Tanzania National Roads (Tanroads) versus National Bank of Commerce (NBC)

Tanzania National Roads (Tanroads) versus National Bank of Commerce (NBC); Commercial Case No 1 of 2009.  High Court of Tanzania (Commercial Division) at Dar es Salaam (Unreported)

• Civil Procedure

• Adjournment – adjournment sine die – How long a matter can be adjourned sine die in the Commercial Court?

Held:-

Whether the matter was adjourned generally or sine die or whether it was stayed (which in essence is an adjournment), under the provisions of Rule 47 of the Commercial Court Rule, parties or any of them have within a period of six months of the last adjournment to more the court by an application for the matter to be called upon. The purpose of the application is to update the court and the parties generally on what is up after the last adjournment.  Failure to do so the court shall dismiss the matter.