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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Citation
Judgment date
May 2014
Borrower defaulted on loans; bank breached fiduciary duty by unexplained deductions from authorised SWIFT transfers.
Commercial law – loan facilities – breach for non-payment; Banking law – banker–customer fiduciary duties in executing SWIFT/TT transfers – requirement to implement instructions and communicate deductions/exchange effects; Evidence – need for pleading and proof of oral promises/mandates; Remedies – set-off of unjustified bank deductions against decretal sum, interest and costs.
31 May 2014
Reported
Leave to appeal refused because the challenged joinder rulings were interlocutory and not appealable.
Interlocutory orders — non-appealable; Leave to appeal — High Court must assess existence of right of appeal before granting leave; Joinder of parties — Order 1 r.1 and r.10(2) (necessary/proper parties); Res judicata/functus officio considered but decisive issue was interlocutory nature of rulings; Procedural competence of chamber summons and affidavit objections noted.
8 May 2014