USD 35,600 VAT paid by mistake.

  • Sale of goods
  • Vat exemption
  • Counterclaim
  • Promissory note
  • Set off
  • Commercial-law
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Banking law NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE LTD VS GRACIOUS ERNEST MBEMBATI COMM CASE NO

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE LTD VS GRACIOUS ERNEST MBEMBATI COMM CASE NO

The court held that the plaintiff proved the outstanding debt, but the 1st defendant was entitled to set off THz 42,000,000 as his contribution to the truck purchase, with interest, due to the bank's failure to provide notice before repossession and sale at an undervalued price. The defendants are jointly and severally liable for the balance after set off.

  • Loan default
  • Chattel mortgage
  • Repossession
  • Set off
  • Interest rates
  • Receiver appointment
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