Tanzania Case Law

afrcarriers limited vs shirika la usafiri dar es salaam ltd another 2023 tzca 17899 30 november 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of a commercial suit for late filing of witness statements, holding that mandatory procedural timelines must be followed.

• Dismissal for non-compliance
• Witness statements
• Overriding objective principle
• Mandatory procedural rules
• Civil-procedure
• Commercial-law

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19981217 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

Court

TZCA

The appeal was lodged out of time and the appellant failed to serve a copy of the letter requesting proceedings on the respondent as required by Rule 83(2); the court cannot use its general powers under Rule 3 to override mandatory time limits; the appeal is incompetent and must be struck out.

Source excerpt

• Appeal out of time
• Preliminary objection
• Computation of time
• Mandatory procedural rules

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