Overview

Property, Trusts and Succession provides full coverage of the property, trusts and succession parts of the LLB syllabus in Scottish universities within one convenient volume. The relevant rules of statute and common law are surveyed and frequent examples used, making this a highly practical and accessible text. The fully revised Fifth Edition includes: - Coverage of the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 and its implications for the laws of assignation and rights in security - Consideration of the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024, the most significant trusts legislation for over a century - A new chapter on public law and landownership which covers issues such as planning, licensing and environmental law restrictions While aimed primarily at undergraduates, this important title is also a useful source of reference to practitioners seeking an introduction to this area of the law. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law Service and Scottish Law Student Service.

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Author:   Professor George Gretton ,  Andrew Steven
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
Edition:   5th edition
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781526527448

ISBN 10:   1526527448
Pages:   728
Publication Date:   19 September 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Real rights 3. Ownership 4. Acquisition by voluntary transfer: the general principles 5. Acquisition by voluntary transfer: the rules for the various types of property 6. Prescription 7. Land registration 8. Acquisition by involuntary transfer 9. Original acquisition 10. Co-ownership 11. Relationship property law 12. Possession 13. Servitudes 14. Real burdens 15. Landownership 16. Tenements and developments 17. Rivers, lochs and the sea 18. Neighbour law 19. Public law and landownership 20. Public access rights 21. Leases 22. Rights in security 23. Liferent 24. Trusts: what they are and how they are created 25. Trusts: their life in health and in sickness 26. Trusts: variation and termination 27. Succession: general issues 28. Legal rights 29. Testate succession 30. Intestate succession 31. Destinations 32. Execution of documents 33. Human rights Appendix on the feudal system

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George L Gretton is Lord President Reid Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh and a former Scottish Law Commissioner. Andrew J M Steven is Professor of Property Law at the University of Edinburgh and a former Scottish Law Commissioner.

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