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PRESCRIPTIVE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS OVER PUBLIC AUTHORITY LAND

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Aaron Taylor
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THE “tripartite” test for the prescriptive acquisition of rights over land, derived from the Roman law of servitudes, has long been a source of confusion. The crucial distinction that underlies it is between use of land that is “as [if] of right” – nec vi, nec clam, nec precario (without force, stealth, or licence) – and use that is “by right” – that is, with a licence. This distinction has been affirmed by the Supreme Court in R. (Barkas) v North Yorkshire County Council & Another [2014] UKSC 31. The court held that use of land pursuant to a statutory entitlement is necessarily use “by right”, and so was not “as of right”.

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The Cambridge Law Journal , Volume 73 , Issue 3 , November 2014 , pp. 487 - 490
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Copyright © Cambridge Law Journal and Contributors 2014 

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