Contributing to Chambers' 2024 Business & Property Court Conference held in Newcastle, Trinity Silk, Simon Goldberg K.C. delivered a session entitled:
'James Bond & The Supreme Court’ - A Review of Adverse Possession
The Land Registration Act 2002 introduced a “new” regime of adverse possession in respect of registered land. Section 96 of the Act disapplies the provisions of the Limitation Act 1980 which previously governed claims to title to registered estates in land on the basis of adverse possession. Section 97 introduces Schedule 6, which contains the new regime.
In this talk, Head of Trinity’s Business and Property team, Simon Goldberg K.C., discusses the case of Brown v Ridley and another [2024] UKUT where he acted on behalf of Mr and Mrs Ridley in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).
The Supreme Court has subsequently granted Mr and Mrs Ridley permission to appeal against the Upper Tribunal decision. Simon will lead Mr and Mrs Ridley’s legal team in the Supreme Court appeal to consider one of the last unresolved issues of statutory construction arising from the “new” adverse possession regime under Schedule 6, namely the period over which an applicant for adverse possession must reasonably believe that the application land belongs to them, for the purposes of paragraph 5(4)(c).
There is a handout that accompanies the session. If you do not have a copy and would like one, please email stevew@trinitychambers.co.uk.
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