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Chhokar v Chhokar [1984] FLR 313 is an English land law case concerning constructive trusts law and widening the natural meaning of "actual occupation" (which protects the occupier by virtue of the Land Registration Act 2002, Schedule 3, being an overriding interest). The facts of the case showed an intention to do a woman out of her (and her ...
Land rights are an integral part of Land Laws, as they socially enforce groups of individuals' rights to own land in concurrence with the land laws of a nation. Land Law addresses the legal mandates set forth by a country in regards to land ownership, while land rights refer to the social acceptance of land ownership. Landesa takes the stance ...
The right of conquest was historically a right of ownership to land after immediate possession via force of arms. It was recognized as a principle of international law that gradually deteriorated in significance until its proscription in the aftermath of World War II following the concept of crimes against peace introduced in the Nuremberg Principles.
Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing Trust [1999] UKHL 26 is an English land law case that examined the rights of a 'tenant' in a situation where the 'landlord', a charitable housing association had no authority to grant a tenancy, but in which the 'tenant' sought to enforce the duty to repair on the association implied under landlord and tenant statutes.
After the War, the focus returned to the reform of the system of land law. A committee was appointed in 1919, headed by Sir Leslie Scott, to report to the Lord Chancellor on land transfer. [2] This Lands Requisition Committee proposed a bill, which was introduced to Parliament in 1920 by Lord Birkenhead. This became law on 29 June 1922 and was ...
Under English law today, there are fourteen property rights in the numerus clausus, as follows. [8] freehold ownership; easements, for the benefit of another piece of land, right to use land in a certain way, e.g. right of way; restrictive covenants, for the benefit of another piece of land, a restriction on the owner’s use, e.g. to not build
v. to unlawfully withhold land from its true owner or from any other person who has a right to the possession of it. Ejectment n. a claim by a land owner to eject a person from the land. The modern term is "eviction". [1] Feoffee n. a person who holds land for the benefit of another person.
United States public land law (1 C, 26 P) U. United States federal housing legislation (36 P) United States land use case law (1 C, 43 P) Z. Zoning in the United ...