Adverse possession comes up as an issue very often in practice, but is seldom well understood. The purpose of this lecture is to revisit some high-level concepts at play and to identify some of the pitfalls that can emerge in practice.
The lecture covers a number of topics, including:
- Section 13(2)(a) of the Statute of Limitations 1957
- Section 18 of the 1957 Act
- An “action to recover land”
- Williams v Thomas [1909]
- Definition of possession
- The technique of adverse possession
- Dunne v Irish Rail [2016] 3 I.R. 167
- The typical indicia of adverse possession
Teaching method:
e-Lecture, PowerPoint;
Duration & pricing:
- Net-Duration: 1 hour
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