The aggregate of assets and liabilities of the deceased is termed the deceased estate. The deceased estate is not a juristic person. Consequently, the only legal person in connection with the estate is the executor in his representative capacity. The estate ‘vests’ originally in the Master of the High Court, and subsequently in one or […]
Sub-divided land is that which has been divided into smaller residential units and it is normally done on land bigger that 5000 square meters in Zimbabwe. The process of subdividing land is done in terms of Part VI of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act [Chapter 29:12] and subdivision can only occur after a […]
INTRODUCTION This write up seeks to compare and contrast; expropriation and deprivation terms as they applied in Zimbabwe`s property law regime. Zimbabwe`s constitutional law has largely observed and maintained a distinction in definition, scope and meaning between the terms expropriation and deprivation. A number of cases have been decided clearly expressing the meaning and scope […]