Product Description

The eighth edition of this classic collection of land law cases and materials takes account of developments in the law since the last edition was published in 1998. In particular it covers the important issues contained in the Land Registration Act 2002 and the new rules relating to commonhold. Case law developments covered affect easements, mortgages, co-ownership, leases and registration of title.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133871 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 1043 pages

About the Author
E.H. Burn, Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, Professor of Law in the City University, Emeritus Student of Christ Church, Oxford

Customer Reviews

Detailed, yet lacking vital background commentary
While a worthwhile purchase if you are looking simply for text and materials, the book does not compare well to other rival titles because often detailed extracts are unsupported by the author's commentary. In a subject as complex and seemingly fluidic as English land law this is very necessary and while exposition is provided in many places, it is markedly lacking in others. An alternative, which both manages to offer a wider selection of cases and references to countless, though all relevant, journal articles is Nigel P. Gravell's Land Law: Text And Materials.

Superb selection and analysis of authorities. None better
Case books depend on both the selection of cases which the author puts in to illustrate the legal point, and his analysis of what effect they have on the law. In both respects this book is outstanding, far better than any of its competitors. It is also written with great clarity, so that there is none of the usual struggle to work out what the author actually thinks is the answer. A further excellent addition is the use of footnotes: these give citations for all the other cases dealing with peripheral points on the subject, and also give extremely useful guidelines to articles and other books. Outstandingly helpful both for students and practitioners. If you're going to buy 1 book on land law cases, this is it! together of course with Cheshire & Burn's Modern Law of Real Property, the substantive textbook.