Product Description

THE LAW AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #325467 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Synopsis
"The Key Facts" series is a powerful revision aid for all Law students and has strong author credentials with a reputation for clarity and accessibility. Over 50,000 titles in the series have been sold since its launch in September 2001. The series is written and edited by an expert team of authors, including examiners, barristers and lecturers, specifically with the student in mind and is suitable for a broad range of law courses. Land Law is a key subject within Law degrees and an essential component in some Business degrees, including Surveying. This second edition has been fully updated following recent changes in the law to meet the current requirements of students. It includes topics such as: land estates and interests in land; the land charges act 1925; registration of title; informal creation of rights in land co-ownership; easements; covenants; mortgages; leases; and adverse possession.

About the Author
Judith Bray LLM is a lecturer in land law and trusts at The Open University and The University of Buckingham. She is also a Barrister at Law.

Jacqueline Martin LLM is a former Chief Examiner for A Level Law with a major examining board. She has ten years' experience as a practising barrister and has taught students of all ages. Her other titles include The English Legal System, published by Hodder and Stoughton Educational.

Chris Turner LLM is Chief Examiner for A Level Law with a major examining board. He is a qualified barrister and has taught law at all levels. His other titles include Contract Law and Tort Law, both published by Hodder and Stoughton Educational.

Customer Reviews

bargain!!!!!!!!!!!
i bought this to help me with exams, it tells you all the main rules but i agree you need know ledge of the topic when reading this...if i pass i'll let you know..that's a promise!well worth the money.....................


I passssed!

Helpful Revision Guide
This book is very good if you need help with a particular part of land law. I would not recommend it if you are just starting to study land law because it does presume that you have some knowledge of the subject. However, overall, I would recommend this book to someone (like me) who seriously struggles with land law and needs some basic hints.

OK as memory aid but not as learning tool
One of the problems with "crammer" books such as this title is that in order to understand the notes in them, which have been very much abbreviated in order to make the book quick and straightforward to read, you often need to have quite a good understanding of the subject in the first place!

I found this book to be useful for jogging my memory about cases and principles I had already learned, and easier than lugging a load of lecture notes everywhere, so good to read if I was on the move... however, if you were struggling to understand Land Law and the exam was drawing near, I don't feel this book would help you. There simply isn't enough detail or explanation here for you to be able to answer the kinds of questions that an undergraduate law exam could throw at you. In this book, the details really have been stripped down to the bare basics and in this way, the subject loses a lot of its coherency and cohesiveness. It's hard to see the logic for some of the rules that are set down here because very little context is provided, and it would be difficult to think through the principles based on the skeletal approach to each sub-topic taken here.

As I say, good for jogging your memory if you are already quite familiar with the subject, but if you are trying to learn Land Law quickly for an exam, or want to pick up key ideas in a short space of time, you would in fact be better off investing in a slightly longer book that explains things a bit more.