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Focus: Land Law, 5th edition (eBook)

Focus: Land Law is a clear and accessible introduction to the principles of Australian land law.
Publisher: LexisNexis
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RM 425.10
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Published: 12 August, 2020
ISBN/ISSN: 9780409348545
Publisher: LexisNexis

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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 Related Titles Hepburn, Australian Property Law: Cases Materials and Analysis, 4th ed, 2018 Cameron-Dow, LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Property Law, 3rd ed, 2017 Edgeworth, Quick Reference Card: Property Law, 2nd ed, 2015 Edgeworth, Rossiter, O'Connor & Godwin, Sackville & Neave Australian Property Law, 10th ed, 2017 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 Newton & Cheung, LexisNexis Case Summaries: Real Property, 4th ed, 2014
 

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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