Thompson's Modern Land Law

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We're developing our land law list to keep pace with 21st century land law teaching. As well as offering titles in Oxford's popular Directions, Complete and Text, Cases & Materials series we have recently published textbooks that offer fresh approaches to land law, and we have more projects under development. gas, and petroleum found under land are now subject to public ownership - In Bocardo, claimant bought action against D for trespass as D was Thompson's Modern Land Law looks at the core areas of this subject area through a theoretical and critical lens. The authors excel at explaining difficult rules and concepts clearly but without oversimplification, guiding students around the common pitfalls in areas where there is typically misunderstanding or confusion. the proprietor of land with an absolute title - All that a person can do is to demonstrate that he has the better right to

The theoretical approach is supported by experienced author commentary, exposing students to areas of debate and encouraging them to use critique in essays and examinations A who has the right to possess and enjoy the land - Duration of life estate: until life tenant continues to live. - B does not, therefore, have a contingent interest in the property - A’s right to enjoy the land is limited to his lifetime, therefore his rights overestablished and developed into a coherent body of law known as equity. - Resolving disputes in time were not just confined to the Chancellor but

The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks vindicating the right - The hallmark of a property right is its enforceability against a person other smaller estates are carved - Life interest, Life interest and fee simple, life interest and fee tail and feeConflict between law and equity - Maitland: equity had come not to destroy the law, but fulfil it - Equity could not not operate without the prior existence of the law; its role

Trespassory aspect of ownership - Owner of land has the right to exclude everybody else from it. - All people are, unless given permission to enter, or enjoying some otherAlso available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

highly unlikely that it will ever end - Restrictions through third party rights - Whatever interest the grantor has, a conveyance will, unless there are THE CO-EXISTENCE OF ESTATES - Estates exist simultaneously with regard to the same plot of land - The largest estate is the fee simple and it is from this estate that the Straightforward accounts of the law are underpinned by insightful author commentary on areas of debate, exposing students to critical reasoning. right of entry, excluded from the property. - This right to exclude does not embrace those to whom the landowner has is on the land lawfully and where it is found by a trespasser. - The issue to distinguish when items found on the land is which of the two

money. His claim succeeded - If the true owner of the property came forward, that person would have the