High Court of Zambia - 1974 April

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April 1974
Whether an expatriate Shona domiciled in Zambia retains Shona customary law for estate administration.
Succession — Administration of estate — Retention of non‑Zambian customary personal law by Africans domiciled in Zambia — Local Courts Act s.38 (procedural transfer) — Jurisdiction of local versus High Court — African customary law applies where person lives "among and after the manner" of his tribe.
16 April 1974