STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (FORM NO. B/2)
Civil Procedure Code (Approved Forms)
THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
JUDICIARY
IN THE ................................................. OF .................................................
AT ...................................................................................................................
CIVIL CASE NO ................................ OF ........................................................
................................................................................................ PLAINTIFF(S)
VERSUS
................................................................................................ DEFENDANT(S)
Statement of Understanding
(O. VIIIC, r.l of the Civil Procedure Code)
Hon. ................................................................................................................... Judge/Magistrate has been assigned to mediate your case. She/he will serve as a neutral
party to help you resolve your dispute. He/she will not act as an attorney or advocate for any party, nor will
he/she be the trial Judge/Magistrate if agreement is not reached and your case proceeds to trial.
The parties and advocates whose signatures appear below agree that all proceedings at the settlement
conference, on this date and any/ all subsequent meetings or conferences including any statement made or
document prepared for the conference(s) by any party, advocate or other participants, are privileged and
confidential, and shall not be disclosed in any subsequent proceedings or construed for any purpose as an
admission against interest. The phrase documents prepared for the conference by any party, advocate or other
participant shall not be deemed to apply to any settlement agreement reached. Any settlement agreement
reached shall be reduced into writing and, when entered on court record and signed by the judge or magistrate
and all parties to the agreement, shall be binding. The parties agree not to summon the mediator as a witness or
to produce any documents submitted to the mediator in any subsequent proceedings. In no event will a mediator
voluntarily testify on behalf of a party.
Please sign below to acknowledge that you have read and understood this statement.
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Plaintiff(s)
Date ................................................
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Defendant(s)
Date ................................................
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Mediator
Date ................................................