Tanzania pushes Burundi, Dubai firms oil dispute out of court to London

Tanzania’s High Court sends a Dubai–Burundi oil dispute to London arbitration over a contract clause.

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Tanzania’s High Court has referred an oil dispute between a Dubai-based trader and a Burundi-based importer to the London Court of International Arbitration, citing a binding arbitration clause in their contract.

In its ruling, the court said that where a valid and enforceable arbitration agreement exists, disputes must be referred to arbitration as agreed by the parties.