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Land law [2015] LSHC 8

Ramabusetsa and Others v Masakale and Another (LC/APN 92 of 2013)

Ramabusetsa and Others v Masakale and Another (LC/APN 92 of 2013) [2015] LSHC 8 (26 February 2015)

The High Court held that the Ramabusetsa family lawfully appointed the first applicant as heir and rejected the first respondent’s claimed donation intervivos.

  • Heirship
  • Compensation for expropriation
  • Donation intervivos
  • Citizenship and land rights
  • Customary-law
  • Land-compensation
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Succession law [1997] LSCA 14

Moteane v Moteane and Others (C of A (CIV) 14 of 1994)

Moteane v Moteane and Others (C of A (CIV) 14 of 1994) [1997] LSCA 14 (5 February 1997)

The appellant cannot be declared sole heir as Basotho law and custom require sharing of inheritance among brothers and family arbitration before court intervention. The concept of 'sole heir' as claimed by the appellant is unknown in Lesotho law. Additionally, the appellant's British citizenship may disqualify him from inheriting land in Lesotho, a matter for the Minister to decide.

  • Inheritance
  • Family arbitration
  • Heirship
  • Citizenship and land rights
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