adverse possession

possessory approach to land tenure

modern justifications of possessory approach

ECHR protocol article 1

two aspects of possession

Powell v McFarlane (1979)

factual possession

possession

Buckinghamshire county v moran [1990]

J.A. Pye v Graham [2003]

the adverse nature of possession

BP v Bucker (1988)

Leigh v Jack (1879)

Pye

limitation period in unregistered land

limitation period old rules in registered land

Macfarlane

s 15, 17 limitation act 1980

nature of title during the 12 years

third party interests

adverse possession
registered land where the period is completed after October 2003

process of adverse possession
registered land

lodging counter-notice

s96-97 LRA 2002
schedule 6 para 1,2,5,6,7,9

why do we allow adverse possession?

Law commission (1977)

Law com 271
2001

Pye v UK (2005)

Pye v UK (2007)

article 1, protocol 1; ECHR

Pye v Graham first instance

Pye v Graham Court of Appeal

Pye v Graham
House of Lords

Beaulane properties v palmer

Beaulane properties v palmer
Nicholas strauss QC

Ofulue v Bossert