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Civil procedure RLR V.2-2025

MUKAKALISA ET.AL v SONARWA ET.AL (ADD)

The Supreme Court held there was no valid amicable settlement in a road-accident compensation dispute because the mandatary had only a general mandate.

  • Amicable settlement
  • Mandate and authority
  • Compensation for road accidents
  • Prescription
  • Contract validity
  • Amicable-settlement
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Insurance law RCA 00005/2023/HC/RSZ

SANLAM v NYIRAKOMINI NABANDI

The High Court held SANLAM was not liable for compensation because the deceased was not covered by the insurance policy, which covered only the driver.

  • Motor vehicle insurance
  • Liability exclusion
  • Interpretation of insurance contracts
  • Compensation for road accidents
  • Motor-vehicle-insurance
  • Insurance-contract-interpretation
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Insurance law RCA 00024/2023/HC/RWG

SANLAM AG vs UMUKUNDWA N’ABANDI

The High Court held that Muhire Jean Pierre was a third party, not an occupant, in a truck insurance dispute, and upheld compensation under statutory rules.

  • Motor vehicle insurance
  • Third party liability
  • Compensation for road accidents
  • Interpretation of insurance contracts
  • Insurance-law
  • Motor-vehicle-insurance
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Insurance law RCA 00024/2023/HC/RWG

Sanlam vs Muhire

The High Court held that Muhire Jean Pierre was a third party, not an occupant, after a fatal truck accident, and upheld statutory compensation against SANLAM AG.

  • Motor vehicle insurance
  • Third party liability
  • Compensation for road accidents
  • Interpretation of insurance contracts
  • Motor-vehicle-insurance
  • Third-party-liability
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Civil law RCA 00067/2021/HC/NYZ

SANLAM AG Ltd v NTAWUGASHIRA N’ABANDI

The High Court partly allowed SANLAM’s appeal, setting aside pecuniary damages for lack of proof of dependency while upholding the remaining compensation.

  • Compensation for road accidents
  • Pecuniary damages
  • Burden of proof in compensation claims
  • Insurance liability
  • Motor-vehicle-accident-compensation
  • Pecuniary-damages
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