Case news: H J Wretham v E A Ross and C A Shaw
Gordon, Warren
Case news: H J Wretham v E A Ross and C A Shaw - 2005 - Property Week 70(31) 29 July 2005 .
Discusses the case "H J Wretham v E A Ross and C A Shaw" where the court had to decide whether the Land Registry had applied the correct legal test to a claim for adverse possession. Wretham (W) claimed ownership through adverse possession as he and his predecessor had been possessed the land for over 30 years without the consent of the registered owners. A previous application had been refused and W decided to appeal arguing that the Land Registry had applied the wrong legal test. The court followed the HL decision in "J A Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Graham" and decided that the Land Registry had been wrong and W had acquired legal title to the land through adverse possession.
WRETHAM V ROSS AND SHAW
J A PYE V GRAHAM
Case news: H J Wretham v E A Ross and C A Shaw - 2005 - Property Week 70(31) 29 July 2005 .
Discusses the case "H J Wretham v E A Ross and C A Shaw" where the court had to decide whether the Land Registry had applied the correct legal test to a claim for adverse possession. Wretham (W) claimed ownership through adverse possession as he and his predecessor had been possessed the land for over 30 years without the consent of the registered owners. A previous application had been refused and W decided to appeal arguing that the Land Registry had applied the wrong legal test. The court followed the HL decision in "J A Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Graham" and decided that the Land Registry had been wrong and W had acquired legal title to the land through adverse possession.
WRETHAM V ROSS AND SHAW
J A PYE V GRAHAM