Deeds, Titles, and Changing Concepts of Land Rights

Deeds, Titles, and Changing Concepts of Land Rights

Author: David Ress

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-12-09

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 3030641910

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This book explores the history of public land tenure records, which first began in colonial Massachusetts as English settlers and Native Americans tried to resolve differing ideas about rights to land in the seventeenth century. In South Australia, a similar method of state certification of land ownership arose in the nineteenth century, through Torrens system title registration – a process that would be widely adopted in British and American colonies as a particularly effective way of guaranteeing absolute ('fee simple') ownership over indigenous peoples’ land. This book explores the similarities between these two record systems, highlighting how similar settlement patterns and religious beliefs in both places focused attention on recording land tenure, and illustrating how these record systems encouraged new ways of thinking about rights to and on land.


Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 2

Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 2

Author: Elizabeth Cooke

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Published: 2003-05-09

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1841131733

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This book comprises a collection of papers given at the conference of the Centre for Property Law at the University of Reading held in 2002.


The New Law of Land Registration

The New Law of Land Registration

Author: Elizabeth Cooke

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2003-09-17

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1847316867

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This book is an examination of the law of land registration in England and Wales, in the light of the Land Registration Act 2002, and in particular at the way land registration is influenced by, and in turn influences, the evolution of land law as a whole. It examines the legal problems that have arisen in connection with land registration and considers the effect of the 2002 statute, drawing extensively upon the law in other jurisdictions and considering possibilities for future development. This is a book which will be essential reading for students, their teachers, and practitioners who will have to grapple with the intricacies of the new Act when it comes into force.


New Perspectives on Land Registration

New Perspectives on Land Registration

Author: Amy Goymour

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 1509906045

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The Land Registration Act 2002 has been in force for almost fifteen years. When enacted, the legislation, which replaced the Land Registration Act 1925, was intended to offer a clear and lasting framework for the registration of title to land in England and Wales. However, perhaps confounding the hopes of its drafters, the legislation's interpretation and application has since generated many unanticipated problems which demand attention. In this book's twenty chapters, leading land law scholars, Law Commissioners past and present, judges, and Registry lawyers unpick key technical controversies, and expose underlying theoretical and policy concerns. Core issues addressed in these chapters include: the legitimate ambitions of registration regimes; the nature and security of title afforded by registration; the resolution of priority disputes affecting registered titles; the relationship between the general law and the registration regime; and new challenges presented by modern technological developments.


Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 3

Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 3

Author: Elizabeth Cooke

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2005-06-29

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1847310311

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This book comprises a collection of papers given at the fifth biennial conference of the Centre for Property Law at the University of Reading held in March 2004,and is the third in the series Modern Studies in Property Law. The Reading conference has become well-known as a unique opportunity for property lawyers to meet and confer both formally and informally. This volume includes a refereed and revised selection of the papers given there. The papers thus cover a broad range of topics of immediate importance including: land registration, leasehold and commonhold, prescription and law and equity. A growing and popular aspect of the series is its coverage of property law matters worldwide; this volume includes essays on property law in developing countries, in South Africa, Canada, and Eastern Europe.


Essays in Conveyancing and Property Law in Honour of Professor Robert Rennie

Essays in Conveyancing and Property Law in Honour of Professor Robert Rennie

Author: Frankie McCarthy

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2015-05-11

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 1783741473

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Professor Robert Rennie has been one of the most influential voices in Scots private law over the past thirty years. Highly respected as both an academic and a practitioner, his contribution to the development of property law and practice has been substantial and unique. This volume celebrates his retirement from the Chair of Conveyancing at the University of Glasgow in 2014 with a selection of essays written by his peers and colleagues from the judiciary, academia and legal practice. Each chapter covers a topic of particular interest to Professor Rennie during his career, from the historical development of property law rules through to the latest developments in conveyancing practice and the evolution of the rules of professional negligence. Although primarily Scottish in focus, the contributions will have much of interest to lawyers in any jurisdiction struggling with similar practical problems, particularly those with similar legal roots including the Netherlands and South Africa. As a whole, the collection is highly recommended to students, practitioners and academics.


Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 5

Modern Studies in Property Law - Volume 5

Author: Martin Dixon

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2009-11-03

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 1847315496

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This book is a collection of papers given at the seventh biennial conference held at the University of Cambridge in March 2008, and is the fifth in the series Modern Studies in Property Law. The Property Law conference has become well-known as a unique opportunity for property lawyers to meet and confer both formally and informally. This volume is a refereed and revised selection of the papers given there. It covers a broad range of topics of immediate importance, not only in domestic law but also on a worldwide scale.