Brief Summary of the Procedures and

Practices at the Court of Appeal in civil

cases under the Tanzania Court of Appeal
Rules 2019

S/N STEPS TIME LINE COURT OF

APPEAL RULES
1 Letter to the Registrar of the High The letter must be Rule 90(1) & (2)
Court asking for the Copy of the filed Within 30 days
Judgment, Decree and proceedings from the date when
NB: The letter should be served to the decision is
the Respondent. made.

2 Lodge a Notice of Appeal to the Notice must be filed Rule 83(2)

High Court. within 30 days from
the date when the
decision is made.
3 Serve the Notice of Appeal to all Within 14 days from Rule 84(1)
parties involved. the date when the
notice of appeal is
lodged.
4 The Respondent after being served Within 14 days after Rule 86(1)
with the notice of appeal he must being served with
lodge in the registry and serve the the Notice of
intended Appellant the Address of Appeal.
his service.

5 Lodge a Memorandum of Appeal Within 60 days from Rule 90(1) &(2)

and the Record of Appeal to the the date of lodging
Court of Appeal the Notice of
NB: If 60 days from the date of Appeal.
lodging a Notice of Appeal has
lapsed and the
 Registrar has not supplied the
Appellant with the copy of the
proceedings in the HC, the
Appellant shall write to the
Registrar asking him to issue him
with a Certificate of Delay for
purposes of excluding the Time
when the proceedings were
prepared to run against the
Appellant.
6 Serve the Respondent with copies Within 7 days from Rule 97(1)
of the said Memorandum and the date of lodging
Record of Appeal. the Memorandum
and the Record of
Appeal.
7 Appellant may include any Within 14 days from Rule 96(1),(2) & (6)
document which was omitted in the the date of lodging
Record of Appeal without leave of the Memorandum
the Court. and Record of
Appeal.
8 After being served with the Within 30 days from Rule 94(1) & (2)
Memorandum and Record of Appeal the date of receipt
the Respondent must file a Notice of both the
of Cross Appeal if he so desires. Memorandum of
Appeal and the
Record of Appeal.
9 Serve the Notice of Cross Appeal to Within 7 days after Rule 101 (1)
the Appellant. filing the Notice of
Cross Appeal the
Respondent.
10 If the Respondent desires that the Within 30 days from Rule 100(2).
decision appealed against should be the date of receipt
Affirmed on grounds other than or of the Memorandum
additional to those relied upon by and Record of
the High Court then he will have to Appeal.
issue a Notice to that effect.
11 Respondent shall serve such notice Within 7 days from Rule 101 (1)
to the Appellant. the date of lodging
the Notice to affirm
the decision
Appealed against.
12 The Appellant after lodging the Within 60 days from Rule 106(1).
Record of Appeal he must file the date of lodging
Written Submission in support of the the Record of
Appeal. Appeal.
13 The Appellant after filing Written Within 14 days from Rule 106(7)
Submission he must serve the same the date of filing the
to the Respondent. Written Submission.
The Respondent must file his reply Within 30 days from Rule 106(8).(as
to the said Written Submission. the date of receipt of amended by
14 the Appellants Tanzania Court of
Written Submission. Appeal
(Amendment) Rules
2017
15 When the schedule of Written Rule 106 (11)
submissions has been completed the
Court shall fix a date of hearing and
shall notify the parties or their
advocates
16 Presentation of Oral Argument Rule 106 (12)
17 Judgment