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Making Land Work: Easements, Covenants and ... - Law Commission

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Conclusion 2.72 26<br />

PART 3: REFORM OF THE LAW OF EASEMENTS AND PROFITS 27<br />

Introduction 3.1 27<br />

(1) The creation of profits 3.3 27<br />

(2) The implication of easements 3.11 29<br />

The current law 3.11 29<br />

Codification or reform? 3.25 32<br />

Implied grant <strong>and</strong> implied reservation 3.28 32<br />

The options for reform 3.31 33<br />

(3) Section 62 of the <strong>Law</strong> of Property Act 1925 3.52 37<br />

The current law 3.52 37<br />

Reform of section 62 of the <strong>Law</strong> of Property Act 1925 3.59 39<br />

(4) The acquisition of easements by prescription 3.71 41<br />

Introduction 3.71 41<br />

Abolition? 3.74 42<br />

The current law 3.86 44<br />

Conclusions on the current law 3.110 50<br />

A new statutory scheme for prescription 3.115 51<br />

Prescription <strong>and</strong> the Crown 3.175 63<br />

Transitional provisions 3.179 63<br />

(5) <strong>Easements</strong> that confer the right to extensive use 3.188 64<br />

The legal principles 3.188 64<br />

Extensive or exclusive use 3.199 67<br />

Reform 3.205 69<br />

(6) The extinguishment of easements <strong>and</strong> profits by ab<strong>and</strong>onment 3.212 70<br />

The current law 3.212 70<br />

The proposals in the Consultation Paper 3.220 72

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