Full Description
Does land law's specialized and historic vocabulary make it hard for your students to engage?
Designed to support a progressive learning experience, Land Law Directions provides a lively introduction to the subject and makes this often daunting area clear and engaging.
The Directions series has been written with students in mind. The ideal guide as they approach the subject for the first time, this book will help them:
- Gain a complete understanding of the topic: just the right amount of detail conveyed clearly
- Understand the law in context: with scene-setting introductions and highlighted case extracts, the practical importance of the law becomes clear
- Identify when and how to evaluate the law critically: they'll be introduced to the key areas of debate and given the confidence to question the law
- Deepen and test knowledge: visually engaging learning and self-testing features aid understanding and help students tackle assessments with confidence
- Elevate their learning: with the ground-work in place they can aspire to take learning to the next level, with direction provided on how to go further
Digital formats and resources
This eighth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats and is supported by online resources.
The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
The online resources are available at www.oup.com/he/landlaw_directions8e/ and include:
- New scenario questions aimed at helping to apply the law in practice
- New animated diagrams providing visual explanation of complex topics
- Guidance on answering the end-of-chapter questions
- Quick fire self-test questions with answer feedback
- Links to further reading suggestions
- Flashcard glossary to revise key terms
- Additional material and discussion of advanced topics including adverse possession, and easements and profits
Contents
Part 1: Introduction
1: What is land?
2: The structure of land law
Part 2: Legal Estates
3: The freehold estate
4: Registration of title
5: Leases
6: Adverse possession
Part 3: Sole and Joint Owners of Land
7: The sole owner of land
8: Joint owners of land (co-ownership)
9: Trusts and the family home
10: Proprietary estoppel
11: Trusts of land
Part 4: Rights Over Land
12: Easements and profits
13: Covenants in freehold land
14: Mortgages
Part 5: The Bigger Picture
15: Completing the puzzle
16: Exam technique and the perils of question spotting
