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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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August 2016
Commissioner of Insurance vs Mwananchi Insurance Company Ltd (Misc. Commercial Review 1 of 2016) [2016] TZHCComD 2052 (3 August 2016)
A disputed statutory interpretation is not a manifest error for review; appeal, not review, is the proper remedy.
Companies law; Insurance regulator v. financial creditor — whether statutory demand under s.280( a) applies to Commissioner of Insurance; distinction between s.280 and s.281 procedures; manifest-error review standard; appeal vs review; insufficiency of skeleton arguments for deciding merits.
 3 August 2016
Commissioner of Insurance vs Mwananchi Insurance (Miscellaneous Commercial Review 1 of 2016) [2016] TZHCComD 2018 (3 August 2016)
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Review denied: whether the insurance regulator is a 'financial creditor' under Companies Act is a debatable legal issue, not a manifest error.
Companies law / insolvency – whether statutory regulator (Commissioner of Insurance) is a ‘financial creditor’ obliged to issue 21‑day statutory demand under s.280(a) – scope of review: manifest error apparent on face of record vs. debatable point of law; procedural sufficiency of skeleton arguments vs. full written submissions.
 3 August 2016