Clarke & Greer: Land Law Directions 
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Chapter 06
Land Registry (2003) Adverse Possession of Registered Land under the New Provisions of the Land Registration Act 2002, Practice Guide 4, available online at: http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library/documents/lrpg004.pdf
This leaflet sets out the Land Registry procedure on the adverse possession under the LRA 2002.
Land Registry (2003) Adverse Possession of Unregistered Land and Transitional Provisions for Registered Land in the Land Registration Act 2002, Practice Guide 5, available online at: http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library/documents/lrpg005.pdf
This leaflet sets out the law on applying under the old rules for registration of unregistered land that has been adversely possessed, and deals also with Pye v. UK and Beaulane.
Law Commission/HM Land Registry (1998) Land Registration for the Twenty-First Century: A Consultative Document, Law Com No 254, available online at: http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/lc254.pdf
See especially paras 10.1–10.19, which discuss the justification for adverse possession and go on to look at whether it should continue to exist in registered land.
Law Commission (2001) Land Registration for the Twenty-First Century: A Conveyancing Revolution, Law Com No 271, available online at: http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/lc271.pdf, ch.14.
This chapter contains a commentary on the provisions in the LRA 2002, and explains why they were introduced.
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