Boundaries and Easements - Hardback | Land & Property

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Now in its 7th edition, Boundaries and Easements has firmly established itself as a valuable resource when conducting an action involving a boundary dispute or easement claim. It looks at the practical issues of case preparation and procedural steps peculiar to this kind of litigation and considers the latest case law, enabling you to understand how the law now stands.

New to this edition:

Supreme Court decision in Regency Villas on easements, swimming pools and time shares and in Lynn Shellfish on prescriptive rights and water boundaries as well as judgments on construction of conveyances and express grants
Commentary on recent decisions on scope of jurisdiction of the tribunal to determine boundary disputes
Updated guidance on court and tribunal procedure
Reference to various law commission proposals that would impact on the subject matter; i.e. changes to the Land Registration Act 2002 and the proposed Property Law Bill
New cases on construction of grant, boundary agreements
Validity of boundary agreements and whether they amount to a transfer of land
Estoppel by convention and constructive trusts
2018 Law Com.30 - Review of Land Registration Act 2002
Powers and Jurisdiction of First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)
Basis of Compensation in Party Wall Disputes
Extent of dominant tenement
Parking Rights
Extraction of Water

Key features:

Addresses the legal problems which may arise in boundary and easement cases
Offers guidance on some of the practical problems of case preparation, procedural steps and remedies peculiar to this kind of litigation
The only publication to cover both boundaries and easements in one volume
There is a high level of litigation in this field – this book provides commentary on the key cases
Focuses on the law as it is now, with little or no emphasis on history
Analysis starts with the latest leading case on its subjects – earlier cases are referred to where required to flesh out the principles set out in the latest case
Provides useful background on related topics, such as public rights of way, access to the countryside and customary rights
Split into clear parts: Boundaries, Easements and Remedies
Addresses the key legal issues the practitioner may encounter, such as:

Boundaries of registered land
Adverse possession
Proof and extent of highways
The interaction between the Party Wall etc. Act and the common law
The nature of an easement
Creations of easements
Compulsory purchase
Rights of way
Declarations
Injunctions
Damages

Practitioner-focussed
The author adopts plain-English approach

CONTENTS

Part 1: Boundaries

1. The Conveyance

2. Extrinsic Evidence

3. Rectification and Estoppel

4. Boundaries of Registered Land

5. Adverse Possession

6. Party Structures

7. Highways

8. Water Boundaries

9. Mines

Part 2: Easements

10. The Nature of an Easement

11. Easements and Other Rights

12. Creation of Easements – Express Grant

13. Creation of Easements – Implied Grant

14. Creation of Easements – By Statute

15. Creation of Easements – By Prescription

16. Equitable Easements

17. Termination of Easements

18. Rights of Way and Parking

19. Support

20. Light

21. Water Rights

22. Fencing

23. Profits À Prendre

Part 3: Remedies

24. Remedies

Part 4: Appendix 1 – Statutes

Part 5: Appendix 1 – Statutory Instruments