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"Charles Harpum is a "good operator of long standing", who has been involved in matters relating to riverbeds and offshore wind farms". Chambers & Partners 2010.

"The experienced Charles Harpum provides effective written advice under pressure" Legal 500 2009.

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Charles Harpum

Called 1976
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Areas of practice All aspects of land law and conveyancing law, and landlord and tenant law. Particular expertise in relation to land registration, conveyancing matters, rivers and the seabed.

Education

Downing College, Cambridge.

B.A. (1975) (Starred double first class honours).

LL.B. (1977) (Starred first class honours, Chancellors Medal for English Law).

M.A. (1979).

LLD (2003) Cambridge.

Professional

Called, 1976 (Hardwicke and Cassel Scholarships, Buchanan Prize).

Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, 2001.

Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, 1977-2001; Emeritus Fellow, 2001-

Lawyer member of the Cambs, Chilterns & Thames Rent Assessment Committee 1987-1997.

Law Commissioner for England and Wales (Head of Property and Trust Law Team) 1994-2001.

As Law Commissioner responsible for the work that led to the Land Registration Act 1997, the Trustee Act 2000 and the Land Registration Bill presently before Parliament. Involved in the preparation for, and the passage through Parliament of, the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, and also undertook work on perpetuities and accumulations and leasehold repairs.

Called, 1976 (Hardwicke and Cassel Scholarships, Buchanan Prize).

Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, 2001.

Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, 1977-2001; Emeritus Fellow, 2001-

Lawyer member of the Cambs, Chilterns & Thames Rent Assessment Committee 1987-1997.

Law Commissioner for England and Wales (Head of Property and Trust Law Team) 1994-2001.

Acted as consultant to HM Land Registry during the passage of the Land Registration Bill through Parliament.

Assisted the Ministry of Justice with the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009.

Recent Cases

Roberts v Swangrove Estates Limited [2007] 2 P & CR 326 (adverse possession of bed of tidal river).

Kent v Kavanagh [2007] Ch 1 (easements).

Eurodis Electron plc v Unicomp Inc [2004]

Castlegroom Ltd v Enoch [2003] 2 EGLR 54 (leasehold enfranchisement).

Orchard Trading Estate Management Ltd v Johnson Security Ltd [2002] 2 EGLR 1 (estate rentcharges).

Publications

"Registered Land - Law and Practice under the Land Registration Act 2002" -Charles Harpum and Janet Bignell (2004) (Jordans).

"Registered Land The New Law: A Guide to the Land Registration Act 2002" - Charles Harpum and Janet Bignell.

Megarry & Wade's Law of Real Property (7th edition, 2008).

Numerous articles on land law, conveyancing and trust law, several of which have been cited judicially.