#compulsory purchase

Introduction Grape Bay Ltd v Attorney-General of Bermuda [1999] UKPC 43 is a case concerning expressly analogous principles to compulsory purchase by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and is important for English land law. It directly concerns a state prohibition which impacts a development that is underway, by agreement but not in any substantive physical form. It held that an Act…

Introduction The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid is a 2017 Irish documentary film directed by Feargal Ward, concerning the legal struggle between a small farmer and the power of international corporations and government institutions. Premise Thomas Reid (born 1962) owns a 72-acre (29 ha) cattle farm in Blakestown townland, west of Leixlip in County Kildare, and right next to Intel Ireland’s main…

Introduction The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (c. 56) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which concerns English land law and compulsory purchase. Outline An Act to consolidate the Lands Clauses Acts as applied by Part I of Schedule 2 to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946, and by certain other enactments, and to repeal certain provisions in the Lands Clauses…

Introduction Compulsory purchase are powers to obtain land in Scotland that were traditionally available to certain public bodies in Scots law. Scots law classifies compulsory purchase as an involuntary transfer of land, as the owner of the corporeal heritable property (land) does not consent to the transfer of ownership. Compulsory purchase powers are similar, but not identical, to other…

Introduction A compulsory purchase order (CPO; Irish: Ordú Ceannach Éigeantach, Welsh: Gorchymyn prynu gorfodol) is a legal function in the United Kingdom and Ireland that allows certain bodies to obtain land or property without the consent of the owner. It may be enforced if a proposed development is considered one for public betterment; for example, when building motorways where a landowner…

Introduction Compulsory purchase is the power to purchase or take rights over an estate in English land law, or to buy that estate outright, without the current owner’s consent, in exchange for payment of compensation. In England and Wales, Parliament has granted several different kinds of compulsory purchase power, which are exercisable by various bodies in various situations. Such powers are…

Introduction The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which concerns English land law and compulsory purchase. Contents The act regulates the conditions for granting a “Compulsory Purchase Order” in the UK (England and Wales). Background It is an Act to consolidate the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946 and related…