Focus: Land Law, 5th edition

Focus: Land Law is a clear and accessible introduction to the principles of Australian land law.

Book :Paperback
AUD$ 128.00
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Release Date: August 12, 2020
ISBN/ISSN: 9780409348538

Product description

Focus: Land Law provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the principles of land law in Australia. The book is designed to develop greater understanding of land law by identifying and explaining the key areas of study using a straightforward, structured approach and written in plain English. Referencing cases and legislation in all states and territories, book covers basic land law concepts, successive interests, concurrent interests, leases and licence, native title, the Torrens system and encumbrances under the Torrens system. The fifth edition has been extensively revised and includes new chapters on real property transactions and the Australian Consumer Law and Strata and Community titles. Sample problems and guided answers in each chapter are designed to test knowledge by reference to hypothetical scenarios calling for legal analysis.

Features

• Ensures a thorough understanding of all relevant concepts
• Student-friendly approach to property law
• Similarities and differences between jurisdictions can be easily understood

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Gray, Edgeworth, Foster & Dorsett, Property Law in New South Wales, 4th ed, 2018
Leroy & Werren, LexisNexis Study Guide: Property Law, 2nd ed, 2014
Viglianti-Northway, Understanding Real Property Law, 2015
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Table of contents

Part 1 Concepts


1. Property


2. Land and Tenure


3. Possessory Title and Adverse Possession


4. Native Title


5. Acquisition and Transfer of Proprietary Interests in Land


6. Real Property transaction and the Australian Consumer Law


Part 2 Successive Interests


7. Estates


8. Future Interests


9. Perpetuities


Part 3 Concurrent Interests


10. Legal and Equitable Interests


11. Co-ownership 1


12. Co-ownership 2


Part 4 The Torrens System


13. The Torrens System and Indefeasibility


14. Exceptions to Indefeasibility


15. Remedies


16. Priorities and Caveats


17. Strata and community titles


Part 5 Leases and Licences


18. Leases 1: The Nature of Leases, Terminology and Essential Characteristics


19. Leases 2: Covenants in Leases


20. Leases 3: Determination of Leases


21. Easements, Profits and Rentcharges


22. Mortgages 1: General Principles and the Rights of the Mortgagor


23. Mortgages 2: The Rights of the Mortgagee


24. Restrictive Covenants