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Adverse possession: Moral authority
Naveed Ali analyses the evolution of adverse possession ‘Despite this “unjust” method of acquisition, there are numerous arguments in favour of adverse possession. Firstly, there is the notion that the very existence of adverse possession encourages negligent landowners to make use of their disused land.’ Land law has long acknowledged the rights of other people …
Cases Referenced
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- Beaulane Properties Ltd v Palmer [2005] EWHC 817 (Ch)
- Buckinghamshire County Council v Moran [1990] Ch 623
- J A Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Graham; J A Pye (Oxford) Ltd v UK [2000] Ch 676; [2002] UKHL 30; [2005] ECHR 921; [2007] ECHR 5559
- London Borough of Lambeth v Blackburn [2001] EWCA Civ 912
- Ofulue v Bossert [2008] EWCA Civ 7; [2009] UKHL 16
- Pilford & anor v Greenmanor Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 756
- Powell v McFarlane (1977) 38 P&CR 452
- Seddon v Smith (1877) 36 LT 168