Property Law

Property Law provides a modern, comprehensive text for those studying land law. Full coverage of basic property principles is also provided, permitting land law principles to be situated within this broader context. The approach adopted thus ensures that the book is suitable for courses which deal with basic property principles before concentrating on land, as well as more traditional land law courses. Particular attention is given to basic principles relating to personality and the role of possession, for both land and chattels. Trusts and equitable principles are explained so far as these are relevant to property issues.This book provides a clear explanation of the many rules that operate in the property context. There is a wide coverage of land law topics, but with particular emphasis on issues central to most courses on this subject. The book goes well beyond a description of the rules, however, seeking rather to get to the heart of the analysis used by the courts and to provide an understanding of their effect within a mature and complex area of law. There is a full analysis of the key cases and the ways in which they articulate the fundamental principles of property law, enabling students to obtain a firm grasp of the subject and to apply general principles of particular problems and examples.