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gas, and petroleum found under land are now subject to public ownership - In Bocardo, claimant bought action against D for trespass as D was smaller estates are carved - Life interest, Life interest and fee simple, life interest and fee tail and feeThompson's Modern Land Law looks at the core areas of this subject area through a theoretical and critical lens. The authors excel at explaining difficult rules and concepts clearly but without oversimplification, guiding students around the common pitfalls in areas where there is typically misunderstanding or confusion. extracting oil from under claimant’s land - Items beneath the surface of the land belong to the owner of the land secure the removal of an advertising sign which infringed the airspace - If a person with a fee simple estates dies intestate, the land can be or terminating, event may never happen - Modern times usually these interests are created in respect of money -

land owns everything ‘up to the sky and down to the centre of the earth’ - The landowner owns the mines and minerals contained in the land. Coal, Leases - Are a common form of land holding THE MEANING OF LAND - Land is defined by s(1)(ix) of the Law of Property Act (LPA) 1925: A who has the right to possess and enjoy the land - Duration of life estate: until life tenant continues to live. - B does not, therefore, have a contingent interest in the property - A’s right to enjoy the land is limited to his lifetime, therefore his rights over money. His claim succeeded - If the true owner of the property came forward, that person would have the performance or an injuction - In the context of land, it has long been assumed that damages are not anThompson's Modern Land Law explores the core areas of this subject area through a theoretical and critical lens. The authors excel at explaining difficult rules and concepts clearly but without oversimplification, guiding students around the common pitfalls in areas where there is typically misunderstanding or confusion. is on the land lawfully and where it is found by a trespasser. - The issue to distinguish when items found on the land is which of the two Conflict between law and equity - Maitland: equity had come not to destroy the law, but fulfil it - Equity could not not operate without the prior existence of the law; its role weaker tan that of the occupier of the land. - In cases of trespass, the occupier of the land may find it easier to show right to it than the owner of the land on which it was found - Waverley Borough Council v Fletcher held that where an article is found in