Court of Appeal of Tanzania

This is the highest level in the justice delivery system in Tanzania. The Court of Appeal draws its mandate from Article 117(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court hears appeals  on both point of law and facts for cases originating from the High Court of Tanzania and Magistrates with extended jurisdiction in exercise of their original jurisdiction or appellate and revisional jurisdiction over matters originating in the District Land and Housing Tribunals, District Courts and Courts of Resident Magistrate. The Court also hears similar appeals  from quasi judicial bodies of status equivalent to that of the High Court. It  further hears appeals  on point of law against the decision of the High Court in  matters originating from Primary Courts. The Court of Appeal also exercises jurisdiction on appeals originating from the High Court of Zanzibar except for constitutional issues arising from the interpretation of the Constitution of Zanzibar and matters arising from the Kadhi Court.

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26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Citation
Judgment date
June 1991
Taxation of a bill of costs: instruction fees reduced, unsupported items trimmed, and three-quarters of the taxed amount awarded to the appellant.
Costs and taxation – instruction (advocate) fees – scope includes preparatory work and perusals; taxing officer’s duty to assess reasonableness; disbursements lacking receipts may be reduced but allowed where court record evidences attendance; prior appellate directive limiting recoverable proportion (three-quarters) to be applied.
29 June 1991
Taxing officer reduced excessive instruction and preparation claims, disallowed separate perusals, and fixed respondent's payable share at Shs. 443,493.75.
Taxation of costs; instruction fees and scope (preparation vs court attendance); perusals included in instruction fees (Third Schedule, para 9); reasonableness and proof of disbursements; attendance versus transport allowances; application of appellate cost directions.
29 June 1991