| Unit name | Land Law |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWDM0075 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Cowan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Land Law is concerned with the distinctive body of rules that regulates the ownership of land. In particular, this unit examines the range of interests in land that are recognised by the law and how these interests are created, transferred and enforced. Land Law focuses on the most important of the practical situations in which property rights are fragmented – when more than one person has an interest in the same piece of land – and on how property rights may endure through, or be defeated by, the transfer of ownership of the land. Throughout the unit, the focus is on registered land (rather than unregistered land).
In seminars, particular emphasis is given to the development of problem-solving skills. In addition, the unit is designed to enhance skills of legal reasoning, analysis and synthesis, and to develop the ability to deal with primary sources – both cases and legislation. The purpose of the coursework component of the unit is to develop skills of independent legal research and writing.
What exactly is land? How does Land Law affect Generation Rent? What happens to the family home when cohabitees’ relationship breaks down? Right to roam, right to a home…all of these matters, and more, are the concerns of this subject. During the course you will learn that Land Law is not an arid set of laws and doctrines, but is thoroughly intertwined with human experience in the living world.
This unit explores the core principles of English land law. While developing a strong grounding in doctrinal land law, you will discover the historical development of those principles, the policies that have driven their development, socio-political perspectives on their form and operation, as well as the future scope for law reform in the area.
Core topics will be: the history, structure and concerns of land law; the registered title regime; formal and informal acquisition of interests; co-ownership and successive ownership; leases; licences; easements; covenants; security; adverse possession, human rights and future challenges.
Develop unit-specific knowledge and understanding of the system of English land law. By the end of the unit, a successful student should be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of asynchronous and synchronous activities
2 x summative assessments: 2 x Timed Open Book Assessment with a specified word count
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. LAWDM0075).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
