Press Release
NEW TITLE
April 2013

Land Registry Adjudication

Dominic Crossley

Brand new Bloomsbury Professional title from expert property barrister

Land Registry Adjudication is the new specialist title covering the process of appearing before the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry.

Focusing on the adjudication process with particular reference to referrals from the Land Registry, the expert commentary guides readers through each procedure and rule in the process. Most importantly, it forewarns of the pitfalls and problems that are likely to be encountered along the way, suggesting solutions for each step.

Practical guidance and essential resources

To ensure that practitioners have all the tools needed to build a successful case in their hearing, this new title provides useful specimen forms and precedents such as:

• Notice of Referral and Case Summary from the Land Registry
• Statements of Case
• Typical Directions and Orders of the Adjudicator
• Witness Statements
• Application forms for Rectification of Documents
• Helpful summaries for practitioners working in fields such as easements, adverse possession, boundary disputes and covenants

Unique to Land Registry Adjudication

This brand new title is the only book on Land Registry Adjudication which offers:

• Coverage of the process written by and from the viewpoint of a practitioner
• Summaries of the main legal topics likely to arise in Adjudication proceedings
• An appendix of relevant case summaries

Comprehensive coverage of key legislation

To equip readers with background knowledge of the area, summaries of Adjudicator decisions are provided along with relevant extracts from the following legislation:

• Land Registration Act 2002
• Land Registration Rules 2003
• Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) Rules 2003
• Land Registration (Referral to the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry) Rules 2003
• Land Registration Act 1925
• Law of Property Act 1925

Who should buy this book?

This is an essential title for busy practitioners who do not have time to work through cumbersome loose-leaf texts. Property lawyers, general litigation lawyers and any practitioner who needs easy access to this relatively new field of practice will find this book a great asset in taking cases through adjudication proceedings successfully.

About the author

Dominic Crossley is a junior barrister practising from Chancery House Chambers in Leeds. He was called to the bar in 2006 after practising as a solicitor at an international law firm. Dominic has an extensive property practice, with particular experience in proceedings before the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry.

ISBN: 978 1 84766 946 9 Pub date: March 2013 Format: Paperback
Price: £85 Extent: 230pp