A Casebook On The Law Of Succession Project Muse Upcc Books

This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the Magistrate and Judge and the law student William Musyoka holds L.L.B and LL.M degrees from the University of Nairobi. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a law lecturer. He has taught the law of succession at the Kenya School of Law and is currently teaching the subject at the School of Law, University of Nairobi. Title Page, Copyright Preface Acknowledgement Table of Statutes Table of Treaties List of Abbreviations and Law Reports Table of Cases 1 Introduction 2. The Law of Succession Applying in Kenya After 1981 3. The Nature and Function of Wills 4. The Creation of a Valid Will 5 Revocation, Alteration and Revival of Will 6 Gifts by Will and Their Failure 7 Construction of Wills 8 Intestate Succession 9 Protection Provisions 10 Grants of Representation 11 Probate Jurisdiction 12 Non-contentious Probate 13 Contentious Probate Part Six: Administration of Estates 14 Collection, Realisation and Management of Estates 15 Payment of Expenses, Debts and Pecuniary Legacies 16 Distribution of the Estate 17 Remedies of Beneficiaries and Creditors 18 Estate Accounts 19 Dependency and Family Provisions 20 Disclaimers and Variations 21 African Customary Law of Succession 22 Islamic Law of Succession Back Cover This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the Magistrate and Judge and the law student William Musyoka holds L.L.B and LL. M degrees from the University of Nairobi. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a law lecturer. He has taught the law of succession at the Kenya School of Law and is currently teaching the subject at the School of Law, University of Nairobi