Law of Property Act 1925: Primary legislation governing creation of legal easements, including sections 1(2) and 62. Specifies fundamental requirements for creating legal easements and registration requirements.
Land Registration Act 2002: Governs the registration of easements, establishes priority rules, and provides framework for protection of property rights. Essential for ensuring the easement's enforceability.
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989: Section 1 details requirements for creation of legal interests in land and formal execution requirements for property documents.
Re Ellenborough Park [1956] Case Law: Landmark case establishing four essential characteristics of easements: dominant and servient tenements, benefit to dominant tenement, different owners, and capability of forming subject matter of a grant.
Land Registry Practice Guide 62: Official guidance document providing detailed information on the registration and documentation requirements for easements.
Prescription Act 1832: While primarily concerned with prescriptive easements, provides important context for understanding easement rights in English law.
Infrastructure Act 2015: Modern legislation that may affect easement rights, particularly relevant for easements involving infrastructure or utilities.
