LAW41880 Advanced Property Law 2

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module will consider leasehold tenure and the commerical applications of the law of real property including covenants, mortgages, business tenancies and residential tenancies.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to:

(a) Describe the principal legal rules and principles governing leases, licences, freehold and leasehold covenants, mortgages, and easements
(b) Apply the rules and principles of Irish property law to complex problems
(c) Engage critically with primary legal materials including case law and statutory material.
(d) Conduct independent legal research

Indicative Module Content:

Leases
Licences
Co-Ownership of Land
Mortgages
Easements and Profits
Freehold and Leasehold Covenants

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Small Group

4
Autonomous Student Learning

220
Total

248
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures will present key themes and will introduce students to the main rules of Irish property law.

Students will be expected to prepare independent readings in advance of seminars which will provide an opportunity for student led exploration of key issues from the module. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
LAW41890 - Advanced Property Law 1

Incompatibles:
LAW20380 - Property Law II , LAW40830 - Property Law


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: End of semester written exam (2 hours) 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General examination feedback will be supplied through Brightspace.

Niamh Howlin and Noel McGrath, Lyall on Land Law (4th edn, Thomson RoundHall 2018)

Amina Adanan and Neil Maddox, ‘Irish Land Law: A Casebook’ (Roundhall)

JCW Wylie, Irish Land Law (5th edn) (Bloomsbury) (online)
Name Role
Caroline McGrath Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 16:00 - 17:50
Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Spring