DIPLOMA IN LAW
LEGAL PROFESSION
ADMISSION BOARD
LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE
LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE SUBJECT GUIDE
05 REAL PROPERTY
SUMMER SESSION 2015-16
This Guide includes the Law Extension Committee’s course information and teaching program and the
Legal Profession Admission Board’s syllabus. The syllabus is contained under the heading
“Prescribed Topics and Course Outline” and has been prepared in accordance with Rule 27H(a) of the
NSW Admission Board Rules 2015.
Course Description and Objectives
Lecturer
Assessment
March 2016 Examination
Lecture Program
Weekend Schools 1 and 2
Texts and Materials
Compulsory Assignment
Assignment Questions
Prescribed Topics and Course Outline
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LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE
SUMMER 2015-16
05 REAL PROPERTY
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
Real Property is concerned with the law relating to interests in land. Such interests are binding not
only between those who have entered into a contractual relationship; they can also be binding
between others. Examples include the mortgagor/mortgagee and landlord/tenant relationships and
also the operation of easements and restrictive covenants between persons who own neighbouring
blocks of land.
A major part of the course is devoted to priorities between competing interests in land. It is possible
for a number of persons to have such competing interests. Common law rules and equitable
principles are considered. The operation of statutes such as the Real Property Act is seen to be
fundamental.
The objective of the course is to give students an understanding of the law of Real Property. Students
are encouraged to develop problem-solving skills by applying the law to particular factual situations.
LECTURER
Professor Cameron Stewart, BEc, LLB (Hons) (Macq), GradDipJur (Syd), PhD (Syd)
Dr Stewart is a Professor at Sydney Law School and has interests in property law and equity, as well
as health law. He is the co-author of Radan and Stewart, Principles of Australian Equity and Trusts,
2013; Radan, Stewart and Vickovich, Principles of Australian Equity and Trusts, Cases and Materials,
2014; Kerridge, Lowe and Stewart, Ethics and Law for the Health Professions, 2013; Stewart, Kerridge
and Parker, The Australian Medico-legal Handbook, 2008; Radan, Stewart and Lynch, Equity and
Trusts, 2nd ed. 2005.
ASSESSMENT
To be eligible to sit for the Board’s examinations, all students must complete the LEC teaching and
learning program, the first step of which is to ensure that you have registered online with the LEC in
each subject for which you have enrolled with the Board. This gives you access to the full range of
learning resources offered by the LEC.
To register with the LEC, go to www.sydney.edu.au/lec and click on the WEBCAMPUS link and follow
the instructions. Detailed guides to the Webcampus are contained in the material distributed by the
LEC, in the Course Information Handbook, and on the Webcampus.
Eligibility to Sit for Examinations
In accordance with the Legal Profession Admission Rules, the LEC must be satisfied with a student’s
performance in a subject in order for the student to be eligible to sit for the examination, conducted by
the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB). Assignments are used to assess eligibility.
Students are expected to achieve at least a pass mark of 50% in assignments to be eligible to sit for
examinations. However, a category of “deemed eligible” has been introduced to offer students whose
assignment mark is between 40-49% an opportunity to sit for the examination. In these circumstances
students are often advised not to sit. A mark below 40% means a student is not eligible to sit for the
examination.
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Assignments as part of the Board’s Examinations
Assignment results contribute 20% to the final mark in each subject.
The Law Extension Committee (LEC) administers the setting and marking of assignments. The LEC
engages the LPAB’s Examiners to assess or supervise the assessment of assignments.
Submission
Assignments must be received by 11:59pm on the due date unless an extension has been granted.
Extensions must be requested by email prior to the due date. Specific supporting evidence must be
provided. Assignments that are more than ten days late will not be accepted. Late assignments attract
a penalty of one mark out of 20, or 5% of the total marks available, per day.
Assessment
Assignments are assessed according to the “Assignment Grading and Assessment Criteria” outlined
in the Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments. Prior to the examination,
assignments will be returned to students and results posted on students’ individual results pages of
the LEC Webcampus. Students are responsible for checking their results screen and ascertaining their
eligibility to sit for the examination.
Review
Where a student’s overall mark after the examination is between 40-49%, the student’s assignment in
that subject will be included in the Revising Examiner’s review. The final examination mark is
determined in accordance with this review. Assignment marks will not otherwise be reviewed.
MARCH 2016 EXAMINATION
Candidates will be expected to have a detailed knowledge of the prescribed topics:
Introduction to property; Common law and equity; Definition of land; Trespass; Fixtures; Old System
Title; Torrens title; Co-ownership; Easements; Mortgages; Leases and Covenants.
Candidates will be expected to have studied the prescribed materials in relation to those topics, and to
have analysed the cases referred to in the Law Extension Committee's course outline.
Please direct all enquiries in relation to examinations to the Legal Profession Admission Board.
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LECTURE PROGRAM
Lectures in Real Property will be held on Wednesdays from 6.00pm until 9.00pm. Lectures in the first
half of the semester will be held in Chemistry Lecture Theatre 3 (ChLT3). After the study break, they
will be held in Carslaw Lecture Theatre 273 (CLT 273). For details as to the location of these venues,
refer to page 53 of the Course Information Handbook for a map of the University of Sydney main
campus.
This program is a general guide. It may be varied according to need, including adjustments for longer
or shorter semesters. Readings are suggested to introduce you to the material to be covered in the
lecture, to enhance your understanding of the topic, and to encourage further reading. You should not
rely on them alone.
LECTURE
TOPIC
KEY READING
Introduction to property - definitions
Differences between real and personal
property
Concepts of land; Natural rights;
Boundaries
Trespass
Fixtures
Trespass to land
The role of law and equity
The doctrines of tenures and estates
Fee simple, Fee tail, Life estate
Native title
Butt, pages 7-37
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2 Dec
Priorities in Old System Title
Deeds Registration and Old System Title
Butt, pages 697-743
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9 Dec
Introduction to Torrens System
Indefeasibility
Fraud
Exceptions to indefeasibility in s 42
Non s 42 Exceptions to indefeasibility
Caveats and unregistered interests
s 43A of the Real Property Act
Conversion into the Torrens System
Compensation in the Torrens System
Butt, pages 743-762, 796-843
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11 Nov
2
18 Nov
3
25 Nov
6
16 Dec
Butt, pages 41-67, 107-125
Butt, pages 73-87, 97-107, 125-157,
973-1028
Butt, pages 762-790, 843-853
Study Break: Friday 18 December 2015 – Sunday 10 January 2016
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13 Jan
Co-ownership
Severance and ending co-ownership
Butt, pages 223-273
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20 Jan
Leases
Butt, pages 275-391
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27 Jan
Easements
Butt, pages 439-512
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3 Feb
Freehold Covenants
Butt, pages 521-576
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10 Feb
Mortgages
Butt, pages 577-696
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17 Feb
Revision
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WEEKEND SCHOOLS 1 AND 2
There are two weekend schools primarily for external students. Lecture students may attend on the
understanding that weekend schools aim to cover the same material provided in weekly lectures and
are primarily for the assistance of external students.
It may not be possible to cover the entire course at the weekend schools. These programs are a
general guide, and may be varied according to need. Readings are suggested to introduce you to the
material to be covered in the lecture, to enhance your understanding of the topic, and to encourage
further reading. You should not rely on them alone.
Weekend School 1
TIME
MAJOR TOPICS
KEY READING
Saturday 28 November 2015: noon – 4.00pm in Carslaw Lecture Theatre 275 (CLT
275)
12.15pm-1.25pm
1.30pm-2.40pm
2.45pm-3.55pm
Introduction to property - definitions
Differences between real and personal
property
Concepts of land; Natural rights;
Boundaries
Trespass
Fixtures
Trespass to land
The role of law and equity
The doctrines of tenures and estates
Fee simple, Fee tail, Life estate
Native title
Butt, pages 7-37
Butt, pages 41-67, 107-125
Butt, pages 73-87, 97-107, 125157, 973-1028
Sunday 29 November 2015: noon – 4.00pm in Carslaw Lecture Theatre 275 (CLT 275)
12.15pm-1.25pm
1.30pm-2.40pm
2.45pm-3.55pm
Priorities in Old System Title
Deeds Registration and Old System
Title
Introduction to Torrens System
Indefeasibility
Fraud
Exceptions to indefeasibility in s 42
Non s 42 Exceptions to indefeasibility
Caveats and unregistered interests
s 43A of the Real Property Act
Conversion into the Torrens System
Compensation in the Torrens System
Butt, pages 697-743
Butt, pages 743-762, 796-843
Butt, pages 762-790, 843-853
Weekend School 2
TIME
MAJOR TOPICS
KEY READING
Saturday 30 January 2016: noon – 4.00pm in Carslaw Lecture Theatre 373 (CLT 373)
12.15pm-1.25pm
Butt, pages 223-273
1.30pm-2.40pm
Co-ownership
Severance and ending co-ownership
Leases
2.45pm-3.55pm
Easements
Butt, pages 439-512
Butt, pages 275-391
Sunday 31 January 2016: noon – 4.00pm in Carslaw Lecture Theatre 373 (CLT 373)
12.15pm-1.25pm
Freehold Covenants
Butt, pages 521-576
1.30pm-2.40pm
Mortgages
Butt, pages 577-696
2.45pm-3.55pm
Revision
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TEXTS AND MATERIALS
Course Materials
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Guide to Presentation and Submission of Assignments (available on the LEC Webcampus)
Prescribed Materials
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Butt, Land Law, 6th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2010 (a new edition is being planned for 2015 but we
do not have confirmed dates for its release)
Real Property Act 1900 (NSW)
Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW)
Real Property and Conveyancing Legislation Amendment Act 2009
Reference Materials
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Bradbrook, McCallum Moore, Australian Real Property Law, 5th ed. Thomson Reuters, 2011
Bradbrook, McCallum, Moore, Australian Property Law, Commentary and Materials, 4th ed.
Thomson Reuters, 2011
Gray and Edgeworth, Property Law in New South Wales, LexisNexis, 2012
Edgeworth, Rossiter and Stone, Sackville and Neave, Property Law: Cases and Materials, 9th ed.
LexisNexis, 2012
Mackie, Histed and Page, Australian Land Law in Context, Oxford University Press 2012
Moore, Real Property, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2011
Radan, Stewart and Lynch, Butterworths Tutorial Series – Equity & Trusts, 2nd ed. LexisNexis,
2005 (especially chapters 1-3, 6) (out of print – check Law Library)
Radan and Stewart, Principles of Australian Equity and Trusts, 2nd ed. LexisNexis, 2012
(especially chapters 1-4, 7)
Webb and Stephenson, Land Law, 3rd ed. LexisNexis, 2009
Chambers, An Introduction to Property Law in Australia, 3rd ed. Thomson Reuters, 2013
LEC Webcampus
Once you have registered online with the LEC, you will have full access to the facilities of the
Webcampus including the Course Materials section where you will find links to relevant cases and
legislation.
COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT
In Real Property, there is only ONE ASSIGNMENT. This assignment is compulsory and must be
submitted by all students. Students must submit the assignment by the due date. A pass mark
is 50%. Refer to the Guide to the Presentation and Submission of Assignments for the
assignment grading and assessment criteria. Students who fail to satisfy the compulsory
requirements will be notified through the Results screen on the Webcampus before the
examination period of their ineligibility to sit the examination in this subject. The assignment
must not exceed 4 A4 pages of 1.5-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman. Leave a margin
on both the left-hand and right-hand sides of the page of at least 30mm for comments.
The rules regarding the instructions on how to submit an assignment are set out in the LEC Guide to
the Presentation and Submission of Assignments which can be accessed on the LEC Webcampus.
Please read this guide carefully before completing and submitting an assignment.
Completed assignments should be lodged through the LEC Webcampus, arriving by 11:59pm on the
following date:
Compulsory Assignment
Tuesday 12 January 2016
(Week 7)
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
To obtain the Real Property assignment questions for the Summer Session 2015-16, please
follow the instructions below:
1. Register online with the LEC (see page 27 of the Course Information Handbook for detailed
instructions). Once you have registered, you will have access to all the facilities on the LEC
Webcampus.
2. Go to the Course Materials section and click on the link to the assignment questions.
PRESCRIBED TOPICS AND COURSE OUTLINE
DEFINING PROPERTY
National Provincial Bank Ltd. v Ainsworth [1965] AC 1175
Milirrpum v Nabalco (1971) 17 FLR 141
Yanner v Eaton (1999) 201 CLR 351
Moore v Regents of the University of California (1990) 793 P 2d 479
Doodeward v Spence (1908) 6 CLR 406
Yearworth v North Bristol NHS Trust [2010] QB 1
Bazley v Wesley Monash IVF Pty Ltd (2011) 2 Qd R 207
Re Edwards (2011) 81 NSWLR 198
FIXTURES
N H Dunn v L M Ericsson (1980) ANZ Conv R 300
Palumberi v Palumberi (1986) NSW ConvR 55-287
Holland v Hodgson (1872) LR 7 CP 328
Standard Portland Cement Co v Good (1982) 47 ALR 107
Webb v Frank Bevis [1940] 1 All ER 247
Leigh v Taylor [1902] AC 157
Spyer v Phillipson [1931] 2 Ch 183
Reid v Smith (1905) 3 CLR 656
D'Eyncourt v Gregory (1866) LR 3 Eq 382
May v Ceedive Pty Ltd (2006) 13 BPR 24,147; [2006] NSWCA 369
New Zealand Government Property Corp v H M and S [1982] 1 QB 1145
Re Cancer Care Institute of Australia Pty Ltd (admin apptd) (2013) 16 BPR 31,529
TRESPASS TO LAND
(a)
Airspace
Kelsen v Imperial Tobacco Co (of Great Britain and Ireland) [1957] 2 QB 334
Baron Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews and General [1978] 1 QB 479
Woollerton and Wilson v Richard Costain [1970] 1 All ER 483
Graham v K D Morris and Sons [1974] Qd R 1
L J P Investments v Howard Chia Investments (No 2) (1991) 24 NSWLR 490
L J P Investments v Howard Chia Investments (No 3) (1991) 24 NSWLR 499
Davies v Bennison (1927) 22 Tas LR 52
(b)
Below ground level: mineral rights
(c)
At ground level:
Encroachment of Buildings Act
Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 (NSW)
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Amatek Ltd v Googoorewon Pty Ltd (1993) 176 CLR 471
TENURES, ESTATES AND NATIVE TITLE
Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971) 17 FLR 141
Mabo v Queensland (No. 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1
Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996) 187 CLR 1
Yanner v Eaton [1999] HCA 53
The Commonwealth v Yarmirr; Yarmirr v Northern Territory [2001] HCA 56
Western Australia v Ward [2002] HCA 28
Wilson v Anderson [2002] HCA 29
OLD SYSTEM TITLE
(1)
Nature of Old System Title
(a)
Legal interests
Conveyancing Act, ss 23B, 23D(2)
(b)
Equitable interests
Conveyancing Act, ss 23C, 23E, 54A
Lysaght v Edwards (1876) 2 Ch D 499
Walsh v Lonsdale (1882) 21 Ch D 9
Ciaglia v Ciaglia (2010) 14 BPR 27,479
Cooney v Burns (1922) 30 CLR 216
Theodore v Mistford Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 612
(2)
Priorities
(a)
Successive legal interests: Nemo dat quod non habet
(b)
Successive equitable interests: Qui prior est tempore potior est jure
The Directors of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Co v R (1875) LR 7 HL 496
Walker v Linom [1907] 2 Ch 104
Heid v Reliance Finance Corp (1983) 154 CLR 326
Latec Investments v Hotel Terrigal (1965) 113 CLR 265
(c)
Prior legal interest, subsequent equitable interest
Northern Counties of England Fire Insurance Co v Whipp (1884) 26 Ch D 482
(d)
Prior equitable interest, subsequent legal interest
Wilkes v Spooner [1911] 2 KB 473
(e)
"Mere equities"
Latec Investments v Hotel Terrigal (1965) 113 CLR 265
(3)
Notice
(a)
Actual notice
(b)
Constructive notice
Marsden v Campbell (1897) 18 LR (NSW) (Eq) 33
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(c)
Imputed notice
(d)
Conveyancing Act, s 164
(4)
Registration of deeds
(a)
Interests to which Conveyancing Act, s 184G, applies
Darbyshire v Darbyshire (1905) 2 CLR 787
(b)
Requirement that instrument be effective
In re Cooper: Cooper v Vesey (1882) 20 Ch D 611
(c)
Requirement of competing instruments
(d)
Valuable consideration
Bullen v A'Beckett (1863) 15 ER 684
(e)
Bona fides
Marsden v Campbell (1897) 18 LR (NSW) (Eq) 33
Burrows v Crimp (1887) 8 LR (NSW) (L) 198
Scholes v Blunt (1917) 17 SR (NSW) 36
Moonking Gee v Tahos (1960) 80 WN (NSW) 1612
TORRENS SYSTEM
(1)
Indefeasibility of title
Real Property Act, ss 41, 42, 43
Commonwealth v NSW (1918) 25 CLR 325
Frazer v Walker [1967] 1 AC 569
Mayer v Coe (1968) 88 WN (NSW) (pt 1) 549
Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376
Gibbs v Messer [1891] AC 248
(2)
The register
Bursill Enterprises v Berger Bros Trading Co (1971) 124 CLR 73
(3)
Exceptions to indefeasibility
(a)
Fraud
Real Property Act, ss 42, 43
Loke Yew v Port Swettenham Rubber Co [1913] AC 491
Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376
Schultz v Corwill Properties (1969) 90 WN (NSW) (Pt 1) 529
Assets Co v Mere Roihi [1905] AC 176
Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604
Provident Capital Ltd v Printy [2008] NSWCA 131
Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd v English (2010) 14 BPR 27,339; [2010] NSWCA 32
Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 2
(b)
Personal equities
Frazer v Walker [1967] 1 AC 569
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Barry v Heider (1914) 19 CLR 197
Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604
Mercantile Mutual Life Insurance Co v Gosper (1991) 25 NSWLR 32
Grgic v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (1994) 33 NSWLR 202
Story v Advance Bank of Australia (1993) 31 NSWLR 722
Snowlong v Choe (1991) 23 NSWLR 198
Tara Shire Council v Garner [2002] QCA 232, [2003] 1 Qd R 556
Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 81 ALJR 1107; [2007] HCA 22
(c)
Prior folios
Real Property Act, s 42(1)(a)
(d)
Omitted easements
Real Property Act, s 42(1)(a1)
Dobbie v Davidson (1991) 23 NSWLR 625
Williams v State Transit Authority (2004) 60 NSWLR 286
McGrath v Campbell [2006] NSWCA 180
Registrar-General (NSW) v Cihan [2012] NSW ConvR 56-305; [2012] NSWCA 297
(e)
Profits à prendre
Real Property Act, s 42(1)(b)
(f)
Misdescribed parcels
Real Property Act, s 42(1)(c)
(g)
Short tenancies
Real Property Act, s 42 (1)(d)
Marsden v Campbell (1897) 18 LR (NSW) (Eq) 33
Mills v Renwick (1901) 1 SR (NSW) (Eq) 173
(h)
Overriding statutes
Real Property Act, s 42(3)
Pratten v Warringah SC (1969) 90 WN (NSW) (pt 1) 134
Hillpalm Pty Ltd v Heaven’s Door Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 301, (2002) 55 NSWLR 446; [2004] HCA 59;
(2004) 79 ALJR 282
City of Canada Bay Council v Bonaccorso Pty Ltd (2007) 156 LGERA 294; [2007] NSWCA 351
Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v LLALC Property and Investment Ltd [2008] NSWCA 6
(i)
Registrar-General’s power of correction
James v Registrar-General (1967) 69 SR (NSW) 361
Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 11
CAVEATS AND UNREGISTERED INTERESTS
(1)
Caveats
(a)
Right to caveat
Real Property Act, s 74F
(b)
Formal requirements
Real Property Act, ss 74F(5), 74L
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Kerabee Park v Daley [1978] 2 NSWLR 222
(c)
Removal of caveats
(ca)
Withdrawal
Real Property Act, ss 74M, 74MA
(cb)
Registration
Real Property Act, s 74H(6)
(cc)
Consent
Real Property Act, s 74H(1)
(cd)
Lapsing
Real Property Act, ss 74I, 74N
(d)
Effect of lodging caveat
Real Property Act, ss 36(6), 74H
Re Rush and the RP Act [1963] NSWR 78
(e)
Caveats by Registrar General
Real Property Act, s 82(1)
(f)
Caveats lodged without reasonable cause
Real Property Act, s 74P
(g)
Injunctions
Real Property Act, s 74R
(2)
Priorities between unregistered interests
Heid v Reliance Finance Corp (1983) 154 CLR 326
Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376
Butler v Fairclough (1917) 23 CLR 78
Lapin v Abigail (1930) 44 CLR 166 at 204-5
J and H Just (Holdings) v The Bank of New South Wales (1971) 125 CLR 546
Person-to-Person Financial Services v Sharari [1984] 1 NSWLR 745
Avco Financial Services v Fishman [1993] 1 VR 90
Osmanoski v Rose [1974] VR 523
Jacobs v Platt Nominees [1990] VR 146
(3)
Unregistered legal interests
(a)
Unregistered leases
Real Property Act, ss 42(i)(d), 53
Conveyancing Act, s 23D
Chan v Cresdon (1989) 168 CLR 242
Snowlong v Choe (1991) 23 NSWLR 198
(b)
"Registrable dealing"
Real Property Act, s 36
I A C Finance v Courtenay (1963) 110 CLR 550
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Jonray (Sydney) v Partridge Bros (1969) 89 WN (NSW) 568
Meriton Apartments v McLaurin and Tait (Developments) (1976) 133 CLR 671
Rands Developments v Davis (1976) 133 CLR 26
(c)
"Successive effect" of Real Property Act, s 43A
Wilkes v Spooner [1911] 2 KB 473
Jonray (Sydney) v Partridge Bros (1969) 89 WN (NSW) 568
Weller v Williams [2010] NSWSC 716
Taleb v National Australia Bank Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1562
Barlin Investments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [2012] NSWSC 699
(4)
Extent to which beneficiaries are bound by conduct of trustees
Walker v Linom [1907] 2 Ch 104
The Directors of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Co v R (1857) LR 7 HL 496
(5)
Volunteers
Real Property Act, ss 124, 135
Bogdanovic v Koteff (1988) 12 NSWLR 472
(6)
Assurance fund
Real Property Act, ss 126, 127
(7)
Primary applications
(8)
Qualified title
(9)
Limited title
CO-OWNERSHIP
(1)
Types of co-ownership
(a)
Joint tenancy
Conveyancing Act, s 35
Hickman v Peacey [1945] AC 304
Halbert v Mynar [1981] 2 NSWLR 659
(b)
Tenancy in common
(2)
Creation of concurrent interests
(a)
At law
Conveyancing Act, s 26
(b)
In equity
Delehunt v Carmody (1986) 161 CLR 464
(3)
Conversion of a joint tenancy to a tenancy in common
(a)
Alienation
Wright v Gibbons (1949) 78 CLR 313
Corin v Patton (1990) 169 CLR 540
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Lyons v Lyons [1967] VR 169
Public Trustee v Hall [2003] ACTCA 27
McCoy v Caeli [2010] NSWSC 1233
(b)
Agreement or conduct
Williams v Hensman (1861) 70 ER 862
Corin v Patton (1990) 169 CLR 540
Burgess v Rawnsley [1975] 1 Ch 429
(4)
Bringing co-ownership to an end
(a)
Partition
Conveyancing Act, s 66G
Application of Richard Albarran; Harb v Harb [2010] NSWSC 1251
Segal v Barel [2013] NSWCA 92
(5)
Rights of co-owners inter se
(a)
Compensation for improvements
Luke v Luke (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 310
Leigh v Dickeson (1884) 15 QBD 60
Brickwood v Young (1905) 2 CLR 387
Squire v Rogers (1979) 39 FLR 106
Forgeard v Shanahan (1995) 35 NSWLR 206
Ryan v Dries [2002] NSWCA 3
(b)
Rates
Local Government Act, s 560
(c)
Accounting for rents and profits
Rees v Rees [1931] SASR 78
Squire v Rogers (1979) 39 FLR 106
Forgeard v Shanahan (1995) 35 NSWLR 206
LEASES
(1)
Distinction between lease and licence
Radaich v Smith (1959) 101 CLR 209
Isaac v Hotel de Paris [1960] 1 WLR 239
Street v Mountford [1985] AC 809
Bruton v London & Quadrant Housing Trust [2000] 1 AC 406
Fatac Ltd (In Liq) v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2003) ANZ ConvR 240
(2)
Creation of tenancies
Real Property Act, s 53
Conveyancing Act, s 23D(2)
Walsh v Lonsdale (1882) 21 Ch D 9
(3)
Covenants in leases
Warren v Keen [1954] 1 QB 15
Conveyancing Act, ss 84, 85
Proudfoot v Hart (1890) 25 QBD 42
Haskell v Marlow [1928] 2 KB 45
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Karaggianis v Malltown (1979) 21 SASR 381
Kazas & Associates Pty Ltd v Multiplex (Mountain Street) Pty Ltd (2003) ANZ Conv R 302
(4)
Assignment
Conveyancing Act, ss 132, 133B(1)
Re Gibbs and Houlder Bros and Co Ltd's Lease [1925] Ch 198
International Drilling Fluids v Louisville Investments (Uxbridge) [1986] 1 Ch 513
Creer v P and O Lines of Australia (1971) 125 CLR 84
EASEMENTS
(1)
Nature of easements
(a)
Dominant and servient tenements
Conveyancing Act, s 88A
Re Ellenborough Park [1956] 1 Ch 131
(b)
Accommodation of dominant tenement
Re Ellenborough Park [1956] 1 Ch 131
Bursill Enterprises v Berger Bros Trading Co (1971) 124 CLR 73
Frater v Finlay (1968) 91 WN (NSW) 730
Gallagher v Rainbow (1994) 179 CLR 624
(c)
Unity of ownership and occupation
(d)
Subject matter of grant
Copeland v Greenhalf [1952] 1 Ch 488
Moncrieff v Jamieson [2007] 1 WLR 2620
(2)
Creation of easements
(a)
Express easements
Conveyancing Act, ss 23B, 88
Real Property Act, s 47
Dabbs v Seaman (1925) 36 CLR 538
(b)
Implied easements
Wheeldon v Burrows (1879) 12 Ch D 31
Corporation of London v Riggs (1880) 13 Ch D 798
North Sydney Printing v Sabemo Investment Corp [1971] 2 NSWLR 150
Australian Hi-Fi Publications v Gehl [1979] 2 NSWLR 618
Dobbie v Davidson (1991) 23 NSWLR 625
(c)
Easements by prescription
Delohery v Permanent Trustee Co (1904) 1 CLR 283
(d)
Easements created by the Court Conveyancing Act, s 88K
117 York Street Pty Ltd v Proprietors of SP16123 (1998) NSW ConvR 55-859
(e)
Easement created by Statute Conveyancing Act, ss 88A, 88B
(3)
Extent of user
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(a)
Express grant
White v Grand Hotel, Eastbourne [1913] 1 Ch 113
Jelbert v Davis [1968] 1 WLR 589
Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2007] HCA 45
Sertari Pty Ltd v Nirimba Developments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 324
(b)
Implication
Corporation of London v Riggs (1880) 13 Ch 798
Lock v Abercester [1939] 1 Ch 861
(c)
Prescription
R P C Holdings v Rogers [1953] 1 All ER 1029
(4)
Extinguishment of easements
Treweeke v 36 Wolseley Road (1973) 128 CLR 274
ING Bank (Australia) Ltd v O’Shea [2010] ANZ ConvR; [2010] NSW ConvR 56-259; [2010] NSWCA 71
COVENANTS
(1)
Enforceability by and against successors in title
(a)
Passing of burden
(aa)
At law
Conveyancing Act, s 70A
Austerberry v Corporation of Oldham (1885) 29 Ch D 750
Halsall v Brizell [1957] Ch 169
Frater v Finlay (1968) 91 WN (NSW) 730
Rufa v Cross [1981] Qd R 365
(ab)
In equity
Conveyancing Act, s 70A
Tulk v Moxhay (1848) 41 ER 1143
Forestview Nominees v Perpetual Trustees (1998)
(b)
Passing of benefit: "touch and concern"
Conveyancing Act, s 70
Rogers v Hosegood [1900] 2 Ch 388
Re Ballard's Conveyance [1937] Ch 473
Marquess of Zetland v Driver [1939] 1 Ch 1
Kerridge v Foley (1964) 82 WN (NSW) (pt 1) 293
Ellison v O'Neill (1968) 88 WN (NSW) (pt 1) 213
(2)
Statutory requirements
Conveyancing Act, ss 88(1), 88(3), 88B, 88E
Kerridge v Foley (1964) 82 WN (NSW) (pt 1) 293
(3)
Extinguishment of covenants
Coshott v Ludwig (1997) NSW ConV R 55-810
Cumerlong Holdings Pty Ltd v Dalcross Properties Pty Ltd (2011) 85 ALJR 828; [2011] HCA 27
Lennard v Jessica Estates Pty Ltd [2008] 71 NSWLR 306
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Jones v Sherwood Hills (1975) 52 ALJ 223 (n)
Post Investments v Wilson (1990) 26 NSWLR 598
MORTGAGES
(1)
Equity of redemption
Conveyancing Act, s 93
Kreglinger v New Patagonia Meat and Cold Storage Co [1914] AC 25
Theodore v Mistford Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 45
(2)
Penalties
Conveyancing Act, s 93
Strode v Parker (1694) 23 ER 804
Wanner v Caruana [1974] 2 NSWLR 301
(3)
Powers of mortgagee
Southwell v Roberts (1940) 63 CLR 581
Conveyancing Act, ss 109, 111
Real Property Act, ss 57, 58A
(4)
Duties of mortgagee when selling
Kennedy v De Trafford [1897] AC 180
Cuckmere Brick Co v Mutual Finance [1971] 1 Ch 949
Pendlebury v Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (1912) 13 CLR 676
Forsyth v Blundell (1973) 129 CLR 477
Australian and New Zealand Banking Group v Bangadilly Pastoral Co (1978) 139 CLR 195
Commercial and General Acceptance v Nixon (1981) 152 CLR 491
Stockl & Ors v Rigura Pty Ltd & Ors (2004) ANZ ConvR 265
Inglis v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia (1972) 126 CLR 161
Latec Investments v Hotel Terrigal (1965) 113 CLR 265
Real Property and Conveyancing Legislation Amendment Bill 2009
(5)
Tacking
Hopkinson v Rolt (1861) 11 ER 829
Matzner v Clyde Securities [1975] 2 NSWLR 293