Tanzania Case Law

ephraim joram vs director tanga cement company limited 2024 tzca 154 4 march 2024

Court

TZCA

The appellant's claim for unpaid salaries from July 1985 to retirement in 2005 was not covered by the 2004 settlement deed, and the doctrine of estoppel did not apply to bar this claim. The High Court erred in awarding only 12 months' salary based on an inapplicable legal provision. The proper award was the full unpaid salary arrears as determined by the CMA.

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• Unpaid salaries
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Settlement deed
• Terminal benefits
• Compensation for occupational disease

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joly finance limited vs subira said mganga 4 others 2021 tzhclandd 6916 14 december 2021

Court

TANZLII

The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding that the lender discharged its duty by obtaining an affidavit of spousal consent and that the tribunal misdirected itself.

• Spousal consent
• Mortgage enforcement
• Matrimonial property
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Spousal-consent
• Mortgage-enforcement

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edwin shittindi and another vs sebastian ngimbwa 2021 tzhclandd 831 15 november 2021

Court

TANZLII

The High Court held that the defendant acquiesced to the plaintiffs’ construction and occupation of the plot, ordered transfer of title to them, and dismissed the counterclaim.

• Ownership of land
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Acquiescence
• Transfer of property
• Compensation for improvements
• Land-law

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tresury registrar vs acgomez 1997 ltd 2019 tzhccomd 164 26 september 2019

Court

TZHCCOMD

The High Court set aside an arbitral award after finding the Attorney General had not been notified or involved as required in a dispute involving Treasury Registrar property.

• Setting aside arbitral awards
• Attorney general's involvement in public property disputes
• Retrospective application of statutes
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Arbitral-award-set-aside
• Attorney-general-involvement

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rahma hamis

Court

TANZLII

The respondent had a valid, subsisting monogamous marriage with Esther Alexander at the time of alleged marriage to the appellant, rendering any purported marriage to the appellant legally non-existent for want of capacity. The doctrine of estoppel does not apply as the legal incapacity to marry cannot be overridden by conduct.

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• Validity of marriage
• Monogamous marriage
• Islamic marriage
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Division of matrimonial property
• Custody of child

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peter v shipera vs patrict fute 2015 tzhc 2176 9 september 2015

Court

TZHC

The tribunal had jurisdiction as the dispute was over a boundary of unknown value; the doctrine of estoppel was properly invoked; the appellant acted without claim of right and destroyed evidence.

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• Pecuniary jurisdiction
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Boundary dispute

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20150909 TZHC Mbeya

Court

TZHC

The Ward Tribunal had jurisdiction as the dispute was over a boundary of unknown value, the doctrine of estoppel was properly applied, and the appellant unlawfully interfered with the respondent's land.

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• Pecuniary jurisdiction
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Boundary disputes

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20120223 TZCA Mwanza

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal held there was no valid contract binding the company, finding no proof Omar Paul had authority to contract for it. The appeal was allowed with costs.

• Authority to contract
• Consensus ad idem
• Doctrine of estoppel
• Authentication of company documents
• Authority-to-contract
• Company-law

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