INTERESTIS IN LAND: DOCTRINE OF TENURE AND DOCTRINE OF ESTATES a) freehold estates: freehold of inheritance ( fee-simple and fee-tail) b) freehold not of inheritance( life estate and estate par autre vie) Classification of interests in land Definition of Interests in Land What is an interest in Land? Definition An interest in land according to The Registered Land Act Cap 300 is defined as follows: “interest” in land includes absolute ownership of land. According to Black’s Law Dictionary
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The law of the land comprises a crystallized expression of values cast in sharp relief against the landscape of the law. (Gray and Gray‚ Elements of Land Law) What key values or aims does English Land Law promote and evaluate the balance struck by them. Provide illustrations of relevant cases and statute in this regard. The English Land Law is one of the oldest branches found in the doctrine of common law. It has its origins in the feudal reforms imposed on England by William the
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Introduction By English land law is meant the land law of England and Wales‚ two of the four parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland‚ the other two parts being Scotland and Northern Ireland. England and Wales use the same land law‚ and Northern Ireland (like the Irish Republic) also uses English land law‚ but subject to the legislation of its own Parliament. There is‚ therefore‚ no such thing as British land law. The English Land law can only be explained by an elaborate
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What is land law in English law? Explain how the law distinguishes between whether a thing is a fitting or a fixture or part and parcel of the land itself. Introduction Land is what we step on‚ live on‚ it is very important in our daily life and land in every different area has its owner. That’s how we have the right to say this is mine and we’re the ones who choose what to do with it‚ add something to it or remove something from it‚ change it around or even get rid of it. That’s why we have this
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UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF LAW COURSE CODE: LAW 421 COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW I 1 COURSE CODE: LAW 431 COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW I COURSE WRITER/ DEVELOPER Mr. Kunle Aina NOUN (Sabbatical) EDITOR: Mr. Idowu Adegbite Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ Ago-Iwoye COURSE COORDINATORS: K. Aina‚ (Sabbatical)‚ C. Hia‚ O. Lawal‚ T. Abisoye (Study Leave) NOUN AG. DEAN: ` Dr. Godwin I. Oyakhiromen School of Law National Open University of Nigeria 2 CUSTOMARY LAND LAW 1 MODULE 1 Unit 1: Introduction/Historical
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AFRICA (CUEA) FACULTY OF LAW THIRD YEAR 1ST SEMESTER BACHELOR OF LAWS JANUARY- APRIL 2013 COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW 1 COURSE CODE: CLS 300 BY: WILSON MAROTSE MULEI LLM (London)‚ LLB (Moi)‚ Dip. Law (KSL) Attorney at Law‚ EAC COURSE OUTLINE INTRODUCTION Land law is split into two separate but related units. Land Law 1 and Land Law II. Land Law I deals with foundations of property law and Land Law II deals with Proprietary Rights and transactions. Land Law I is devoted to the teaching
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QUESTION 1 The land laws of Malaysia are contained in the main pieces of legislation. What are they? The National Land Code 1965 was made effective from 1st of January 1966. It was enacted to ensure uniformity of land laws and land policies with respect to land tenure‚ registration of titles relating to land‚ transfer of land‚ leases‚ charges in respect of land‚ easements and other rights and interests inland. Some of the contents of National Land Code 1965 are as follows: indefeasible title
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In the past‚ English law has been underpinned by a strong and generally unifying desire to protect the rights of persons who could demonstrate a long established de facto enjoyment of land. Indeed‚ the Prescription Act 1832 legislatively entrenched prescription‚ and in particular‚ prescriptive easements. The underlying assumption was that the principle of prescription was necessary to reconcile the conflicting interests of landowners The basis of prescription is that if long enjoyment of a lawful
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LAND LAW INTRODUCTION REVISION NOTES What is land? Law of Property Act 1925 s.205 (1)(ix) Land includes land of any tenure‚ and mines and minerals‚ whether or not held apart from the surface‚ buildings or parts of buildings (whether the division is horizontal‚ vertical or made in any other way) and other corporeal hereditaments; also a manor‚ an advowson‚ and a rent and other incorporeal hereditaments‚ and an easement‚ right‚ privilege‚ or benefit in‚ over‚ or derived from the land Law
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THE CONCEPT OF LEASEHOLD AND FREEHOLD UNDER THE NIGERIAN LAND USE ACT OF 1978 Written by IMIETE‚ AKEBIN ONYIGHI INTRODUCTION The term estate as indicates an interest in land of some particular duration is of different kinds.1 There are different kinds of estates. Estates are basically divided into two: Freehold estate and Leasehold estate.2 Under the English common law doctrine of estate there are three estates of freehold: (a) fee simple‚ (b) fee tail and (c) life estates. Fee simple and life
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