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Pye Case - The House of Lords Judgment now the Supreme Authority on the law of Adverse Possession
The dust has now well and truly settled on the case of Pye. The case was about adverse possession, i.e. the way in which a squatter can acquire ownership of land after a period of 12 years. Having been “in the sky” for so long after the first action was launched on 30th April 1998, this flying object of legal uncertainty finally landed when judgment was delivered in the European Court of Human Rights (“the ECHR”) on 30th August 2007. It was not merely 9 years of litigation which came to an end. More than 120 years of inconsistent judicial interpretation, described in the House of Lords as “heresy”, ended with clarity and certainty.... read more >>
Date added: 25/02/2008, Written By: Seymour Major |
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The National UK Property market looks uncertain at the moment but there are still good deals out there
On the face of it, there is no way of telling how far prices will fall or when they will stop falling. If you are an investor, you dont need to wait for that to happen as long as you follow some golden rules. Furthermore, there are bargains out there.... read more >>
Date added: 08/03/2008, Written By: Seymour Major |
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Why the Northern Ireland Legal Profession may adapt the English system of exchange of contracts
In England and Wales, a system of exchange of contracts of sale of land has evolved. In Northern Ireland, only one contract document is signed by each party . The Law Society of Northern Ireland has previously looked at implementing the English system of Exchanging contracts. Chains are difficult to manage under the Northern Ireland system. With e-conveyancing on the horizon, should it now be revisiting that question?... read more >>
Date added: 27/03/2008, Written By: Seymour Major |
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