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Contract law Hanang

Hanang

The defendant failed to apply for leave to defend as required by Order XXXV, thus admitting the plaintiffs' claims. The plaintiffs are entitled to the reliefs sought for breach of lease agreement.

  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Summary suit
  • Unpaid rent
  • Damages
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Civil procedure efatha foundation limited versus diposit insurance board liquidator of efatha bank limited another 2023 tzhclandd 16611 28 june 2023

efatha foundation limited versus diposit insurance board liquidator of efatha bank limited another 2023 tzhclandd 16611 28 june 2023

The affidavit in support of the application is incurably defective because it was sworn by the advocate representing the applicant and contains substantive evidence establishing rights and liabilities, which is not permitted except in limited circumstances. The objection is sustained and the application is struck out.

  • Affidavit defects
  • Advocate as witness
  • Leave to sue liquidator
  • Breach of lease agreement
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Land law ilona lawrence kadri another vs national housing corporation another 2023 tzhclandd 60 24 february 2023

ilona lawrence kadri another vs national housing corporation another 2023 tzhclandd 60 24 february 2023

The High Court dismissed an application for interim injunction, finding the applicants had not proved irreparable loss or balance of convenience.

  • Interim injunctions
  • Mareva injunctions
  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Implied covenants
  • Eviction
  • Irreparable loss
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Contract law mohamed abood vs dfs express lines ltd 2023 tzca 57 23 february 2023

mohamed abood vs dfs express lines ltd 2023 tzca 57 23 february 2023

The respondent breached the lease agreement by vacating the premises before the end of the contractual period without paying the outstanding rent and 50% of service charges as stipulated in the contract. The High Court erred in considering unpleaded matters and in failing to award the contractual remedies. The lease agreement was valid and admissible despite late payment of stamp duty.

  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Premature termination of tenancy
  • Admissibility of unstamped documents
  • Pleadings and evidence
  • Remedies for breach of contract
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Insolvency MISC

MISC

Leave of the court is not required to sue the Deposit Insurance Board for debts incurred after the receiving date in its own capacity as liquidator, as such debts are not provable debts under the liquidation process and the statutory provisions cited do not apply.

  • Leave to sue liquidator
  • Provable debts in liquidation
  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Jurisdiction of high court in bankruptcy
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Land law rehema augustino vs joyce changime 2022 tzhclandd 161 24 march 2022

rehema augustino vs joyce changime 2022 tzhclandd 161 24 march 2022

Appellant failed to prove entitlement to construction costs or compensation for three frames. Lease agreement only entitled appellant to refund of rental money and equal compensation for breach. Tribunal erred in awarding compensation beyond contract period; correct award is refund and compensation for paid months only.

  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Compensation for breach
  • Refund of rental payments
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Contract abdehemani a paratu vs bakari k mkanunu 2021 tzhc 7689 14 december 2021

abdehemani a paratu vs bakari k mkanunu 2021 tzhc 7689 14 december 2021

High Court land appeal over breach of an oral lease agreement was dismissed. The court upheld damages awarded for special and general loss.

  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Assessment of damages
  • Burden of proof
  • Breach-of-lease-agreement
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Burden-of-proof
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Contract law lindi express ltd vs infinite estate limited 2021 tzhccomd 3313 13 august 2021

lindi express ltd vs infinite estate limited 2021 tzhccomd 3313 13 august 2021

The High Court held that the defendant’s alleged rent default was a continuing breach, so the commercial suit was not time-barred and could proceed.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Continuing breach
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Continuing-breach
  • Lease-agreements
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Contract law miiso eliakimu kaaya vs national ranching company limited 2020 tzhc 3586 30 october 2020

miiso eliakimu kaaya vs national ranching company limited 2020 tzhc 3586 30 october 2020

The High Court held that the landlord breached a 33-year lease by raising rent before the five-year review period and by advertising the farm without the required six-month notice.

  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Unilateral variation of contract terms
  • Notice of termination
  • Landlord-tenant disputes
  • Breach-of-lease-agreement
  • Unilateral-variation-of-contract-terms
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Civil procedure precision technocrafts ltd vs small industries development organization 2020 tzhclandd 76 30 april 2020

precision technocrafts ltd vs small industries development organization 2020 tzhclandd 76 30 april 2020

The High Court’s Land Division dismissed a lease-breach suit as time barred, holding the cause of action accrued in 1999 and the 2018 filing was out of time.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Breach of lease agreement
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Breach-of-lease
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
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