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Civil procedure [2022] LSHC 16

Setuka v Setuka (CIV/APN/102/2018)

Setuka v Setuka (CIV/APN/102/2018) [2022] LSHC 16 (28 February 2022)

The High Court held it lacked jurisdiction over a dispute centered on rights to land and heirship to immovable property, and dismissed the application with costs.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Heirship
  • Immovable property
  • Inheritance
  • Declaratory relief
  • Land-law
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Family law [1990] LSCA 28

Lerata v Lerata and Another (CIV/T 29 of 82)

Lerata v Lerata and Another (CIV/T 29 of 82) [1990] LSCA 28 (2 February 1990)

The court dismissed a divorce-related property claim over two Motimposo sites, finding the second defendant lawfully held them in her own name.

  • Divorce
  • Joint estate
  • Land allocation
  • Immovable property
  • Donations
  • Family-law
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Family law [1990] LSCA 13

S v Lefaso (C of A (CRI) 7 of 1909)

S v Lefaso (C of A (CRI) 7 of 1909) [1990] LSCA 13 (26 January 1990)

The plaintiff failed to prove that the two sites were ever allocated to her former husband or formed part of the joint estate. The second defendant proved on a balance of probabilities that she lawfully acquired the sites in her own name, and the donation letters were not evidence of transfer of immovable property. The action is dismissed with costs.

  • Divorce
  • Joint estate
  • Land allocation
  • Immovable property
  • Donations
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Family law [1990] LSCA 14

Monaphathi v Monaphathi ((CIV) 16 of 1981)

Monaphathi v Monaphathi ((CIV) 16 of 1981) [1990] LSCA 14 (26 January 1990)

The court dismissed a claim that two Motimposo sites formed part of a former marital joint estate, finding the second defendant acquired them in her own name.

  • Divorce
  • Joint estate
  • Land allocation
  • Immovable property
  • Deeds registry
  • Joint-estate
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