Table of Cases |
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Table of Legislation |
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Abbreviations |
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1 What is Land Law? |
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1 | (26) |
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The Focus of Land Law: Private Rights to Use Land |
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2 | (1) |
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Why Land Law? What is Special about Land? |
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3 | (1) |
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Types of Private Rights to Use Land: Personal Rights and Property Rights |
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4 | (4) |
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Property Rights: Three Key Questions |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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The Importance of Registration |
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14 | (1) |
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The Structure of Land Law: Three Examples |
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15 | (7) |
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Defining Land: The Extent of Ownership |
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22 | (1) |
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Defining Land: What Objects Does the Land Include? |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
2 Human Rights |
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27 | (33) |
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27 | (2) |
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Adjudication Under the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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29 | (2) |
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The Justification Formula |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (7) |
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48 | (8) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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The Impact of Human Rights |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
3 Personal Rights and Property Rights |
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60 | (32) |
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The Distinction Between Personal Rights and Property Rights |
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61 | (5) |
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Property Rights: The Content Question |
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66 | (6) |
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The Distinction Between Legal Property Rights and Equitable Property Rights |
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72 | (5) |
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Legal Property Rights: Estates in Land |
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77 | (2) |
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Legal Property Rights: Interests in Land |
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79 | (1) |
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Equitable Property Rights: Rights Under Trusts |
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79 | (1) |
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Equitable Property Rights: Rights Based on Legal Estates or Interests |
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80 | (1) |
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Other Equitable Property Rights |
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81 | (1) |
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Property Rights in Land: Conclusion |
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82 | (1) |
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Personal Rights: The Licence |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Contractual and Estoppel Licences: Effect on A |
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84 | (1) |
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Contractual and Estoppel Licences: Effect on X |
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85 | (1) |
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Contractual and Estoppel Licences: Effect on C |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
4 Registered Title and the Acquisition of Legal Estates |
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92 | (43) |
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92 | (1) |
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Formal Acquisition of Legal Title |
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93 | (1) |
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Contracts for Sale of Land |
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94 | (5) |
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Effect of Non-Compliance with Section 2 |
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99 | (6) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (6) |
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The Content of a Registered Title |
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112 | (6) |
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Informal Acquisition of Legal Title: Adverse Possession |
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118 | (1) |
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Inception of Adverse Possession |
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119 | (1) |
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Possession Must Be 'Adverse' |
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120 | (2) |
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The Definition of 'Possession' |
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122 | (2) |
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The Discredited Rule in Leigh v Jack (1879) |
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124 | (1) |
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Termination of Adverse Possession |
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125 | (1) |
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The Effect of Adverse Possession |
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126 | (1) |
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Registered Land: Land Registration Act 2002 |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (1) |
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Adverse Possession and the Criminalization of Residential Squatting |
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130 | (2) |
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Human Rights and Adverse Possession |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
5 The Acquisition of Equitable Interests |
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135 | (46) |
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136 | (1) |
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The Different Categories of Trust |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (1) |
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Presumed Intention Resulting Trust |
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139 | (3) |
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The Common Intention Constructive Trust |
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142 | (17) |
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Constructive Trusts Arising Under Rochefoucauld v Boustead |
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159 | (2) |
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The Pallant v Morgan Constructive Trust |
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161 | (2) |
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The Vendor-Purchaser Constructive Trust |
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163 | (1) |
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The Wider Principle: The Doctrine of Anticipation |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (13) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
6 Trusts of Land |
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181 | (38) |
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181 | (3) |
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Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common |
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184 | (1) |
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Co-ownership of a Legal Estate |
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185 | (1) |
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Co-ownership in Equity: Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common? |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (10) |
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Termination of Co-ownership |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (12) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
7 Leases |
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219 | (49) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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The Content Question: Exclusive Possession |
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222 | (7) |
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The Content Question: Certainty of Term |
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229 | (4) |
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The Content Question: No Need for Rent |
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233 | (1) |
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The Content Question: The Role of Intention |
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234 | (2) |
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The Content Question: Other Legal Relationships? |
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236 | (1) |
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The Content Question: The Bruton Lease |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (4) |
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Priority and the Defences Question |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (10) |
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Remedies for Breach of Covenant |
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258 | (4) |
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Flat Ownership: Residential Long Leases and Commonhold |
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262 | (4) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
8 Mortgages and Security Interests in Land |
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268 | (43) |
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268 | (3) |
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271 | (2) |
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Legal Charge by Way of Mortgage of Land |
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273 | (1) |
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Equitable Mortgages and Charges of Land |
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274 | (3) |
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277 | (1) |
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Lender's Rights and Remedies |
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278 | (12) |
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Protection of the Borrower |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (7) |
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Surety Mortgages and Procedural Fairness |
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299 | (5) |
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Control of Mortgage Terms |
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304 | (5) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
9 Easements |
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311 | (24) |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (7) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (7) |
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Presumed Grant Prescription |
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328 | (3) |
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331 | (2) |
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Extinguishment of Easements |
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333 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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333 | (2) |
10 Freehold Covenants |
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335 | (25) |
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335 | (1) |
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Land Covenant Terminology and Structure |
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336 | (2) |
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The Burden: Who Can Be Sued? |
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338 | (4) |
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Indirect Enforcement of Positive Obligations |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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The Benefit: Who Can Sue? |
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346 | (9) |
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355 | (2) |
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Modification of Covenants |
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357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
11 The Defences Question |
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360 | (39) |
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Introduction to the Priority Triangle |
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361 | (3) |
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Priorities and the Land Registration Act 2002 |
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364 | (7) |
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Restrictions on Owner's Powers |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (3) |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (1) |
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Beneficial Interests as Overriding Interests |
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378 | (1) |
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Defining Actual Occupation |
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379 | (6) |
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Summary: Priority and Registered Dispositions |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (5) |
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Overreaching and Overriding Interests |
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391 | (2) |
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Overreaching and Human Rights |
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393 | (1) |
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Alternative Causes of Action |
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394 | (3) |
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397 | (1) |
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397 | (2) |
12 Concepts and Contexts |
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399 | (18) |
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399 | (5) |
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Judicial versus Legislative Reform |
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404 | (3) |
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The Impact of Statutory Reform |
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407 | (3) |
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The Impact of Human Rights |
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410 | (2) |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
Bibliography |
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417 | (10) |
Index |
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