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.