asante! Nashukuru sana. Let me do the homework! Niliomba mmsaada kwa mwanasheria mmoja akasema kusema kweli sijishughulishi na Court of appeal cases maana procedure zake ni too demanding and complicated; and clients are not ready to pay the equivalent of service rendered!
Kuna mkanganyiko hu sasa, huyu haongelei sect 47 (1)
Procedures at Court of Appeal
Judgment in my 2002 High Court suit has recently come out against me. I am aggrieved by the findings of the Court and intend to appeal to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania. I am not quite sure with the procedures. How does the appeals procedure work? Are there any time frames? Please advise me.
KJ, Dar
You have not told us exactly when the judgment was delivered. All in all, any appeal to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania is preceded by a notice of appeal to be filed within 30 days from the date of the judgment. After filing the notice, the Court of Appeal Rules require the appellant, within 60 days thereafter, to lodge his or her Memorandum of Appeal. The appellant will need certified copies of the judgment, decree and the Court proceedings amongst others for preparation of the memorandum of appeal. The greatest challenge is getting copies of the proceedings on time, due to backlogs at the High Court. So as not to get caught out by the 60 days deadline, you should officially request the Registrar for copies of the proceedings within 30 days from the date of judgment. This then allows you, in the event that you have not managed to get your proceedings within 60 days and hence failed to file your memorandum of appeal, to be able to get a certificate of delay that will enable you continue with your appeal process without being out of time. If you do not write a letter to the registrar for the proceedings, you will not be entitled to a certificate of delay and may end up in a precarious position.
When Memorandum of Appeal and the record of appeal are lodged, the appellant is required to file written submissions in support of his or her appeal within 60 days from the date of lodging the record of appeal, and serve to the other parties within 14 days from the date of filing the same. At this stage the appeal will be ready for hearing.
Another point that your attorneys can guide you on is the possibility that you may require a stay of execution pending the appeal. Merely by filing a notice of appeal or a memorandum of appeal does not mean that the victorious party cannot execute the decree against you- the law wants the decreeholder to enjoy the fruits of victory. A stay of execution is not automatic and with the new Court of Appeal rules has become a lot more difficult.