Adverse Possession

Lexis Nexis UK, 2003
ISBN 0406982511

• Stephen Jourdan QC

This book provides a full treatise on the law of adverse possession, both before and after the Land Registration Act 2002, referring to both English and Commonwealth authorities, and examines the various issues of principle and practice which arise. It was described in a review in the New Law Journal as follows: a scholarly and comprehensive account of the old and the new law ... This is the first book devoted to the subject and in 36 chapters grouped into five parts Stephen Jourdan has the space to display the fruits of his meticulous research."

Atkin's Court Forms, Vol. 4 (Agricultural Land)

Butterworths, 2009

• Catherine Taskis

Atkin’s Court Forms is the United Kingdom’s only encyclopaedia of Civil Litigation Forms, Precedents and Procedure.
They provide a truly unrivalled collection of the main procedural documents required in every civil proceeding before the courts and judicial tribunals of England and Wales.
Atkin's Court Forms currently comprises a set of 60+ volumes.

Barnsley's Land Options (5th edition)

Thomson Reuters, 2009

• Martin Dray
• Adam Rosenthal

Widely recognised as the leading work in this area of law, and now in its 5th edition, Barnsley's Land Options provides practical commentary and analysis on the law of options relating to land. The book takes a step-by-step approach with clear explanation of this complex subject.

Commonhold

OUP, 2004
ISBN 0199272247

• Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC
• Mark Sefton
• Edward Peters

The term "Commonhold" describes the new form of land owning within registered freehold land. As an alternative to leasehold ownership the scheme ensures that the occupants of a development are entirely in control, with no landlord or other third party able to exercise influence. The book is a complete guide to commonhold. It provides a description of the new system along with expert and practical guidance on its implementation and administration.

Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings (14th Edition)

Sweet & Maxwell, 2000
ISBN 0421731907

• Timothy Fancourt QC
• Martin Rodger QC
• Gary Cowen
• Emily Windsor

Bullen & Leake & Jacob is widely regarded as the essential guide to drafting statements of case. This new edition presents an expanded and revised stock of authoritative, modern and structured precedents complete with guiding commentary. Written at a time when the Civil Procedure Rules have bedded down somewhat, the 14th edition will fully reflect all the issues of the CPR and the legislative and judicial developments in the individual practice areas. Busy practitioners can rest assured that they are relying on the most up-to-date information.

• A new edition of the standard work, completely updated and cautiously expanded
• Coverage of both mainstream and specialist practice areas
• A practical working tool for all advocates in an easily-searched and user friendly format
• Provides tightly drafted precedents and invaluable best practice advice

Compulsory Purchase: Recent Decisions

The paper sets out those recent cases which may be of general assistance to practitioners, covering the period June 2010 – June 2011

• Oliver Radley-Gardner

Compulsory Purchase: Recent Decisions (PDF 68Kb)

Case Kaleidoscope

PLA Conference, April 2011

• Nicholas Dowding QC

Case Law Kaleidoscope (PDF 101Kb)

Charles II and England's Guantanamo Bay

PLA Conference Oxford, 2011

• Jonathan Gaunt QC

Charles II and England's Guantanamo Bay (PDF 65Kb)

The Position of a Landlord whose Tenant is in Administration

Lexis Conference February 2011

• Timothy Fancourt QC

The Position of a Landlord whose Tenant is in Administration (PDF 94Kb)

Some things you might not know about the Electronic Communications Code

• Oliver Radley-Gardner

Some things you might not know about the Electronic Communications Code (PDF 58Kb)