540 Land Titles (Noce)

LAW540 

Land Titles

(Noce)

Prerequisite courses: 

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Roberto Noce

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Lecture

METHOD OF EVALUATION

40% -  Assignment #1: a written memorandum to the senior partner of the firm

40% -  Assignment #2: a letter to a client

10% -  Class attendance

10% -  Class participation

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course primarily deals with the priority and registration rules and policies governing land, with the main focus being the land registration regimes in place in Alberta. There are 10 units:  (1) Introduction; (2) Priorities at Common Law and in Equity; (3) Deed (or Recording) Registry Systems; (4) Introduction to the Torrens System; (5) Qualifications on Indefeasibility -- Part I; (6) Indefeasibility and Its Qualifications -- Part II; (7) Overriding Interests; (8) Caveats; (9) The Assurance Fund and Related Matters; (10) Reform (including Title Insurance).

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Lesson plans will be used. The course will be TWEN supported.

Description updated 2022-23. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

1. Land Titles Cases and Materials 2022 Edition (Compiled by Bruce Ziff; Edited by Roberto Noce);

2. Land Titles Statutory Materials 2022 Edition (Compiled by Bruce Ziff; Edited by Roberto Noce); and

3. Supplementary cases and readings assigned from time to time - available on TWEN or sent via email directly to the student.