Time to party (over that wall) like it’s 1996 – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted December 1st, 2016 in boundaries, enforcement, news, party walls by sally

‘As the incredible rise of our transatlantic wall-building friend sets gently into the twilight of credulity, it provides us with an opportunity to get back to reality with the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996).’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 1st December 2016

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

How are the boundary changes going to affect you? – The Independent

Posted September 13th, 2016 in boundaries, elections, news, parliament by sally

‘You may wonder what it has to do with you if two or three electoral wards move from one constituency to another at the other end of the country.’

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The Independent, 13th September 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Pensioner faces jail if he walks on police couple’s grass in a bitter eight-year turf war – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 31st, 2016 in boundaries, disqualification, elderly, news, restraint orders by sally

‘A pensioner who battled with his neighbours over a patch of land could be sent to jail if he walks on the grass outside his home.’

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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

A judge by any other name would smell… much the same – Hardwicke Chambers

‘Did you know that a judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) may be able to hear a county court case and vice versa? Under a scheme being piloted at present, such a thing is indeed possible.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 13th June 2016

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

It has a “T” mark so I own the boundary – Park Square Barristers

Posted June 2nd, 2016 in boundaries, conveyancing, land registration, news by sally

‘As most properties now have registered titles, the starting is to look to the Register for the boundary. However – this is subject to two obvious pitfalls:

1. The boundary is a “general boundary” unless it has been fixed (and few boundaries are fixed);
2. The start point was, is and will remain, the conveyance that divided the plot out – ie the first division from a larger piece. This may have been many years before – often over 100 years before.’

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Park Square Barristers, 25th May 2016

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

Location, Location, Registration – Tanfield Chambers

Posted April 26th, 2016 in boundaries, land registration, news, tribunals by sally

‘Two recent cases of the Upper Tribunal indicate clear differences in judicial opinion as to the jurisdiction of the Land Registration Division of the First Tier Tribunal (1) to make general findings as to the location of boundaries of registered titles and (2) to direct the Registrar to make entries in the Register reflecting those findings when those findings do not reflect an application that has been made for registration of a determined boundary.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 21st April 2016

Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk

When is a boundary dispute not a boundary dispute? – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted February 23rd, 2016 in boundaries, land registration, news, tribunals by sally

‘For litigants and property practitioners alike the FFT Property Chamber Land Registration has a number of advantages; not least no tribunal fees and a free mediation service. However the recent case of Murdoch & or v Amesbury & or [2016] UKUT 3 (TCC) is a timely reminder that the tribunal is not simply an alternative for the county court.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 11th February 2016

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

R (Luton Borough Council) v Central Bedfordshire Council and others – WLR Daily

R (Luton Borough Council) v Central Bedfordshire Council and others [2015] EWCA Civ 537; [2015] WLR (D) 226

‘Paragraph 83 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF”) ((27 March 2012) did not lay down a presumption or create a requirement that the boundaries of the Green Belt had to first be altered via the process for changing a local plan before development might take place on the area in question. Paragraphs 87–88 of the NPPF plainly contemplated that development might be permitted on land within the Green Belt, without the need to change its boundaries in the local plan, provided “very special circumstances” existed.’

WLR Daily, 20th May 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Brantley and others v Constituency Boundaries Commission and others – WLR Daily

Posted May 21st, 2015 in boundaries, constitutional law, elections, law reports, Privy Council by sally

Brantley and others v Constituency Boundaries Commission and others [2015] UKPC 21; [2015] WLR (D) 209

‘A proclamation signed by the Governor General authorising alteration of the constituency boundaries in the territories of St Christopher and Nevis was made, under section 119 of the Constitution, when it was published in the Official Gazette; and it came into force, pursuant to section 50(6) of the Constitution, on the next dissolution of Parliament after it was made. Therefore, where the Governor General had dissolved Parliament with effect from 16 January 2015 and fixed the election date for 16 February 2015, and, by proclamation published in the Official Gazette on 20 January, authorised alteration of the constituency boundaries, the proclamation, having been made after the dissolution of Parliament, if valid only came into force on the dissolution of the Parliament elected in February 2015 and did not govern the 2015 election.’

WLR Daily, 11th May 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Call for MP boundary review law change – BBC News

Posted March 16th, 2015 in boundaries, elections, news, parliament by sally

‘Rules that pave the way for the number of MPs to be reduced from 650 to 600 must be reversed, a parliamentary group has said.’

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BBC News, 15th March 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court of Appeal: litigants in person may get help with relief from sanctions, but only “at the margins” – Litigation Futures

‘The fact that an individual or a company is a litigant in person is not a reason for the “disapplication” of court orders, rules and directions, appeal judges have ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 5th January 2015

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Boundaries And The Interpretation Of Conveyances: Myths And Legends – No. 5 Chambers

Posted December 3rd, 2014 in boundaries, conveyancing, dispute resolution, evidence, interpretation, news by sally

‘The aim of this seminar is to examine a number of commonly held misconceptions about boundary interpretation – “the myths” – and to look at one or two legends along the way.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 28th November 2014

Source: www.no5.com

Boundary disputes: Evidence – The pitfalls and practicalities – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 12th, 2014 in appeals, boundaries, costs, evidence, news, trespass by sally

‘Boundary disputes are rarely cost effective and the courts often make orders that make them disproportionately costly for the winner as well as the loser. Two recent cases demonstrate that risk and the importance of fully exploring and considering the available and/or potential evidence as early as possible.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 7th May 2014

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

‘Crackers’ £7.50 criminal damage claim against former Army captain – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 9th, 2013 in boundaries, criminal damage, Crown Prosecution Service, news by sally

A judge has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service as ‘crackers’ for taking a retired Army captain to court for £7.49 worth of alleged damage to a wooden fence.

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Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Boundary changes: Revised proposals for English constituencies – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2012 in boundaries, consultations, elections, news, parliament by tracey

“Revised proposals have been published for the shape of future parliamentary boundaries in England.”

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BBC News, 16th October 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council sued over student’s fall – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2009 in boundaries, footpaths, news, personal injuries by sally

“A man seriously injured after a fall during a night out when he was a student is suing a council for damages.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

East Devon District Council v Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission – WLR Daily

Posted January 12th, 2009 in boundaries, judicial review, law reports, local government by sally

East Devon District Council v Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission [2009] EWHC 4 (Admin); WLR(D) 5

“The power under s 5(3)(c) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 for the Boundary Committee of the Electoral Commission to make ‘an alternative proposal’ enabled the Committee to make two or more proposals.”

WLR Daily, 9th January 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Judge sums up with Shakespeare – The Guardian

Posted April 21st, 2008 in boundaries, easements, news by sally

“A senior appeal court judge livened up a hearing over a boundary dispute yesterday by quoting from Shakespeare.”

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The Guardian, 19th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Neighbour dispute costs £300,000 in legal bills – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2008 in boundaries, costs, news by sally

“A feud over a 4ft-wide strip of land has seen neighbours rack up £300,000 in lawyers’ bills, and left one family effectively homeless.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk