In a recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania (the country's apex court), the validity and enforceability of a trade mark registration, designating...

A landmark ruling confirms that ARIPO trademarks have no legal effect in Tanzania unless the Banjul Protocol is domesticated into national law.

On the 11th May 2020, the Court of Appeal issued a judgment in the case of Hadija Issa Arerary v. Tanzania Postal Bank. The Court of Appeal considered what amounts to reasonable steps...

The Tanzanian law of Evidence Act, No 6 of 1067 (Act) does not have provisions recognizing electronic documents as admissible evidence whether primary or secondary (see sections 64, 65 and 79 of the Act). Yet Tanzanian companies take orders, conclude contracts, send invoices and generally conduct business electronically without additional documentation to support the business transacted electronically.

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has recently issued a judgement as to the parties' rights and option to contractually agree on a specific forum for the adjudication of any dispute.

A stay of execution is a legal process that temporarily halts the enforcement of a court Decree or Order. In Tanzania, this principle plays a crucial role in the judicial system...

In today's socioeconomic activities, the avoidance of disputes is almost impossible. As much as there are different methods used for controlling and preventing disputes in society...

Third-party procedure is a procedure in which the defendant moves the court with an application to join a third-party person as a co-defendant who is not a party to the main case.

Litigation Dispute Resolution Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Tanzania, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries