English property law
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Property law in the United Kingdom refers to the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of wealth in the United Kingdom. Property law can refer to many things, and covers many areas. Property in land is the domain of the law of real property. The law of personal property is particularly important for commercial law and insolvency. Trusts affects everything in English property law. Intellectual property is also an important branch of the law of property.
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[edit] Law of real property
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| Property law |
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| Part of the common law series |
| Acquisition of property |
| Gift · Adverse possession · Deed |
| Lost, mislaid, or abandoned |
| Treasure trove |
| Alienation · Bailment · License |
| Estates in land |
| Allodial title · Fee simple · Fee tail |
| Life estate · Defeasible estate |
| Future interest · Concurrent estate |
| Leasehold estate · Condominiums |
| Conveyancing of interests in land |
| Bona fide purchaser |
| Torrens title · Strata title |
| Estoppel by deed · Quitclaim deed |
| Mortgage · Equitable conversion |
| Action to quiet title |
| Limiting control over future use |
| Restraint on alienation |
| Rule against perpetuities |
| Rule in Shelley's Case |
| Doctrine of worthier title |
| Nonpossessory interest in land |
| Easement · Profit |
| Covenant running with the land |
| Equitable servitude |
| Related topics |
| Fixtures · Waste · Partition |
| Riparian water rights |
| Lateral and subjacent support |
| Assignment · Nemo dat |
| Other areas of the common law |
| Contract law · Tort law |
| Wills and trusts |
| Criminal Law · Evidence |
[edit] History
- Statute of Quia Emptores 1290
- R v. Earl of Northumberland (1568), known as the Case of mines
[edit] Registration
- Law of Property Act 1925, Land Registration Act 1925 (see also, Land Registration Act 1862)
- Land Registration Act 2002 and HM Land Registry
[edit] Estates
- Fee simple (freehold)
- Concurrent estate and Four unities
- Saunders v Vautier (1841) 4 Beav 115
[edit] Security
- See also: Mortgage and Security interest
[edit] Covenants
- See also: Restrictive covenant
- Tulk v. Moxhay (1848) 41 ER 1143
[edit] Easements
- See also: Easements and Profit a prendre
[edit] Adverse possession
- See also: Adverse possession
[edit] Law of personal property
- Carrier's Case (1473) 13 Edw. IV, f. 9, pl. 5 (Star Ch. and Exch. Ch.) - on the crime of larcency.
- Armory v. Delamirie (1722) K.B., 1 Strange 505, 93 ER 664,
- Dearle v Hall (1828) 3 Russ 1
- R. v. Knowles, ex parte Somersett (Somersett's Case) (1772) 20 State Tr 1; (1772) Lofft 1 - concerning the illegality of property in people (i.e. slavery) in England.
[edit] Trusts law
The law relating to trusts of land was adjusted by the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA) which came into force in 1997. This had a significant impact, particularly in relation to bankruptcy and the associated importance of the family home - see "Re Shaire" 2001. There have also been discussions in relation to trusts of land and the Human Rights Act 1998.
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[edit] Intellectual property law
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