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Module Title Property Law
Module Code LG215
School School of Law & Government

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Module Co-ordinatorDr Olivia SmithOffice NumberC221
Level 2 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Module Aims
The aims of this module are:- To acquaint students with the principles underpinning land law; - To teach students the law regulating ownership, possession and succession to real property;- To teach students the common law rules, rules of equity and legislation regulating real property;- To teach students how these rules contribute to the efficient regulation and ownership of property; and,- To teach students how to use the legal principles when regulating the ownership and possession of real property.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module, students must:- Appreciate the function of land law;- Know and understand the basic principles that underpin land law;- Know and understand the case law and legislation; and,- Be able to solve problems affecting the ownership and possession of real property with reference to case law and legislation.

Indicative Time Allowances
Hours
Lectures 0
Tutorials 0
Laboratories 0
Seminars 0
Independent Learning Time 75
Total 75
Placements
Assignments
NOTE
Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus
Assessment
Continuous Assessment0% Examination Weight100%
Indicative Reading List
- Wylie, Irish Land Law, 3rd edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1997- Wylie, Casebook on Irish Land Law, 2nd edition, Dublin, Butterworths, 2000- Lyall, Land Law in Ireland, 2nd edition, Round Hall, 2000- Coughlan, Property Law, 2nd edition, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1998- Pearce and Mee, Land Law, 2nd edition, Round Hall, 2000- Wylie, Landlord and Tenant Law, 2nd edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1998- Brady, Succession Law in Ireland, 2nd edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1995- Anderson, Make that Grade: Irish Land Law, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 2002- Keating, Probate Law and Practice, Dublin: Round Hall/Sweet and Maxwell, 1999- Fitzgerald, Land Registry Practice, 2nd edition, Dublin: The Round Hall Press, 1996- Gray, Elements of Land Law, 2nd edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1993- Brady and Kerr, The Limitation of Actions, 2nd edition, Dublin: Law Society of Ireland, 1995- Megarry and Wade, The Law of Real Property, 6th edition, Dublin: Sweet and Maxwell, 1996- Maudsley and Burn, Land Law - Cases and Materials, 6th edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1992- Bland, Law of Easements and Profits a Prendre, Dublin: Round Hall/Sweet and Maxwell, 1997- Delaney, Equity and the Law of Trusts, 2nd edition, Dublin: Round Hall/Sweet and Maxwell, 1999- Keane, Equity and the Law of Trusts in the Republic of Ireland, London: Butterworths, 1988- Shatter, Family Law in the Republic of Ireland, 4th edition, Dublin: Butterworths, 1999- Parry and Clark, Succession Law, 10th edition, London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1996- Evans and Smith, The Law of Landlord and Tenant, 4th edition, London: Butterworths, 1993
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