Question: Critically examine the new law on land registration. What are the principal differences to the Land Registration Act 1925? Will the new law achieve the aims of its progenitors?
Answer: In considering how to write this essay it came to mind that there were two ways in which to interpret the above question. One interpretation would be that in order to answer the second half the question, one had to discuss whether or not the 2002 Act would achieve the aims, intentions and dreams of the draftsmen of the 1925 legislation or in the alternative whether or not the new law would achieve the aims of the modern authors and property reformers. For the purposes of this essay, it is intended to take the latter interpretation. Roger J Smith was quoted in Chapter 2: The Role of Registration in Modern Land Law of Land Law: Issues, Debates, Policy as saying that:......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 73% | Course: Land law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1780 | References: No | Date written: October, 2004 | Date submitted: March 29, 2011 | Coursework ID: 656