"A Tangled Web Indeed: The English Land Registration Act and Comparisons with the Australian Torrens System"

(2015) 38 University of New South Wales Law Journal 1261

Carruthers, Penny

University of New South Wales Law Journal

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Land Titles Act 1925 (ACT)	s5, s14, s48, s51, s58, s59, s60, s143, s154, s155, s160
Real Property Act 1900 (NSW)	s12, s36, s42, s43, s56C, s120, s128, s129
Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (NSW)
Land Title Act 2000 (NT)	s1, s6, s9, s17, s20, s158, s180, s183, s186, s188, s189, s192, s195
Land Title Act 1994 (Qld)	s5, s8, s11A, s11B, s15, s19, s90, s160, s177, s180, s183, s184, s185, s188, s189
Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (Qld)	s53
Real Property Act 1886 (SA)	s3, s7, s19, s56, s69, s70, s186, s201, s205, s208, s216, s220
Land Titles Act (Tas)
Land Titles Act 1980 (Tas)	s4, s8, s9, s40, s41, s48, s127, s139, s150, s152, s153, s163
Transfer of Land Act 1958 (Vic)	s11, s34, s42, s43, s87A, s87B, s103, s108, s110
Transfer of Land Amendment Act 2014 (Vic)	s17
Transfer of Land Act 1893 (WA)	s4, s7, s23, s26, s29, s53, s68, s69, s76, s82, s134, s188, s189, s201, s205

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd	[2015] HCA 2; (2015) 254 CLR 425; (2015) 316 ALR 111; 89 ALJR 312; (2015) 145 ALD 241	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2015	AustLII	62
"Confirming Torrens Orthodoxy: The High Court decision in Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd"	(2015) 24 Australian Property Law Journal 211	Australian Property Law Journal	Australia	circa 2015	LexisNexis AU	3
Swift	[2015] 3 WLR 239		United Kingdom	circa 2015	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
(2014) 73 Cambridge Law Journal 250	(2014) 73 Cambridge Law Journal 250	Cambridge Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2014		1
Swift 1 st Ltd v Chief Land Registrar	[2014] EWHC B26	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2014	BAILII
England and Wales ’	(2013) 5 International Journal of Law in the Built Environment 194	International Journal of Law in the Built Environment	United Kingdom	circa 2013		1
(2013) 76 Modern Law Review 924	(2013) 76 Modern Law Review 924	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2013	HeinOnline	1
"Alteration of the Register: An Alternative View"	[2013] Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 530	Conveyancer and Property Lawyer		circa 2013		2
"disastrous to the integrity of the statute"	[2013] Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 344	Conveyancer and Property Lawyer		circa 2013		3
"A Not So Conclusive Title Register?"	(2013) 129 Law Quarterly Review 320	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 2013	Westlaw	2
"Mistaken Registrations of Land: Exploding the Myth of “ Title by Registration ”"	(2013) 72 Cambridge Law Journal 617	Cambridge Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2013		1
Fitzwilliam	[2013] EWHC 86	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2013	BAILII	2
Fitzwilliam	[2013] EWHC 86	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2013	BAILII	2
Guy v Mace & Jones	[2012] EWHC 1022	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2012	BAILII
Barclays Bank plc v Guy (No 2)	[2010] EWCA Civ 1396; [2011] 1 WLR 681	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	8 Dec 2010	BAILII	17
(2010) 18 Australian Property Law Journal 132	(2010) 18 Australian Property Law Journal 132	Australian Property Law Journal	Australia	circa 2010	LexisNexis AU	1
"The Registrar's Power of Correction: "Alive and Well', Though Perhaps 'Unwelcome'? - Part I: The Slip Provision"	(2010) 18 Australian Property Law Journal 32	Australian Property Law Journal	Australia	circa 2010	LexisNexis AU	2
Malory Investments v Cheshire Homes ’	[2009] Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 127	Conveyancer and Property Lawyer		circa 2009		1
"Deferred and Immediate Indefeasibility: Bijural Ambiguity in Registered Land Title Systems"	(2009) 13 Edinburgh Law Review 194	Edinburgh Law Review	United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 2009	HeinOnline	6
Barclays Bank v Guy	[2008] EWCA Civ 452; [2008] 2 EGLR 74	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	9 Apr 2008	BAILII	14
Guy	[2008] EWHC 893	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2008	BAILII	2
Pinto v Lim	[2005] EWHC 630	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2005	BAILII	2
Registration: Void and Voidable Titles A Discussion of the Scottish Law Commission's Paper'	[2004] Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 482	Conveyancer and Property Lawyer		circa 2004		1
"Purchaser Liability to Third Parties in the English Land Registration System: A Comparative Perspective"	(2004) 120 Law Quarterly Review 640	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 2004	Westlaw	5
Taylor v Lawrence	[2002] EWCA Civ 90; [2003] QB 528; [2002] 2 All ER 353; [2002] All ER (D) 28; [2003] 1 WLR 18	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	4 Feb 2002	BAILII	259
"Bringing Land Registration into the Twenty–First Century – The Land Registration Act 2002"	(2002) 65 Modern Law Review 556	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2002	HeinOnline	1
[2002] Ch 216	[2002] Ch 216	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 2002	LexisNexis / Westlaw	15
Conlan v Registrar of Titles	[2001] WASC 201; (2001) 24 WAR 299	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	3 Aug 2001	AustLII	91
Valoutin Pty Ltd v Furst	[1998] FCA 339; (1998) 154 ALR 119	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Apr 1998	AustLII	42
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington London Borough Council	[1996] UKHL 12; [1996] AC 669; [1996] 2 All ER 961; [1996] 2 WLR 802; 64 Page 715B/C	House of Lords	United Kingdom	22 May 1996	BAILII	668
Rasmussen v Rasmussen	[1995] VicRp 38; [1995] 1 VR 613; [1995] ANZ Conv R 130		Australia - Victoria	23 Sep 1994	AustLII	61
Vassos v State Bank of South Australia	[1993] VicRp 74; [1993] 2 VR 316; [1992] V Conv R 54-443; [1993] ANZ Conv R 39		Australia - Victoria	5 Aug 1992	AustLII	63
"The Conveyancer"	(1992) 66 Australian Law Journal 595	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1992	Legal Online	1
Bahr v Nicolay (No 2)	[1988] HCA 16; (1988) 164 CLR 604; 78 ALR 1; (1988) 62 ALJR 268	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Jun 1988	AustLII	540
Bogdanovic v Koteff	(1988) 12 NSWLR 472; (1989) 4 APLB 2		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1988	LexisNexis AU	50
Argyle Building Society v Hammond	(1984) 49 P & CR 148		United Kingdom	circa 1984		14
Williams & Glyn's Bank Ltd v Boland; Williams & Glyn's Bank Ltd v Brown	[1980] UKHL 4; [1981] AC 487; [1980] 2 All ER 408; [1980] 3 WLR 138	House of Lords	United Kingdom	19 Jun 1980	BAILII	84
Breskvar v White	[1978] Qd R 187		Australia - Queensland	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	5
Breskvar v Wall	(1971) 126 CLR 376		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1971	Legal Online / Westlaw	446
RM Hosking Properties Pty Ltd v Barnes	[1971] SASR 100	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1971	Legal Online / Westlaw	22
Mills v Stokman	[1967] HCA 15; (1967) 116 CLR 61; 41 ALJR 16	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 May 1967	AustLII	87
Frazer v Walker	[1967] 1 AC 569; [1967] 1 All ER 649; [1967] 2 WLR 411		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	406
King v Smail	[1958] VicRp 44; [1958] VR 273; [1958] ALR 677		Australia - Victoria	2 Apr 1958	AustLII	27
Clements v Ellis	[1934] HCA 18; (1934) 51 CLR 217; [1934] ALR 225	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Jun 1934	AustLII	44
Norwich & Peterborough BS v Steed	[1933] Ch 116	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1933	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Loke Yew v Port Swettenham Rubber Co Ltd	[1913] UKLawRpAC 11; [1913] AC 491; (1913) 82 LJPC 89		United Kingdom	19 Mar 1913	CommonLII	63
Assets Co Ltd v Mere Roihi	[1905] UKLawRpAC 11; [1905] AC 176; 92 LT 397		United Kingdom	1 Mar 1905	CommonLII	401
Gibbs v Messer	[1891] UKLawRpAC 2; [1891] AC 248; 60 LJPC 20; 64 LT 237		United Kingdom	24 Jan 1891	CommonLII	139
Saunders v Vautier	[1841] EngR 629; 49 ER 282; (1841) 4 Beav 115	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1841	CommonLII	257

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