Court of Appeal
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R (on the application of Best) v Chief Land Registrar
Title to land Adverse possession
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R (on the application of Best) v Chief Land Registrar
Adverse possession – Registration of title – Criminal trespass – Land Registration Act 2002 – Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 – Respondent applying to register title…
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Judges despair over £500,000 right of way dispute
The Court of Appeal today expressed its dismay over a “grossly disproportionate” dispute between neighbours that has taken up more court time than many murder trials, and seen the total…
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Abid and another v Nata Lee Ltd
Title to land Boundaries
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Abid and another v Nata Lee Ltd
Boundaries – Agreement – Boundary between parties’ adjoining properties defined by 1963 transfer – Respondents claiming to have acquired additional land by informal agreement or adverse possession – Whether boundary…
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Gallagher Estates Ltd and another v Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Town and country planning – National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – Green belt – Appellant council adopting local plan following approval by planning inspector – Plan altering green belt boundaries…
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NPPF introduced “radical change” on housing provision
A high court ruling that the National Planning Policy Framework effected a “radical change” on the approach to housing provision has been backed by the Court of Appeal.
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Ng and another v Charalambous and another
Landlord and tenant Tenancy deposit scheme
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Ng and another v Charalambous and another
Landlord and tenant – Tenancy deposit scheme – Housing Act 2004 – Localism Act 2011 – Respondent landlords not protecting appellants’ tenancy deposit in authorised scheme under 2004 Act –…
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Davies v O’Kelly
Constructive trust – Unlawful purpose – Appellant and respondent purchasing property as family home – Property transferred into sole name of appellant in order to facilitate fraudulent claims for benefit…
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Davies v O’Kelly
Constructive trust Beneficial interest
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Transport Secretary calls for end to “fruitless” HS2 challenges
The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has pleaded with anti-HS2 campaigners to stop wasting public money through further legal challenges to the high speed rail link scheme, following their latest court…