Unpacking Easements: Implied Rights, Service Charge and Cladding Issues

Following on from our webinar on Easements: Implied Rights, Prescription and Access Problems, Richard goes into detail on some cases relating to easements, such as Sovmots Investments Ltd v SSE [1979] , Wheeldon v Burrows (1879) in relation to quasi easements and the transfer of land, Wright v Macadam [1949] in relation to how a right became an easement, the 1857 Enclosure Act and 1876 Commons Act in relation to the public use and recreational use, Liverpool City Council v Irwin in relation to implying easements through an officious bystander and others.

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