Property Law Discussion Group
About the Group
The Property Law Discussion Group
The Property Law Discussion Group meets once or twice a term over a sandwich lunch. There will sometimes be a paper or a presentation of work in progress from a speaker, either from within the Faculty or from outside; on other occasions there will be a general discussion of a topic of interest in property law.
In recent years, we have looked at some leading cases in property law (Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row, Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing), have discussed torts protecting property rights and the problems created by shared ownership schemes, and have hosted talks on the role of restitution in the law of resulting trusts, and on the concept of ‘home’.
The group is open to all Faculty members and graduate law students and is organised by Michael Ashdown and Luke Rostill. Suggestions for future meetings, and offers to lead discussions or give talks to the group are always very welcome. For further information please contact Luke Rostill by email (luke.rostill@law.ox.ac.uk).
Convenor: Luke Rostill
Senior member: Michael Ashdown
Recent papers and other downloads
Forthcoming Group Events
June 2013
Thursday 6 June 2013 Week 7
- Is Possession Factual or Legal?
- Speaker: Dr Simon Douglas, Jesus College, University of Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:45
Previous Group Events
April 2013
Thursday 25 April 2013
- Revisiting the Bundle of Rights Model of Property
- Speaker: Professor James Penner, UCL
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:00
March 2013
Thursday 7 March
- Owning Part But Losing All: Using Human Rights to Protect Home Ownership
- Speaker: Mr Nicholas Macklam
Oxford Law Faculty Lecture Room 1 at 12:45
January 2013
Thursday 17 January
- Constitutionalism, public policy and discriminatory testamentary bequests – a good fit between common law and civil law in South Africa?
- Speaker: Professor Francois du Toit, University of the Western Cape
Oxford Law Faculty Seminar Room D at 13:00
November 2012
Thursday 22 November 2012
- The Consideration of Non-Financial Factors in Housing Possession Cases: Law in Theory and Law in Practice
- Speaker: Professor Susan Bright, University of Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:30
Thursday 8 November
- Proprietary Remedies: Principles, Priorities and Policy Conflicts
- Speaker: Professor Sarah Worthington, Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 17:30
October 2012
Thursday 25 October
- Constructive Trusts and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Speaker: Mr William Swadling, Law Faculty, University of Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:30
May 2012
Tuesday 15 May
- Property and Disagreement
- Speaker: Professor Stephen R Munzer, UCLA School of Law
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 11:45
March 2012
Thursday 15 March
- Property law terminology in European Union legislation
- Speaker: Eveline Ramaekers, Maastricht University
Oxford Law Faculty Law Board Room, St Cross Building at 12:30
February 2012
Thursday 23 February
- Pension plans, fiduciary duties and the thorny question of disclosure
- Speaker: Justice Eileen E. Gillese, Ontario Court of Appeal
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:30
Monday 6 February
- Condominium, Commonhold, and Legal Architecture of Private Property in the City
- Speaker: Professor Douglas Harris, University of British Columbia
New College LR 4 at 12:45
Thursday 2 February
- Jones v Kernott: discussion
- Speaker: Mr William Swadling, Brasenose College, Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:30
November 2011
Thursday 3 November 2011
- Making Land Work: Easements, Covenants and Profits a Prendre
- Speaker: Professor Elizabeth Cooke, Law Commission for England and Wales
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:30
June 2011
Thursday 16 June
- Pitt v Holt: is there still a rule in Re Hastings-Bass?
- Speaker: Mr Michael Ashdown, Somerville College, Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:30
May 2011
Tuesday 17 May
- The New Obligational Theory of Trusts: McFarlane and Stevens on Equitable Rights
- Speaker: Professor James Penner, University College London
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:45
March 2011
Tuesday 8 March
- Theft and Conversion
- Speaker: Ms Sarah Green, St Hilda's College, Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty Law Board Room at 12:45
November 2010
Thursday 18 November 2010
- The Fiction of the Constructive Trust
- Speaker: William Swadling, Brasenose College, Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty Law Faculty SCR at 12:45
October 2010
Thursday 28 October
- The Scope of Conversion: Property and Contract
- Speaker: Simon Douglas, Wadham College, Oxford
Oxford Law Faculty Law Faculty SCR at 1245
May 2010
Thursday 27 May
- Neighbour Law
- Speaker: Professor Andre Van der Walt, Stellenbosch University
Oxford Law Faculty St Cross SCR at 1245
March 2010
Thursday 11 March
- Cancelled
- Speaker: Bill Swadling
New College Conduit Room at 12:45
February 2010
Thursday 18 February
- Open discussion meeting
- Oxford Law Faculty St Cross SCR at 12:45
June 2009
Wednesday 3 June 2009
- Resulting Trusts: Restitution or Retention?
- Speaker: Professor John Mee, University College Cork
Oxford Law Faculty SCR at 12:45
February 2009
Monday 16 February
- Can basic land law, trusts and restitution principles solve the problem of shared ownership?
- Speaker: Professor Susan Bright and Mr Nicholas Hopkins
New College Red Room at 1300
October 2008
Thursday 30 October 2008
- Proprietary Estoppel: the Endgame for Equity?
- Speaker: Nicholas Piska, The London School of Economics and the Law Commission
New College Conduit room at 1300
Thursday 27 October 2005
- Street v Mountford
- New College Conduit Room at 13:00
May 2005
Thursday 12 May
