Land Law Topic 1: Estates And Interests In Land.

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S.205 (1)(ix) Law of Property Act 1925

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Definition of 'land'.

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Thames Heliports plc v LB Tower Hamlets.

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'Corporeal hereditaments' does not include flowing water.

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Grigsby v Melville

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Space contained in immediately adjacent cellar is conveyed in transfer of estate in land.

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Ss.1(a) and 2(1) Petroleum Act 1998.

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All rights to pertoleum resources vest in the crown.

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Star Energy Weald Basin Ltd v Bocardo.

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Those entitled to the possession of the solum (i.e. soil) may sue in trespass in the event of subterranean invasions of their land.

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Ss. 43-44 Infrastructure Act 2015.

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The Bocardo ruling no longer applies to certain types of drilling.

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Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews & General Ltd.

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Airspace: 'Such height as is necessary for the ordinary use and enjoyment of his land and the structures upon it'.

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Holland v Hodgson (Blackburn J)

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Two tests for whether is a fixture of chattel (fixtures are conveyed with the land):

1. Degree or mode of annexation.

2. General purpose of annexation.

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Monsanto v Tilly.

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'Land' also includes: trees, shrubs, hedges, plants and flowers growing on it.

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Alfred F Beckett Ltd v Lyons.

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Water is incapable of being owned. Although, inland water (eg lakes and ponds) are generally considered to be a species of land.

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S.1(2) LPA 1925.

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Lists 5 categories of legal interests.

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S.1(3) LPA (1925).

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Other interests (not in s.1(2)) take effect as equitable interests.

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S.52 LPA 1925.

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'Conveyances to be by deed'.

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S.205 (1)(ii) LPA 1925.

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Definition of 'conveyance'.

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S.1 Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989.

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Deed must be signed, attested, and delivered.

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S.52(2)(d) LPA 1925.

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Exceptions to the requirement of a deed.