Summary: It is evident from recent cases and legislation that the law governing commons and village greens is becoming increasingly important, particularly in relation to the preservation of such land for future generations. The Law of Commons, Town and Village Greens offers a practical explanation of the law, comprehensively covering a wide range of issues from the classification of common land to its regulation and management. It will also include the key legislative materials. There is currently no other legal work dedicated solely to common land. Includes coverage of: - Origin of Rights of Common - Classification of Rights of Common - Classification of Common Land - Ownership of Common Land - Acquisition and Transfer of Rights of Common - Inclosure and Extinguishment of Rights of Common - Town and Village Greens - Public Access to Commons - Regulation and Management of Common Lands - Compulsory Acquisition and Common Lands
CONTENTS: Origin of Rights of Common, Classification of Rights of Common, Classification of Common Land, Ownership of Common Land, Acquisition and Transfer of Rights of Common, Inclosure and Extinguishment of Rights of Common, Town and Village Greens, Public Access to Commons, Regulation and Management of Common Lands, Compulsory Acquisition and Common Lands.

Revised and updated to include, in particular, the important changes made by the Commons Act 2006.
This edition states the law at October 2006. The book puts the law into practice, and describes everyone’s rights and responsibilities on common land. It will be of benefit to local authorities, landowners, common-right holders, and the public who now has a right to walk on all the 1.3 million acres of common land in England and Wales. The book also has a substantial section dealing with village greens, which complements the society’s Getting Greens Registered.

"Gadsden" is the sole authoritative treatise on the Law of Commons, Town, and Village Greens. The previous edition was published in 1988 and this new edition incorporates extensive developments in the law since then. The Commons Bill was detailed in July 2005 with enactment expected in 2006, considering the future of commons law; town and village greens can now apply for commons rights; vehicular access and the "right to roam" over common land are increasingly important issues; as are questions of commercial development - all are covered in this wide-ranging and definitive text. This is the new edition of the key work in this area. It provides answers to even the most complex problems, and explains what qualifies as common land and the rights and responsibilities that follow from such a classification. It highlights the various conflicts that can arise and how to deal with them, and includes extensive practitioner tools - precedents, forms, worked examples. It is updated to include major new legislation such as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and Land Registration Act 2002, and explains the implications of important recent case law, including Newbury District Council v Russell, Hanning v Top Deck Travel Ltd, R v Oxfordshire CC ex parte Sunningwell Parish Council and Oxford CC v Oxford CC.
CONTENTS: The Common Lands. Common Land Registration. Classification and Quantification of Common Rights. Registration, Creation and Transfer of Common Rights. Extinguishment of Common Rights. Severance and Apportionment of Common Rights. The Ownership of Common Land. The Rights and Obligations of The Commoner. Works and Fencing on and Near The Common Lands. Liability for Animals. Public Access to The Common Lands. Town and Village Greens. Management. Commons Commissioners. Appendices. Glossary

Summary: The exercise of public rights of way has long been a source of conflict and confrontation between users, landowners and local authorities. "Public Rights of Way and Access to Land", written by Angela Sydenham, one of the country's leading authorities on the subject, succeeds in clarifying the arcane and often archaic law. By turn she explains the creation and loss of public rights of way and access to land, how their existence can be ascertained, and the nature of the obligations to maintain and manage them. The third edition of this popular work has been comprehensively updated to take account of recent legislation including the Commons Act 2006 and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and the regulations made under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.A number of significant cases are discussed including those dealing with rights arising from long use such as Bakewell Management v Brandwood which established that where an express grant of a private right of way can be made a prescriptive right can arise, and Oxfordshire County Councilv Oxford City Council and Robinson (the Trap Grounds case) which deals with the creation of village greens. This edition sets out the Countryside and Public Rights of Way Act 2000 in full with annotations to indicate when the various sections commencedand any regulations made under those sections, together with all relevant provisions from the Highways Act 1980, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, as well as other relevant planning notes and guidance. "Public Rights of Way and Access to Land" is a vital resource for local authorities and advisers to landowners.
CONTENTS: Definitions and Classes of Public Right sof way and Analogous Rights the Legal Interests and Rights Of highway Authorities, Landowners, users and Utility Companies creation of Public Rights of Way extinguishment and Diversion Orders recording Rights of Way confirmation of Orders ascertaining Public Rights of Way maintenance of Highways interference With Public Rights of Way management, Common Problems and Conservation background to The Countryside And rights of Way Act 2000 access Land rights and Obligations of The Public rights and Obligations of Owners and Occupiers entry to Access Land management appendices