The Position of the Estate Owner and the Adverse Possessor, A Comparison Between England and Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland

Authors

Victoria Boruta

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article analyses the concept of the doctrine of adverse possession by comparing the legal position of the estate owner and the adverse possessor in three legal systems, England and Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, with a view to identifying which jurisdiction offers more protection to each party. It explores the theoretical underpinnings of adverse possession in the context of the shifting priorities of land law more generally.

Publication Date

2018-01-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review

Volume

10

Issue

1

First Page

21

Last Page

42

ISSN

2054-149X

Deposit Date

June 2019

Embargo Period

2024-11-04

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Boruta, Victoria (2018) "The Position of the Estate Owner and the Adverse Possessor, A Comparison Between England and Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland," The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review: Vol. 10, Article 7.
Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/plcjr/vol10/iss1/7