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Question: ‘A principal of the 1925 property legislation was to simplify conveyancing and the proof of title to land. To this end equitable interests were to be kept off the title to the legal estate and could be overreached on a conveyance to a purchaser who took free from them’.
(Peter Gibson L.J. in State Bank of India v Sood [1997] 1 All ER 169, 172-173.)
Critically analyse the law relating to overreaching in light of the above dictum.
Answer: This question requires a critical analysis of the law relating to overreaching in light of the above dictum. This in turn requires...
Details: Mark: 67% | Subject: Law | Course: Property Law | Level: Degree | Year: 2nd/3rd | Document type: Essay* | Words: 2583 References: Yes | Date written: April, 2010 | Date submitted: June 12, 2011 | Essay ID: 3811
Question: The law has accommodated for the succession rights of a posthumously born child, but overlooked the inheritance rights of a child who was conceived after the death of its father.
Undertake a comparative analysis of the law in the United Kingdom and other countries in regard to inheritance rights of posthumously conceived children.
(Module - Testate and intestate succession)
Answer: One of the main concerns of inheritance law is defining the relatedness of individuals. Unlike today previous worries were ones of paternity...
Details: Mark: 67% | Subject: Law | Course: Property Law | Level: Degree | Year: 2nd/3rd | Document type: Essay* | Words: 2468 References: Yes | Date written: February, 2011 | Date submitted: April 12, 2012 | Essay ID: 4069
