High Court Commercial Division

The Commercial Court was officially inaugurated on 15th September, 1999. The Government of Tanzania endorsed the recommendations in 1997. It is a division of the High Court of Tanzania. The difference with other High Court Registries is that this court specializes in the determination of commercial disputes only.

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February 2003
Application to postpone auction sale dismissed; court cannot grant relief not pleaded and Rule 81(1) was only technically available.
Civil Procedure – O.XXI, R.81 CPC – Application to postpone sale of immovable property – Distinction between sales in enforcement of mortgage and ordinary decree sales – Relief must be pleaded in chamber summons; affidavit/submissions cannot introduce new prayers – Court will not grant superfluous orders where sale time has elapsed.
10 February 2003
An unargued preliminary objection is abandoned, and annexures did not constitute admission of payment of the debt.
Civil procedure – preliminary objections – abandonment where not argued; Pleadings and annexures – whether they constitute admission for judgment by admission (Order XII, Rule 4 CPC); Debenture validity – challenge under Notaries Public and Commissioner for Oaths Ordinance (not argued).
3 February 2003