Possession
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University entitled to possession against unlawful encampment
The High Court has considered this issue in Queen Mary University of London v LSY and others
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No double recovery in a claim for damages for unlawful eviction and proprietary estoppel
A claim for relief based on proprietary estoppel is not a claim for damages…
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Defence to claim for possession must not be contradictory and incoherent
Claims to occupy both as a licensee and by adverse possession are incompatible
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Stay lifted on proceedings which predated accrual of adverse possession
An appellant’s successful appeal to allow adverse possession to be argued was thwarted by…
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Where common law rights prevail, a court order for possession is required
In an action for recovery of land at common law, the party with the better title to possession will…
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Possession: succession when tenant moves permanently into residential care
A look at security of tenure in the event of illness
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Possession: unencumbering the title of a failed development
The court accepted the applicant was prima facie entitled to an order for possession
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Possession of land: licence from the beneficial owner trumps paper title
The court has analysed the law relating to claims for possession in a complicated dispute
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Mortgagee claim for possession: exercise of discretion to allow debt refinancing
The Chancery Division has dismissed an appeal from an order for possession concerning the exercise…
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Back to Basics: Clearing the air on breathing spaces
Zoe Conroy looks at the impacts of the new form of possession notice and breathing space rules
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Mortgage possession has a sorry procedural history
IKeji v Bank of Scotland plc is a cautionary tale for mortgagees as it illustrates how difficult…
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Not dead-locked in Chancery
Allyson Colby analyses an unusual adverse possession claim