![]() It is narrower than (what is now) Gray and Gray - the latter uses a broader range of Commonwealth and US authorities and adopts a more philosophical tone. I now value Megarry & Wade for its history and gradual evolution. In 1990 (or thereabouts) when the first edition of Gray's Elements of Land Law came out (I was then a practitioner), I read it from cover to cover in a fortnight and thought "great - at last, a decent land law text book".īut some maturity comes with age. ![]() And I used anything but this for my land law: an out-of-date 1969 edition of Hanbury for its chapter on mortgages, Hayton's great little book on registered land for that, and something else (I forget which) for licences. When I did land law at university in 1975, this was the only mainstream textbook. They'll think you're the weirdest human being they've ever met, but you'll be saving them a lot of hassle later on. And if you see anybody carrying this book around, slap it out of their hands, point at it, shout "SATAN!" and do your best to set fire to it using whatever you can. And that's about as beneficial to your law degree as reading the book itself. That's not a great thing when you're in a public place such as a library, because they tend to remove you for that kind of thing. Every time I attempt to read it, I end up wanting to tear out my hair and hurt the people around me. It's actually kind of hard to put my hate for this book into words. ![]() If you're not, stay well clear and buy a different one. If you're a hardcore real estate lawyer, by any means go ahead and get this. The pages are also so thin that they practically disappear when you look at them side on, leading you to rip them when you attempt to turn the page (or get stressed out because the page you've been reading appears to have suddenly disappeared infront of your eyes). ![]() ![]() It over-complicates everything, nothing is in order, and is very hard to read and understand as a result. Seriously, it's the most ridiculous property law/land law book I've seen. If you have never done property law before - DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. I've just gone into my second year of university for a law degree, and this year I'm studying property law as one of my subjects. ![]()
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