JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES’ COURTS IN CLAIMS OF ADVERSE POSSESSION-The Court of Appeal’s Sugawara-Kiruti Judgment
JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES’ COURTS IN CLAIMS OF ADVERSE POSSESSION-The Court of Appeal’s Sugawara-Kiruti Judgment
The question of jurisdiction of the Magistrates’ courts in claims for adverse possession is one that, up until recently, remained a hot topic, open for discussion. While the question of jurisdiction is an expression of the law, a sampling of case law from the various courts demonstrates that no accord subsisted on the question whether Magistrates’ courts are clothed with the requisite jurisdiction to hear claims for adverse possession.
In this legal update, one of our own John Willys provides insights from The Court of Appeal’s Sugawara-Kiruti Judgment that handled the question of Jurisdiction of Magistrates’ Courts in claims of Adverse Possession.
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