The Liver Building

Key Issues Affecting Easements

Details

Speaker: Richard Snape

Date: Monday 12th October, 2026

Time: 13:30 - 16:30

Areas of Law: Property

Competencies: B

Venue:
Online

Course Code: S4986

Description

Easements continue to give rise to much litigation and present many traps for the unwary conveyancer. This course aims to point out some of the pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Topics covered include:

  • Characteristics of an easement
  • Rights of light
  • Car parking rights
  • Drainage rights
  • Adding to the dominant land
  • Vehicle access problems
  • Implied Easements
  • Prescriptive Easements
  • Easements and Wayleaves
  • Intensification of Use
  • Extinguishing Easements

Speaker Biographies

Richard Snape has been the Head of Professional Support at Davitt Jones Bould since 2002.   He speaks at numerous courses for law societies all over the country, various public courses, in-house seminars within solicitors firms and has also talked extensively to local authorities and central government bodies.  His areas of specialism include both commercial and residential property, in particular in relation to local government law, conveyancing issues, development land, commercial property and incumbrances in relation to land.

Prices

Member £110
Non-member £155
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