Harman LJ described the Watcham case: ‘a case which has been long under suspicion of the gravest kind from real property lawyers.’
Judges:
Harman LJ
Citations:
[1961] 1 WLR 561
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Doubted – Watcham v Attorney-General of the East Africa Protectorate PC 1919
The Watchams held land along the bank of the Nairobi River. It had been conveyed to them by the Crown by a certificate under the East African Land Regulations. The certificate gave the area transferred as ’66 3/4 acres, or thereabouts’, but included . .
Cited by:
Cited – Beale v Harvey CA 28-Nov-2003
Land had been divided into three lots on its development, but the site plan did not match the line of a fence actually erected.
Held: The court was not bound by the Watcham case, and would not follow it to allow reference to the later . .
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Land
Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.247519