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Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of co-ownership in Land Law. This document sets out a structure that can be used to answer any problem question on the topic. It sets out the difference between a joint tenancy and a tenancy-in-common, the test to determine how the property is held at common law, the test to determine how the property is held in equity, the process by which co-ownership can be severed, the trustee's powers/beneficiary's rights, the effect of bankruptcy, and the...

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of covenants in Land Law. This document sets out a structure which can be used to answer any problem question on this topic. It sets out the test for distinguishing a positive from a negative covenant, the test for determining whether the burden has passed in equity and common law, the test for determining whether the benefit has passed in equity and common law and the process by which covenants may be extinguished or modified.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of easements in Land Law. This document sets out a structure that can be used to answer any problem question on this topic. It outlines the requirements for an easement as stated in Re Ellenborough Park, the additional criteria found in Regency Villas, the process of acquiring an easement under the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 2002 (express) or through implied acquisition (e.g., under the rule in Wheeldon v Burrows), the proces...

Comprehensive summary/essay plan on the appropriate basis for granting a remedy in proprietary estoppel cases in Land Law, specifically following the SC judgment of Guest v Guest. This document outlines the judgment and advantages and critiques of both the majority and minority approach which can be used to structure an essay on this topic.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of leases and licenses in Land Law. This document covers the content requirements for a lease set out in Street v Mountford (exclusive possession, for a term, and at a rent), the special case of a Bruton tenant, the formalities required for a lease under the Law of Property Act 1925 and Land Registration Act 2002, and contractual licenses. This document can be used as a structure for any problem question on this topic.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of proprietary estoppel in Land Law. This document covers the 4 stage test for proprietary estoppel established in Thorner v Major (representation/assurance, reliance, detriment, unconscionability), the effect of proprietary estoppel under the Land Registration Act 2002 and the remedy for proprietary estoppel following the SC case of Guest v Guest.

Comprehensive summary/essay plan on the question of whether law can be properly understood without reference to a moral purpose or point. This document covers Finnis' theory on the purpose of the law (including his 'central case' idea and the 'still/really' distinction) and Hart's wider conception.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the question of the role of sanctions in Jurisprudence. This document outlines Austin's view, Kelsen's view and criticisms from both Raz and Hart, along with in-depth analysis that can be used to structure an essay on this topic.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on Hart's rule of recognition in Jurisprudence. This document outlines Hart's theory and Dwarkin's two main criticisms: the existence of legal principles and theoretical disagreement. It also includes in-depth analysis that can be used to structure an essay on this topic.

Comprehensive summary/exam notes on the topic of the rule of law in Jurisprudence. This document covers different conceptions of the rule of law (thin conception proposed by Fuller and Raz, and thick conception proposed by Bingham), what is valuable about the rule of law, and includes in-depth critique and analysis of differing views which can be used to structure an essay on this topic.