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Property weekly highlights—31 August 2017

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Published on: 31 August 2017

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Table of contents

Transferring property
Exploring property boundary lines
West End Commercial Ltd v London Trocadero (2015) LLP
Property development
Court considers whether protesters were on public or private land
Additional Property updates this week
Property Disputes highlights
Grenfell Tower sixth fire test report published
Daily and weekly news alerts
New and updated content

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Property highlights includes commentary on the first reading of the Bill on Property Boundaries, a case relating to an unsuccessful attempt to rely on proprietary estoppel in respect of a licence and the legal test for a public highway.

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