IMIRONGO SC - No 3 - Febuary - April - 2023
The Supreme Court held that life insurance proceeds are not part of the estate for succession if a beneficiary is named; economic damages for accident victims with less than 30% disability are calculated on the statutory minimum wage; parents must prove financial dependence for economic damages; attorney fees are awarded to the party causing litigation; property sold by one cohabitant is valid only for their share; exequatur is granted if foreign judgments meet statutory requirements; administrative silence does not confer rights beyond the law; dismissed public employees must seek judicial r…
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- Life insurance succession
- Economic damages from accidents
- Parental compensation claims
- Attorney fee awards
- Property division for unmarried cohabitants
- Exequatur of foreign judgments