The Law of Inheritance & Administration of Deceased Estates in Malawi
Lewis Chezan Bande
Jun 2021 · African Sun Media
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This book discusses the law of inheritance and administration of deceased estates in Malawi. Its coverage includes basic concepts underlying inheritance; history of law of inheritance in Malawi; Will-making and testate inheritance; intestate inheritance; pension and inheritance of pension benefits and life insurance policies; other forms of inheritance like promissory estoppel, donationes mortis causa, rule in Strong v Bird and mutual Wills; estate duty; grants and personal representatives; and administration of deceased estates. Key statutes discussed include Constitution of Malawi, Deceased Estates (Wills, Inheritance and Protection) Act, Pensions Act, Estate Duty Act and Trustees Act. The book is designed as a reference for judicial officers, legal practitioners, public officers and administrators of deceased estates, law students, policy and legislative makers, pension fund managers, civil society activists (particularly on children and women’s rights) and interested academics.
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Lewis C. Bande holds a Doctor of Laws degree from KU Leuven (Belgium), Master of Laws degree from Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from University of Malawi (Malawi). He is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Malawi. His main areas of teaching and research are general criminal law, cybercrime and cyberevidence, international cooperation in criminal matters, criminal procedure and law of inheritance. He has previously published with Kluwer Law International and Juta. Lewis lives in Zomba, Malawi.
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