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Adverse Possession: Criminality trespass
Can a squatter rely upon conduct that amounts to a criminal offence as the basis for a claim in adverse possession? Alison Oldfield and Richard Jobes investigate ‘Until a claim in adverse possession is established however, the occupier of the land is, by definition, committing an unlawful – tortious – act of trespass.’ The decision …
Cases Referenced
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- Bakewell Management Ltd v Brandwood [2004] UKHL 14
- Best v The Chief Land Registrar & anor [2014] EWHC 1370 (Admin)
- R (on the application of Smith) v Land Registry (Peterborough) [2009] EWHC 328 (Admin)