Tina & Co Limited and 2 Others versus Eurafrican Bank Ltd (Boa Bank)

Tina & Co Limited and 2 Others versus Eurafrican Bank Ltd (Boa Bank); Civil Application No 86 of 2015: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported).

• Court of Appeal Rules

• Applications – whether one may apply for extension of time informally.

Held:-

(i) An application for extension of time cannot be made informally because reasons for delay should be given by way of evidence.

(ii) Statement of fact by counsel from the bar is not evidence and, therefore, Court cannot act on it.