Law of Property Act 1925: Primary legislation governing property law in England and Wales. Sections 1(2)(a) and 62 are particularly relevant for the creation and operation of legal easements.
Land Registration Act 2002: Governs the registration requirements for easements, establishes priority rules, and determines how easements are protected in the land registration system.
Land Charges Act 1972: Specifies the registration requirements for easements affecting unregistered land.
Re Ellenborough Park [1956]: Leading case law establishing four essential characteristics for valid easements: dominant and servient tenements, accommodation of dominant tenement, different owners/occupiers, and capability of forming subject matter of a grant.
Prescription Act 1832: While primarily concerned with prescriptive easements, provides context for understanding rights of way in property law.
Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992: May be applicable depending on specific access requirements and neighboring property considerations.
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989: Section 2 sets out the formal requirements for creating interests in land, including the proper execution of easement deeds.
