Unit name | Land Law |
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Unit code | LAWDM0075 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Bell |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit explores the core principles of English land law. Though broadly doctrinal in focus, it will also expose the historical development of those principles, the policies that have driven their development, socio-political perspectives on their form and practical operation, and the future scope for law reform in the area. Core topics will be: the history, structure and concerns of land law; the registered title regime; formal and informal acquisition of interests; co-ownership and successive ownership; leases; licences; easements; covenants; security; future challenges.
Develop unit-specific knowledge and understanding of the system of English land law. By the end of the unit, you should be able to:
Using statutory materials Develop generic legal skills in using statutory materials. By the end of the unit, you should be able to:
Solving complex, multi-issue legal problems develop generic legal skills in solving multi-issue legal problems. By the end of the unit, you should be able to:
10 two-hour seminars
Summative - Three-hour examination (67%) and 3,000-word essay (33%) Formative - students should do one formative assessment.
Smith, Property Law (7th ed 2011) Gray & Gray, Land Law (7th ed 2011) Lawson & Rudden, The Law of Property (3rd ed 2002)
Articles and cases including:Birks - ‘Before we begin: Five keys to Land Law’ and Bright ‘Of Estates and Interests: A tale of Ownership and Property Rights’ in Bright and Dewar, ‘Themes and Perspectives’ (1998) Gardner - ‘The Remedial Discretion in Proprietary Estoppel’ (1999) 115 LQR 438 Kernott v Jones (Supreme Court 2011) Berisford v Mexfield Housing Co-operative Limited (Supreme Court 2011)