Personal Laws

Track 9

Personal Laws


Personal Law is applied either to a certain class, group of people, or a particular person, based on the religions, faith, and culture. The Law governs a myriad of areas; marriage, divorce, maintenance, succession, minority, guardianship, etc.


Areas of Interest:

  • Marriage and Nullity
  • Types of Marriages
  • Divorce/ Dissolution of Marriage
  • Cohabitation and Civil Partnership
  • Distribution of Matrimonial Property and Maintenance
  • Adoption
  • Gender Transitioning
  • Children and Welfare
  • Last Wills
  • Testimony
  • Civil law aspects
  • Defamation
  • Damages
  • Negligence
  • Vicarious liability
  • Duty of Care