Law of Succession Assignment

QN 1. (a). Consider the Court of Appeal Judgement in Lita Violet Shephard v Agnes Nyambura Munga Civil Appeal No 91 of 2017 and summarize the decision's gist, citing relevant law provisions undergirding the determination. (10marks).

(b) What do you opine is the relevance of land economists and valuers in applications for reasonable provision (5 marks)?

QN. 2 (a) Consider the High Court determination of the application for reasonable provision by Harvinder Kaur Dadhiala in Re Estate of Gurdip Kaur Sagoo (2021). Supposing Harvinder Kaur asked for your opinion regarding the possibility of success in an appeal against the decision based on Article 27 of the Constitution. How would you advise? (5mark

(b). Consider the Court of Appeal Judgment in John Gitata Mwangi & 3others v Jonathan Njuguna Mwangi & 4 Others Civil Appeal No 213 of 1997. Summarize in three brief paragraphs the Judges' rationale for reinstating the deceased's original will. The answer must include the explication of sections 29 (b) and 33 of the Law of Succession Act by the Judges and the relevance, if any, of African customary law to applications for reasonable provision. (10marks).