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What is a certificate of title?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Severance of a joint tenancySeverance is the process by which a joint tenancy is converted into a tenancy in common. It is a matter of evidence...
Real burdens in Scotland—creation and interpretationWhat are real burdens?A real burden is an encumbrance (for example, a restriction on use) on one property (the burdened property) for the benefit of another property (the benefited property). Real burdens run with the land and can be enforced by
Options to purchase property—ScotlandTypes of option agreementReference is often made to ‘put’ option agreements and ‘call’ option agreements. A call option agreement is one where the buyer can call upon the seller to sell a property (or part of it) to the buyer. A put option is one in which the
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so
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