Mechmar Corporation (Malaysia) Berhard versus VIP Engineering and Marketing Ltd

Mechmar Corporation (Malaysia) Berhard versus VIP Engineering and Marketing Ltd; Civil Application No. 9 of 2011: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported).

• Court of Appeal Rules

• Court Vacation – whether court vacation days should be excluded in filing documents.
• Written submissions –failure to file submissions – Effect.

Held:-

(i) It is only if the last day expires on a day when the court is closed, then that day is to be excluded.  Court vacation days should not be excluded.

(ii) Failure to file written submissions and without application for extension of time, an appeal/ application may be dismissed.