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Judgment date
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| October 2025 |
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Court extended letters of administration and allowed late filing of inventory due to beneficiaries' absence and consent.
Succession Act (s.337(2),(4)) – Extension of letters of administration issued before 31 May 2022 – court discretion to extend duration on application. Succession Act (s.273(1)) – Duty to file inventory/account – extension of time for filing where sufficient cause shown. Civil procedure – wrong citation of statute does not invalidate proceedings where jurisdiction exists. Test for sufficient cause – delay beyond administrator’s control, absence of negligence or bad faith; beneficiaries’ consent relevant.
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2 October 2025 |
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Court allowed extension of probate and time to file inventory where delay was excusable and beneficiaries consented.
Succession Act – extension of probate/letters of administration – failure to file inventory and account – excusable delay due to co-administrator's death – beneficiaries' consent – court’s discretion to extend and renew grant.
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2 October 2025 |
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Court granted extension of letters of administration and leave to file inventory where sole beneficiary consented and delay was excusable.
Succession Act – extension of Letters of Administration – conditions under s.256(3): best interests of beneficiaries, compliance, beneficiary consent. Succession procedure – filing of inventory and accounts – s.273(1) requirements and excuses for non-compliance. Administration of estate – third-party encumbrances and mediation as grounds for delay. Discretionary relief – court may allow filing out of time and renew grant where applicant shows sufficient cause.
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2 October 2025 |
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Court extended letters of administration two years and allowed late filing of inventory due to estate recovery difficulties.
Succession Act – extension/renewal of letters of administration; enlargement of time to file inventory and final account; sufficient cause and discretion of court; beneficiaries’ consent; inherent jurisdiction to prevent injustice.
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2 October 2025 |
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Application to extend time to file estate inventory dismissed for failure to show sufficient cause and lack of beneficiary proof.
Succession law – Inventory filing – Section 273(1) Succession Act – extension of time – sufficient cause – administrators’ duty to explain delay; beneficiaries’ consent; exercise of judicial discretion.
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2 October 2025 |
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Extension of letters of administration refused because applicants failed to obtain beneficiaries' consent despite outstanding estate matters.
Succession Act – extension of letters of administration – expiry of grant – Section 337(2),(4); Inherent jurisdiction of court to grant extensions (Civil Procedure Act, Judicature Act); administration of estate – unresolved title deed matters; beneficiary/family consent as factor in granting extensions.
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2 October 2025 |
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Extension of letters of administration refused; inventory delay excused but cannot be filed due to expired non-operative grant.
Succession Act s.337(2),(4) – extension versus renewal of grants; Succession Act s.273(1) – duty to file inventory and accounts; sufficient cause for extension of time; effect of expired/non-operative grant; beneficiary consent; estate administration impeded by land dispute and related litigation.
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2 October 2025 |
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Court granted an eight-month extension of expired letters of administration due to property complexities and beneficiary consent.
Succession Act s.337(2)&(4) – Extension of expired letters of administration – Grants issued before 31 May 2022 – Estate administration complexities (special titles, land board processes, surveyor delays) – Beneficiary consent – Court discretion to grant limited extension and impose timetable for final accounts.
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2 October 2025 |
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Probate obtained on a forged will is void; the disputed Bwaise land remained part of the deceased's estate and probate is revoked.
Succession law – validity of wills – forgery of signature; requirements for attestation under Succession Act; protection of illiterate witnesses (Illiterates Protection Act); probate and effect of pending caveat; gift inter vivos of registered land requires registered transfer; revocation of probate obtained by fraud.
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2 October 2025 |
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Whether Letters of Administration should be extended where the administrator delayed inventory filing and lacks all beneficiaries' consents.
Succession Act — Extension of Letters of Administration — requirements: best interests of beneficiaries, compliance with statutory duties, and consent of all beneficiaries; duty to file inventory and account; court’s discretion to grant partial relief.
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1 October 2025 |
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Court allowed extension of letters of administration and leave to file final account due to land-survey delays and sole beneficiaries.
Succession Act – extension of Letters of Administration – requirements under Section 256(3) – filing of inventory and final account – delays caused by land surveys and title processing – beneficiary consent and best interest test.
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1 October 2025 |
| September 2025 |
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Court granted the applicant leave to file inventory and account out of time in the interests of justice.
Succession law – extension of time to file inventory and account under s.273(1) Succession Act and Order 52 CPR – Administrator General – administrative delays, beneficiary inaction and reassignment of officers – interest of justice – compliance with court timelines.
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30 September 2025 |
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Court allowed extension of letters of administration and leave to file inventory where beneficiaries consented and outstanding estate issues remained.
Succession Act – extension of grant of probate/letters of administration – Sections 256 and 337 – conditions for extension (best interest of beneficiaries, compliance, beneficiary consent). Civil procedure – leave to file inventory and account out of time – evidentiary scrutiny of filings on court file. Estate administration – unresolved property issues (encroachment; mutation of burial ground) as sufficient cause for extension.
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30 September 2025 |
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Court granted two-year extension of Letters of Administration and set deadlines after beneficiaries consented.
Probate/administration – Extension of Letters of Administration – Court may extend grant where beneficiaries consent. Probate/administration – Extension of time – Filing of inventory and final account – Court-imposed timelines to facilitate estate administration. Civil procedure – Parties’ consent – Beneficiaries’ agreement as a material factor in granting extensions.
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30 September 2025 |
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Decree nisi granted for divorce on cruelty grounds; mother awarded primary custody and respondent ordered to pay child maintenance.
Family law – Divorce – Valid marriage established – Cruelty (physical injury to child, financial exploitation, emotional neglect) proved – Adultery not established – Decree nisi granted – Primary custody to mother – Child maintenance UGX 2,000,000 monthly; school fees and medical cover ordered – Alimony claim denied.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court revoked probate obtained by fraud, found Administrator negligent and Registrar’s caveat removal unlawful.
Succession law – fraud in procurement of Letters of Administration – revocation under section 230; Administrator General – duty to verify Succession Register and fiduciary duty when issuing Certificates of No Objection; Land law – removal of caveats requires mandatory notice under section 124(1) Registration of Titles Act; Remedies – revocation, injunction, damages and costs.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court allowed late filing of estate inventory for sufficient cause, imposed detailed content and 30‑day deadline.
Succession Act s.273(1) – requirement to file inventory and account; extension of time – sufficient cause, dilatory conduct, and injustice; Executors’ duty to exhibit known estate assets despite pending suits; content and timeframe for late inventory and accountability.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court granted executors leave to file an out-of-time inventory and account, specifying required contents and a 30-day deadline.
Succession law – Section 273(1) Succession Act – extension of time to file inventory and accounts – sufficient cause – dilatory conduct – injustice to beneficiaries – required content of out-of-time inventory and accountability.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court extended letters of administration two years after finding sufficient cause and consent of adult beneficiaries.
Succession Act, s.256(2)-(4), s.273(1) – Extension of Letters of Administration – Requirements: best interests of beneficiaries, compliance with Act, consent of beneficiaries – Pending civil litigation affecting estate property – Filing of inventory and account as precondition to renewal.
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26 September 2025 |
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Application to set aside ex parte proceedings dismissed for effective service, lack of sufficient cause and no plausible defence.
Civil procedure – Setting aside ex parte proceedings – requirement to show sufficient cause; effective personal or substituted service; need for plausible defence likely to succeed. Civil procedure – Service of process – affidavit of service, recorded telephone instruction and substituted service as proof of effective service. Civil procedure – Procedure – correct invocation of Order 9 rules (rule 12 for defendants who did not file a defence; rule 27 for those who filed but failed to attend).
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26 September 2025 |
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Court extended expired letters of administration and allowed late filing of estate inventory for sufficient cause.
Succession law – Extension of letters of administration for grants issued before 31 May 2022 – Section 337(2) and (4) of the Succession Act. Civil procedure – Late application entertained under Section 34(3) Interpretation Act. Estate administration – Leave to file inventory out of time where delay caused by tracing property and registry bureaucracy; protection of minor beneficiaries. Wrong citation of law – Procedural irregularity not fatal where court has jurisdiction and correct law applied.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court granted leave to file estate inventory out of time, finding sufficient cause despite long delay, and prescribed detailed inventory and accounting requirements.
Succession Act s.273(1) – duty to file inventory within six months; extension of time – "sufficient cause" and discretionary relief; three-part test for extension (sufficient reasons, dilatory conduct, injustice); inventory and accountability content and documentary proof; expired letters of administration do not absolve duty to account.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court allowed administrators to file estate inventory and account out of time due to justified investigatory delays, with conditions.
Succession Act s.273(1) – extension of time to file inventory and account; sufficient cause—delays in investigating and recovering estate property and missing documents; administrators’ dilatory conduct; court discretion to grant extension and prescribe inventory contents and timeline.
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26 September 2025 |
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Administrator showed sufficient cause but application dismissed due to expired grant and procedural shortcomings.
Succession law – extension of time to exhibit inventory and account under Section 273(1) of the Succession Act – requirement to show sufficient cause. Procedural diligence – effect of expired letters of administration and failure to set application down for hearing. Beneficiaries' endorsement – not legally required but good practice; absence may weigh against relief.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court extended Letters of Administration for five years where administrator showed compliance, beneficiaries’ consent, and pending land disputes.
Succession Act – Extension of Letters of Administration – s.256(2)–(3) – best interests, compliance and beneficiaries’ consent. Interpretation Act s.34(3) – power to extend time despite late application. Civil Procedure Act – court’s discretion to extend administration period.
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26 September 2025 |
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Court conditionally renewed expired Letters of Administration after beneficiaries’ consent and showing of sufficient cause.
Succession Act – Extension of Letters of Administration – Section 256(3) requirements (best interests of beneficiaries; compliance with Act; beneficiaries’ consent) – Filing inventory and true account – Court’s discretion to extend where sufficient cause shown.
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25 September 2025 |
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Court conditionally extended Letters of Administration for two years, requiring administrators to file a true account within three weeks.
Succession Act s256(3) – Extension of Letters of Administration; requirement to have complied with Succession Act (including filing accounts); beneficiary consent; conditional renewal of grant.
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25 September 2025 |
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Court struck out the late affidavit and ordered a DNA test to determine paternity and estate entitlement.
Civil procedure – interlocutory applications – affidavit in reply – Order XII Rule 3(2) CPR – timelines mandatory; unexplained late filing struck out. Succession law – intestate estate – locus/beneficial interest – paternity disputes – court-ordered DNA testing admissible and appropriate to determine entitlement. Evidence – DNA testing as factual proof of biological relationship in civil succession disputes. Costs – party seeking DNA ordered to bear testing costs; application costs in the cause.
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19 September 2025 |
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Court renewed letters of administration and allowed late filing of inventory and account due to sufficient cause and beneficiaries' consent.
Succession law – Renewal of letters of administration – Extension of time to file inventory and account; sufficiency of cause; administrators’ compliance and conduct; beneficiaries’ best interests; prescribed contents of inventory and account.
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17 September 2025 |
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Expired letters of administration renewed; court ordered updated inventory and account to secure outstanding estate compensation.
Succession Act – renewal/extension of letters of administration; factors for extension (best interests of beneficiaries, compliance, conduct, reasonable cause); compulsory acquisition and recovery of compensation as justification for extension; requirement to file updated inventory and final account within prescribed time.
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16 September 2025 |
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Extension to renew letters of administration granted for two years, conditional on filing inventory and final account.
Succession Act s.256(3) – Extension of time to renew letters of administration – Applicant’s affidavit and beneficiary consent – Conditional extension requiring inventory and final account.
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16 September 2025 |
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Court granted applicants a two‑year extension of letters of administration to file an inventory and final account.
Succession law – Renewal/extension of letters of administration – Leave to file inventory out of time – Exercise of judicial discretion under Succession Act and Order 52 CPR – Delay excused by lack of awareness; two‑year extension granted.
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16 September 2025 |
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Court renewed expired letters of administration for two years, finding beneficiary consent and statutory grounds, and set filing deadlines.
Succession Act – Renewal/extension of letters of administration – statutory conditions: best interests of beneficiaries and beneficiaries’ consent. Interpretation Act s.34(3) – power to extend time after prescribed period has expired. Civil Procedure Act s.98 – court's discretion to grant relief and set conditions. Administration of estates – filing of inventory and final accounts – timelines imposed by court.
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16 September 2025 |
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Matter referred to Administrator General for certificate of no objection; lapsed letters under s.337(2) Succession Act cannot be revoked.
Succession law – administration of estates – grant and replacement of letters of administration – procedure where prior letters have lapsed under s.337(2) Succession Act – not subject to revocation. Administration of estates – alleged maladministration and failure to file inventory/final account – replacement requires Administrator General’s certificate of no objection. Civil procedure – application under Judicature Act s.37, Civil Procedure Act s.98 and Order 52 rules.
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16 September 2025 |
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Respondents held in contempt for disposing and occupying estate property; committal, fines, damages and nullification ordered.
Contempt of court — elements: existence of lawful order, knowledge, disobedience; judgment in rem — binds third parties; striking defective affidavits for lack of capacity; remedies — committal, fines, damages, nullification of transfers, surrender of estate property.
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15 September 2025 |
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Court exercised discretion to allow late filing of estate inventory, prescribing detailed contents and a 30‑day filing deadline.
Succession Act s.273(1) – duty to file inventory within six months; court’s discretion to extend time. Extension of time – test: sufficient reasons, absence of dilatory conduct, avoidance of injustice. Inventory contents – assets (immovable/movable), credits, debts, beneficiaries, proposed distribution and proof of prior distributions. Executors/administrators – duty to ascertain estate, disclose adverse claims and status of property.
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11 September 2025 |
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Court dispensed Administrator General's certificate requirement and granted letters of administration due to non-response and risk of loss.
Administration of estates – Section 5 Administrator General's Act – dispensing with Certificate of No Objection where Administrator General fails to respond within 14 days – letters of administration granted to nearest relatives – pending constitutional challenge not an automatic bar absent stay.
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11 September 2025 |
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Court renewed the grant and extended inventory filing time for an estate administrator whose delay was due to creditor claims and minor beneficiaries.
Succession law – Administration of estates – Expiry and renewal of grant of letters of administration – Extension of time for filing inventory – Sufficient cause and exercise of court’s discretion – Beneficiaries’ consent – Minor beneficiaries – Substantial justice.
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9 September 2025 |
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Court extended and amended letters of administration to allow completion of estate transfers and removed a deceased co-administrator.
Succession law – Extension of letters of administration under s.337(4) Succession Act; Revocation/amendment of grant where grant is inoperative s.230(2)(d); Survivorship of administrators s.269; Interpretation Act s.34(3) permits late applications; Dispensing with dissent under s.98 Civil Procedure Act.
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3 September 2025 |
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Application for extension of letters of administration dismissed due to failure to secure all beneficiaries' consent as required by law.
Succession law – Letters of administration – Renewal and extension – Statutory time limits – Beneficiary consent – Compliance with statutory requirements for extension of grant – Inherent court discretion – Dismissal for non-compliance.
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3 September 2025 |
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Court extended expired letters of administration and allowed filing of an amended inventory to transfer newly discovered estate property.
Succession law – extension versus renewal of letters of administration; applicability of section 337(4) for grants issued before 31 May 2022; Interpretation Act s.34(3) – entertaining out‑of‑time applications in interest of justice; Succession Act s.273(1) – filing and extension of inventory; Sufficient cause – standard for extending time to file inventory; Protection of minor beneficiaries and completion of land registration processes.
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3 September 2025 |
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Extension of letters and leave to file inventory denied due to unexplained beneficiary consent and identity discrepancies.
Succession law – Extension of letters of administration under Section 337 – Leave to file inventory out of time – Evidentiary weight of beneficiary consent and identification – Expiry of pre-amendment grants.
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1 September 2025 |
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Application for renewal of letters of administration and extension of time to file inventory dismissed for lack of sufficient cause.
Succession law – Renewal and extension of letters of administration – Requirement for sufficient cause and proof of beneficiary consent – Delay attributed to illness – Application for extension and inventory out of time – Interpretation of the Succession Act (as amended).
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1 September 2025 |
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A magistrate lacks jurisdiction to distribute high-value matrimonial property; proceedings without jurisdiction are a nullity.
Family law – Divorce jurisdiction – Distribution of matrimonial property – Pecuniary limits of Magistrates’ courts – Subject-matter jurisdiction; Jurisdictional defect renders proceedings a nullity; Submission to jurisdiction does not cure illegality; Approbation and reprobation.
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1 September 2025 |
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High Court held magistrate lacked jurisdiction over distribution of high‑value matrimonial property; proceedings declared nullity.
Family law — Divorce jurisdiction — Interpretation of section 3 Divorce Act — Pecuniary limits of Magistrates' Court — Subject-matter jurisdiction — Nullity for lack of jurisdiction — Approbation and reprobation.
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1 September 2025 |
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Application for extension of letters of administration dismissed for lack of credible beneficiary consent evidence.
Succession law – Letters of administration – Application to file inventory out of time – Application for extension of grant – Requirement and sufficiency of beneficiary consent – Practice and procedure in applications for extension under amended Succession Act.
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1 September 2025 |
| August 2025 |
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The High Court granted an inter-country adoption after finding jurisdiction and full compliance with the Children Act’s requirements.
Child law – adoption – inter-country adoption – best interest of the child – statutory requirements for adoptive parents – jurisdiction of court – parental consent – welfare principle.
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27 August 2025 |
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Court extends letters of administration and allows late inventory filing where administrators show sufficient cause and no negligence.
Succession law – Administration of estates – Letters of administration – Extension of time and renewal – Filing inventory and accounts out of time – Discretion of court – Sufficient cause – Avoiding injustice to beneficiaries.
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25 August 2025 |
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An application for extension of time to file an estate account was dismissed for lack of beneficiary consent.
Succession law – extension of time to file account – sufficiency of cause for extension – role of beneficiary consent – administrator's obligations under sections 273 and 337 of the Succession Act.
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25 August 2025 |
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Court cancels amended letters of administration granted without co-administrator’s consent, reasserting joint administration and procedural fairness.
Succession Law – Letters of Administration – Joint administrators – Consent of co-administrator – Mental capacity of administrators – Locus standi of beneficiaries – Evidence of mental incapacity – Estate administration procedures – Revocation and amendment of letters of administration.
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22 August 2025 |