Court Invalidates Controversial Settlement Agreement Involving the Government for Lack of Free Consent and Consideration On 31 January 2024, the Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Mwanza (the Court) rendered its judgment in the case of Amos Njile Lili vs. Nyanza Cooperative Union (1984) Limited, Gerald Kusaya, and the Attorney General, Civil Appeal No. 126 […]

Court Rules on Corporate Governance Matters vis-à-vis Administration of Shareholder’s Estate On 25 January 2024, the High Court of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam, (the Court) issued its ruling in the case of Mary Deogratias Magubo (formerly known as Mary Boniface Fungo) & 2 Others vs. the Registrar of Companies, Misc. Commercial Cause No. 192 […]

Court of Appeal Determines Controversial Off-Duty Insubordination Matter in Favour of the Employer On 4 January 2024, the Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the Court) delivered its judgment in the case of PanAfrican Energy Tanzania Limited. vs. John Msigala, Civil Appeal No. 163 of 2020. In its decision, the Court examines the off-duty insubordination circumstances […]

Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal Clarifies on the Timing and Applicability of Withholding Tax on Loan Interest Recently, the Tax Revenue Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) issued its judgment in the case of Commissioner General (TRA) vs. Vodacom Tanzania Plc., Tax Appeal No. 6 of 2022. In its decision, the Tribunal provides answers to two germane questions, […]

Court of Appeal Rules on the Legality of Revocation of the Right of Occupancy by the President On 7 December 2023, the Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the Court) issued its judgment in the case of Tanzania Milling Company Limited. vs. the Attorney General and the Commissioner for Lands, Civil Appeal No. 98 of 2020. […]

Parliament Passes Miscellaneous Amendments in Legal Sector The Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania has passed the Legal Sector Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, No. 11 of 2023 (the Act) which came into force on 1st December 2023. The Act amends a number of laws that have a bearing on the legal sector. The Act […]