Livery and sporting rights

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Livery operations and sporting rights are common features of rural practice, affecting transactions, management and disputes. Sporting rights may exist as profits à prendre appurtenant to land or in gross, and can be severed. Practitioners should identify the nature, scope and exclusivity, and assess interference, trespass and nuisance risks. The grant or reservation of a profit in gross is a registrable disposition under the Land Registration Act 2002 and requires registration to take effect at law; priority and protection on the register are key to due diligence. Since October 2013, manorial rights (which may include sporting rights) have ceased to override first registration or registered dispositions unless protected.

For livery and equestrian uses, planning status is critical: equestrian use is not agriculture for planning purposes and often requires permission. Operational compliance engages the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and, where horses are hired out, the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. Liability and risk management centre on the Occupiers’ Liability...

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