Lyall on Land Law, 5th Edition by Dr Noel McGrath

Lyall on Land Law

The fifth edition of Lyall on Land Law builds on the strengths of previous editions and provides practitioners and students with a comprehensive and detailed analysis of all the principal features of Irish land law.

Key Features

  • A comprehensive account of Irish land law and its historical development.
  • Full coverage of all the key legislative measures including the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts 2009-2021.
  • Full coverage of landlord and tenant law including Deasy's Act, the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980 and the Ground Rents scheme.
  • Detailed dedicated chapters covering residential tenancies and multi-unit developments.
  • An in-depth analysis of succession law.

New to This Edition
This new edition of Lyall on Land Law provides practitioners and students with a fully updated and comprehensive overview of Irish land law. Significant changes include:

  • A fully updated chapter on easements to take account of the changes made by the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2021.
  • A new chapter on residential tenancies sets out an up-to-date account of the law of residential tenancies.
  • Full coverage of recent changes to the Ground Rents legislation.
  • A new chapter has been added dealing with multi-unit developments.
  • Features numerous cases related to land law in Ireland and the UK decided since the 2018 edition.

About the Author

Dr Noel McGrath is a barrister and Lecturer in Law at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Land
Chapter 3: Possession
Chapter 4: Estates
Chapter 5: Tenure
Chapter 6: Equity
Chapter 7: Registration of Deeds and Title
Chapter 8: Fee Simple
Chapter 9: Fee Farm Grant
Chapter 10: Fee Tail
Chapter 11: Life Estates
Chapter 12: Future Interests and Remoteness
Chapter 13: Powers
Chapter 14: Settled Land and Trusts of Land
Chapter 15: Land Purchase Acts
Chapter 16: Co-Ownership
Chapter 17: Family Property
Chapter 18: Licences, Estoppel and Constructive Trusts
Chapter 19: Landlord and Tenant: General Principles
Chapter 20: Residential Tenancies
Chapter 21: Statutory Enlargement
Chapter 22: Covenants
Chapter 23: Easements and Profits
Chapter 24: Mortgages
Chapter 25: Multi-Unit Developments
Chapter 26: Adverse Possession
Chapter 27: Succession

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