Article: A matter of authority but not of principle: acquisition by lessees of easements by long enjoyment

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TitleA matter of authority but not of principle: acquisition by lessees of easements by long enjoyment
AuthorsMerry, M
KeywordsEasements
Lost modern grant
Prescription
Tenancies
Real property
Issue Date2010
PublisherSweet & Maxwell Ltd.
CitationConveyancer and Property Lawyer, 2010, v. 74 n. 2, p. 176-185 [How to Cite?]
AbstractLord Millett, sitting as a judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, has examined and dissected two long-standing rules of English law concerning the acquisition of rights of way and other easements by long enjoyment and found them to be devoid of principle. His lordship declared that these rules were not part of the common law of Hong Kong and suggested that, were they now to be considered by the highest court of the United Kingdom, they would not be upheld as part of the common law of England.
ISSN0010-8200
SSRN1849427
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dc.contributor.authorMerry, M
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T11:43:23Z
dc.date.available2010-10-31T11:43:23Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractLord Millett, sitting as a judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, has examined and dissected two long-standing rules of English law concerning the acquisition of rights of way and other easements by long enjoyment and found them to be devoid of principle. His lordship declared that these rules were not part of the common law of Hong Kong and suggested that, were they now to be considered by the highest court of the United Kingdom, they would not be upheld as part of the common law of England.
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version
dc.identifier.citationConveyancer and Property Lawyer, 2010, v. 74 n. 2, p. 176-185 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage185
dc.identifier.hkuros180258
dc.identifier.issn0010-8200
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.spage176
dc.identifier.ssrn1849427
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125644
dc.identifier.volume74
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSweet & Maxwell Ltd.
dc.relation.ispartofConveyancer and Property Lawyer
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subjectEasements
dc.subjectLost modern grant
dc.subjectPrescription
dc.subjectTenancies
dc.subjectReal property
dc.titleA matter of authority but not of principle: acquisition by lessees of easements by long enjoyment
dc.typeArticle