Financial services complaints handling and redress mechanism.
One of the sectors that have seen massive development in recent years is finance and banking. Our world is fast-migrating from cash to cashless economy and this has necessitated integration of banks and mobile phone networks through mobile banking or online banking. As much as this integration has simplified movement of cash and enabled online […]
Protection of personal data and remedies for the aggrieved.
For decades, there was no specific law dealing with protection of personal data in Tanzania. This led to various breaches in collection and handling of data and sometimes there has been divulge of personal information without consent of the owner. After such breaches and disclosure, the injured people were left without any clue of how […]
Rights and duties of parties involved in sale, purchase of goods
People need various goods and items for personal use or trade. Therefore, sale and purchase of goods is an inevitable activity all over the world. Goods or raw materials for human consumption and industrial production are usually obtained from different areas either locally or abroad. That is why laws and regulations are enacted to guide […]
Recent instances and legal status of LGBTQ persons in Tanzania.
The acronym LGBTQ which stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning persons is currently a buzzword across the world. The movement seeks recognition for people who engage in and legalization of sexual relations between people of the same sex as well as rights to form unions and family. In recent months, LGBTQ […]
Laws protecting intellectual property in Tanzania Mainland.
Creactions of human mind such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs and symbols as well as names and images used in commerce fall under intellectual property. Some intellectual property experts divide intellectual property into four branches and others three. These are copyright, trademark, patent and sometimes trade secrecy. For the purpose of this article, […]
Access to and custody of children when parents live apart.
Single parenting has become the now normal. In the current social settings of our society, it is not uncommon for people in amorous relationship to decide to have children without necessarily living together under the same roof or having plans of tying the knot in the future. On the other hand, the rate of divorce […]
When your property is used to secure loan for someone else.
When your property is used to secure loan for someone else. It is common practice for businesspeople to secure loan from financial institutions for purposes of financing their working capital to generate more profit and or expand operations. Financial institution being vested with the duty of lending money to their clients also have to secure […]