PART I: INTRODUCTION;
A The basic tension of property law;
A1 The property law system;
A2 The basic tension of property law;
A3 The basic tension and land law;
A4 The scope of property law; Summary and structure of the book;
B The basic structure of property law: introduction; B1 The basic situation;
B2 Addressing the basic situation: initial points;
B3 Direct rights;
B4 Pre-existing rights;
B5 Defences to pre-existing rights;
B6 Remedies.
B7 Summarising the basic structure
B8 Human rights and the basic structure;
B9 Doctrine and practical convenience;
B10 Disputes about the use of a right;
B11 Applying the basic structure: an example;
C Basic concepts;
C1 Equity;
C1.1 An historical introduction;
C1.2 Confusion or coherence?;
C1.3 Common Law, Equity and the basic structure of property law;
C1.4 Summary and conclusion;
C2 Registration;
C2.1 Introduction;
C2.2 The purpose of registration;
C2.3 Registration as a legal concept;
C2.4 The scope of registration;
C2.5 Registration and land law.
C2.6 Registration, registered land and the basic tension
C2.7 Registration and unregistered land; Summary;
C3 Formality;
C3.1 Introduction;
C3.2 Formality and formality rules;
C3.3 The function of formality rules;
C3.4 Justifying formality rules;
C3.5 The operation of formality rules;
C3.6 Justifying the operation of formality rules;
C3.7 Equity and formality rules;
Summary;
PART II: APPLYING THE BASIC STRUCTURE;
D The general part;
D1 Property rights;
D1.2 The acquisition question;
D1.1 The content question;
D1.3 The defences question;
D1.4 The remedies question;
D2 Persistent rights.
D2.2 The acquisition question
D2.1 The content question;
D2.3 The defences question;
D2.4 The remedies question;
D3 Direct rights;
D3.2 The acquisition question;
D3.3 The defences question;
D4.4 The remedies question;
Summary;
D3.1 The content question;
D4 The impact of unjust enrichment;
D4.1 Introduction;
D4.2 Direct rights;
D4.3 Property rights: the acquisition question;
D4.4 Persistent rights: the acquisition question;
D4.5 Property rights and persistent rights: the defences question;
D4.6 Property rights: the remedies question;
D4.7 Persistent rights: the remedies question; Summary.
E LandE1 Property rights;
E1.2 The acquisition question;
E1.3 The defences question;
E1.4 The remedies question;
E1.1 The content question;
E2 Persistent rights;
E2.2 The acquisition question;
E2.1 The content question;
E2.3 The defences question;
E2.4 The remedies question;
E3 Direct rights; Overview;
E3.2 The acquisition question;
E3.3 The remedies question; Summary;
E3.1 The content question;
E4 Proprietary estoppel;
E4.1 The nature of proprietary estoppel;
E4.2 The purpose of proprietary estoppel;
E4.3 The requirements of proprietary estoppel;
E4.4 The extent of A's duty to B.