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Legal profession national bank of commerce ltd vs nabro limited another 2002 tzhccomd 1 4 december 2002

national bank of commerce ltd vs nabro limited another 2002 tzhccomd 1 4 december 2002

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TZHCCOMD

Where an advocate has previously acted for a party in relation to a matter, he should not subsequently act for the opposing party in litigation on the same subject matter, as this undermines the principle of confidentiality and public confidence in the legal profession, regardless of whether actual prejudice or disclosure of confidential information is proven.

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  • Conflict of interest
  • Advocate/client relationship
  • Confidentiality
  • Professional conduct
  • Debt collection
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Contract law mkono and company advocate a firm vs jw ladwa 1977 2000 tzhccomd 4 3 april 2000

mkono and company advocate a firm vs jw ladwa 1977 2000 tzhccomd 4 3 april 2000

Court
TZHCCOMD

The agreement between the parties was champertous, involving a contingent fee for litigation, and thus illegal and unenforceable under Tanzanian law, violating S. 23 of the Law of Contracts Ordinance and S. 59 of the Advocates Ordinance. The doctrines of maintenance and champerty apply in Tanzania, and the Advocate's Remuneration Rules do not override substantive law.

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  • Champerty
  • Maintenance
  • Contingency fees
  • Debt collection
  • Public policy
  • Advocate's remuneration
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Civil procedure 200011013 TZHC Dar es Salaam

200011013 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Court
TZHC

The bill of costs was taxed in favour of the decree holder as per accepted rates and rules, specifically awarding 5% of the collected amount as instruction fees.

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  • Taxation of costs
  • Debt collection
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