Concept of contempt of court and set conditions for liability.
The concept of contempt of court has many definitions but all refer to willful disobedience of court authority or interference with its power to administer justice or disruption of proceedings likely to jeopardize fair hearing or enforcement of court orders. In dealing with contempt of court, courts always invoke discretionary power vested to upon them […]
Employment under probation, unfair termination and escape way.
This article highlights in a nutshell what a probationary employee means, why probationary employee, rights of a probationary employee and disciplinary measures against a probationary employee. The Court of Appeal of Tanzania in the case of Stella Temu vs Tanzania Revenue Authority [2005] TLR 178 defines probation as a practical interview of which an employee […]
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 […]
Land ownership and dispute resolution mechanisms in Tanzania.
The Population and Housing Census report released last year by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that population of Tanzania is 63.59 million people whereby vast majority depends entirely on land as source of food and income generation. For purposes of proper management of land in Tanzania, the same is divided into three categories: village […]
Processes and procedures of starting a business in Tanzania.
Starting a business is a dream of many people in our society. However, dreaming and executing are different things and sometimes execution fails due to one reason or the other, including lack of useful information. This piece seeks to guide anyone who wishes to start a business but has not yet executed their idea on […]
Dissolution of marriage, custody of children and division of assets.
The Contract of marriage is a sacrosanct union treated differently before the law compared to other ordinary contracts. Due to its peculiarity, the government plays major role in ensuring parties who opt to enter into such contract on their own free will comply with their respective obligations therein. Contract of marriage can only be called […]
Proper procedures of selling mortgaged landed property
Apart from bonds, debentures and various guarantees that have been used for years as security for one to be granted a loan, land has commonly been used too. The use of land as security or collateral is recognized as mortgage. In this kind of arrangement there are mainly two parties, namely the mortgagor who in […]
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 […]
Elements of defamation and conditions for claiming damages
Every person is entitled to protection of his or her reputation from being defamed by another person while at the same time continues to enjoy freedom of speech as guaranteed in our constitution. Defamation can be on the person or things that result in damage of reputation which can be business or any artworks prepared […]
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 […]