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Impregnating a schoolgirl My son aged 17 years is charged with an offence of impregnating a schoolgirl who is apparently aged 19 years. I wonder why my son is being charged while the girl consented, and why the girl is not charged for having sexual intercourse with someone below the age of 18 years? Why […]
Legal Update – 19 May 2021
I would like to know if the High Court or subordinate Court can be sued for recovery of the Court fees it has overcharged which it refuses to refund after several demands. What is the procedure for suing the Court and which Court has jurisdiction to hear a case against the Court? I also want […]
I bought a secondhand skirt and blouse from a mitumba shop that looks like a uniform normally worn by female prison wardens. My friends are telling me that it is an offence to wear such clothes and I can be prosecuted if am found wearing it. Is there any legal substance in this threat? TT, […]
My father was fisherman. Last year he and his colleague left home and went to the ocean for fishing. Since then, we have never heard from him or his colleagues. Considering it was windy the day they left home, we suspect their canoe might have capsized and they must have died in the ocean. We […]
Presumption of death My father was fisherman. Last year he and his colleague left home and went to the ocean for fishing. Since then, we have never heard from him or his colleagues. Considering it was windy the day they left home, we suspect their canoe might have capsized and they must have died in […]
I have been granted a power of attorney to assist someone in a land transaction. I have no time to act. Can I assign or delegate this power of attorney to someone else who is equally competent to act. RB, Dar A Power of Attorney (POA) is a written authorisation to represent or act on […]
I am a Tanzanian who has been living overseas for 10 years. I have not taken citizenship of the country where I am living and continue to own a registered land in Tanzania which I inherited from my father. I want to mortgage my land to obtain money from one of the foreign banks in […]
I am a small entrepreneur who sells chicken and Helmeted Guinea Fowls at our local market. My friends inform me that it is illegal to sell Helmeted Guinea Fowls. Is there any truth in this? PE, Dar Helmeted Guinea Fowl known as Kanga in Kiswahili, although commonly raised in many households in Tanzania, is a […]
My son aged 6 years has refused to go to school because his class teacher strikes him. Do we have any law that regulates administration of corporal punishment in schools? Does the law allow striking a child who is only 6 years old? I find this a colonial practice which has no room in our […]
Corporal punishment in schools My son aged 6 years has refused to go to school because his class teacher strikes him. Do we have any law that regulates administration of corporal punishment in schools? Does the law allow striking a child who is only 6 years old? I find this a colonial practice which has […]
My father worked for the Government until he retired at the age of 60 years. He was paid a lump sum amount and was then under monthly pension. In September last year he was convicted of an offence that he committed after retirement and since third quarter last year the Pension Fund has stopped paying […]
My son is a form five student in a private school and just turned 19. I want him to marry before he completes his form six because I wish to have a grandchild and he is the only child I have. Considering he is above 18, can I proceed? PT, Mwanza Generally, marriage in Tanzania […]
Is there any specific law for Covid-19? If a person who has contacted a Covid patient goes to the public without wearing a face mask or he shakes hands with others and infects them, can that conduct amounts to any crime known under our laws? I know of a fellow employee who knew he was […]
Careless spread of Covid Is there any specific law for Covid-19? If a person who has contacted a Covid patient goes to the public without wearing a face mask or he shakes hands with others and infects them, can that conduct amounts to any crime known under our laws? I know of a fellow employee […]
Legal Update – 30 April 2021
Legal Update – 27 April 2021
My employer assigned me work during my annual leave. I now want him to pay me double gross salary for the month I worked during my leave but HR is refusing to pay me on grounds that leave pay does not include allowances. Can you guide me on how leave pay is computed? Is it […]
If a person is convicted by Court to serve jail term, pay a fine and pay compensation to the victim of the crime but the offender fails to pay the fine and/or compensation, how can the fine and/or compensation be enforced against the offender? PL, Dar It is important to note that fine and compensation […]
I have a very rich wife who earns nearly 8 times as me and takes care of the entire household. We are blessed with two children and I am overall happy with our marriage except for the fact that she doesn’t allow me to use some of her personal assets. For example, I am not […]
Wife disallows me to use her assets I have a very rich wife who earns nearly 8 times as me and takes care of the entire household. We are blessed with two children and I am overall happy with our marriage except for the fact that she doesn’t allow me to use some of her […]
I work for a private company and have been summoned to appear in a disciplinary hearing to answer accusation of gross negligence. Am I entitled to engage and appear before the committee with my advocate? HF, Dar Under paragraph 4(4)(5) of the Disciplinary Procedure prescribed under the Employment and Labour Relations (Code of Good Practice) […]
I keep on hearing that the so called economic offences are unbailable. Is it true that when a person is charged with such offences he/she can be detained in remand prison indefinitely or until the prosecutor decides to commence the trial and the case is decided on merits. The other option I hear for early […]
Bail in money laundering and economic offences I keep on hearing that the so called economic offences are unbailable. Is it true that when a person is charged with such offences he/she can be detained in remand prison indefinitely or until the prosecutor decides to commence the trial and the case is decided on merits. […]
I lost my two grandparents within a span of two months. I asked our HR Manager to give me a compassionate leave to attend the burial of my grandparent who died in January, 2021. I was granted 4 days, In February my second grandparent also died. I asked for another compassionate leave but the HR […]
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