Adverse Possession and other boundary issues

Adverse possession is a topic which affects all areas of property law and a knowledge of it is essential to all property law professionals.

Topics covered include:

• The meaning of adverse possession;
• Factual possession and case of Dobson v Umsted (2026);
• Intention to possess;
• Adverse possession in registered land and the Supreme Court decision in Brown v Ridley (2025);
• Encroachment and Mcgee v Longterm Reversions (2025);
• Adverse possession and general boundaries ad the case of Clapham v Narga (2024);
• Determining the boundary; and
• Boundary agreements and the case of White v Alder (2025).