Land Law (Ireland) — Law of Property (FE-1 / LLB)

Study content for Land Law (Ireland) — Law of Property (FE-1 / LLB): notes, practice MCQs and flashcards across 13 syllabus topics. This is AI-generated draft content — citations have not yet been independently verified.

Syllabus

• Foundational ConceptsTopic

  Nature and historical development of Irish land law · Finding and relativity of title; treasure trove · Archaeological objects; National Monuments Acts

• Doctrine of Estates and InterestsTopic

  Freehold estates (fee simple, fee tail abolished by LCLRA, life estate) · Leasehold estates and hybrid interests · Reversions, remainders, future interests

• Concurrent Ownership (Co-ownership)Topic

  Joint tenancy vs tenancy in common; four unities · Survivorship and severance · Partition and sale procedures under LCLRA

• Adverse PossessionTopic

  Statute of Limitations 1957 — 12-year period (unregistered); registered land rules · Exclusive, continuous, notorious possession; animus possidendi · Parliamentary conveyance effect

• Licences and Proprietary EstoppelTopic

  Bare, coupled, contractual licences · Proprietary estoppel requirements and remedies · Rights of residence (Irish-specific feature)

• MortgagesTopic

  Pledges, liens, judgment mortgages · Legal vs equitable mortgages; deed vs non-deed · Pre/post 1 Dec 2009 (LCLRA) distinctions

• Settlements of LandTopic

  Settled Land Act 1882-1890 · Tenant for life powers; trustees of settlement · Overreaching and trusts for sale

• Family PropertyTopic

  Trusts of family home; direct and indirect contributions · Family Home Protection Act 1976 — spousal consent requirement · Family Law Acts 1995 and 1996; property adjustment orders

• Landlord and TenantTopic

  Deasy's Act (Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment Act Ireland 1860) · Walsh v. Lonsdale rule · Assignment, subletting, covenant enforcement

• Registered and Unregistered LandTopic

  Registration of Title Act 1964 — classes of title, conclusiveness, overriding interests · Voluntary vs compulsory registration · Registration of Deeds (Ireland) Act 1707 — registrable documents, priority

• Incorporeal Hereditaments — Easements and ProfitsTopic

  Essential features (Re Ellenborough Park criteria adapted for Irish law) · Acquisition: express, implied, prescription · LCLRA Part 8 — abolition of old prescription methods; new 12-year user period

• Freehold CovenantsTopic

  Common law enforcement (Keppell v Bailey — positive covenants) · Equitable enforcement (Tulk v Moxhay — restrictive covenants) · LCLRA Chapter 4 — enforceability of positive freehold covenants post-2009

• Succession LawTopic

  Succession Act 1965 — valid wills, formal requirements · Testamentary freedom and legal right share · Intestacy provisions

• Evans v Carlyle

  What are the requirements for adverse possession under the Statute of Limitations 1957?

  [2008] IEHC 143
• Evans v Carlyle

  Who bears the burden of proof in an adverse possession claim?

  [2008] IEHC 143
• Smyth v Tunney

  What is the key principle of the Statute of Limitations 1957 regarding land recovery?

  [2009] IESC 5