Land Law

The doctrine of estates, legal and equitable interests, and the 1925 property legislation

A rigorous examination of the dual systems of land registration in England and Wales, exploring the conveyancing revolution, the principles of title guarantee, and the residual role of unregistered land.

The mechanics of priority contests and the operation of overreaching in registered and unregistured conveyancing.

A comprehensive guide to the statutory regime governing interests which bind registered proprietors despite not being entered on the register

The law governing acquisition of title through long possession: limitation, registration, human rights, and the policy debate

A rigorous examination of joint tenancies, tenancies in common, and the statutory framework for trusts of land under TOLATA 1996

The statutory framework governing trusts of land and court-ordered resolution of disputes.

Creation, Formalities, and the Certainty Requirement

The enforceability of covenants in leases at common law and in equity; privity of estate, the rule in Spencer's Case, and the transmission of leasehold obligations under LT(C)A 1995

Distinguishing licences from proprietary interests, the emergence and modern contours of proprietary estoppel, the Thorner test, remedial discretion and proportionality, and protection against third parties

The enforceability of positive and restrictive covenants in freehold land: burden and benefit at law and in equity

The Re Ellenborough Park characteristics, creation by express grant, prescription, implied easements, and extinguishment.

Creation of legal and equitable mortgages, the equity of redemption, and the priority rules under the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 2002.

The mortgagee's remedies on default — possession, sale, foreclosure, appointment of receiver — and the protections for mortgagors under common law and statute.

Article 1 of Protocol 1 ECHR (peaceful enjoyment of possessions), Article 8 (private and family life), and the post-2010 case-law on land and the HRA.

A critical examination of the Land Registration Act 2002, the Electronic Conveyancing agenda, and contemporary proposals for reform