Right to Reasons in Termination of Employment Contracts, Including Fixed Term Contracts Emphasized The Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the Court), in Civil Appeal No. 267 of 2020, between Jordan University College and Mark Ambrose declared that the right to be given reasons for termination of an employment contract applies to all types of employment […]

Court of Appeal Guides on Timelines in Challenging Conviction and Sentence under Plea Bargaining In Criminal Appeal No. 498 of 2022, the Court of Appeal (the Court) makes a case for the applicability of the then 60-day rule where there is a lacuna in law on the time limit to file civil or criminal applications […]

National Budget Estimates: Tanzania’s Fiscal Direction in the Next 12 Months Pursuant to Article 137 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania and section 23(3) of the Budget Act, Cap. 439 [R.E. 2020) (the Act), the Minister for Finance, on 13 June 2024, submitted the national budget estimates (the Budget) for the year […]

Court of Appeal Guides on Conflicting Precedents and the Fate of ill-Procured Cautioned Statement In Criminal Appeal No. 465 of 2022, the Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the Court) had a situation requiring the presiding Justices to determine the position to follow where there were two conflicting positions of the Court regarding the legality of […]

Principle of Finality of Litigation Reechoed by the Court of Appeal in a Controversial Land Dispute The Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the Court) recently delivered its ruling in Civil Application No. 264/01 of 2022 and dismissed the application for review emanating from the Court’s decision in Civil Appeal No.166 of 2019. In this ruling, […]

Court of Appeal Determines a Labour Matter Relating to Discrimination on Termination of Employment The Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the Court), on 21 May 2024, delivered a judgment in the case of Robert Shemhilu vs. Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited, Civil Appeal No. 136 of 2022. In its judgment, the Court held that the […]