A Practical Guide to the Law on Preservation of Common Land and Village Greens

This is a perfect easy user-friendly book for those who want to understand where to start when understanding what a commons or village greens is, and what to do to preserve it. It is intended to help not merely lawyers but planners, developers and members of local communities. The differing statutory mechanisms can be daunting, as can knowing where to look to know if there is a commons or village green at all in respect of a parcel of land. In this book, you will become familiar with some of the pieces of evidence and information you might need to locate or consult to determine if there is a commons or village green and/or how to dispose of it or register it. The book addresses why there are different statutory mechanisms and to which areas they apply. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rachel Coyle is a specialist property barrister who also works in commercial dispute resolution and private client. She acts in all types of commercial and property disputes, whether arising from contract, breach of duty, or otherwise. Rachel’s practice also encompasses contentious trusts, wills, and probate (including TOLATA and Inheritance Act claims) and insolvency. Rachel’s expertise in property and commercial law is founded on time spent working in hedging product mis-selling, volunteering in the procurement and commercial team at Stockport Homes, paralegal work at law firms such as DWF LLP and on secondments at Hyde Housing and OneSource. In the USA, she acted pro bono in property and planning matters in the State of Virginia whilst studying for her LLM in American Legal Studies. Clients that Rachel has worked with include global banks, U.K. solicitors’ firms with domestic and/or international clients, a Cypriot law firm, start-ups, private equity sponsors, local government departments and councils, large landowners and property management companies, charities, high net worth individuals and more vulnerable members of society. As part of her private client practice, she assists and represents trustees, beneficiaries and estates with inheritance and administration-related matters Rachel can assist with advice, negotiation, mediation and litigation to the Court of Appeal level. Rachel has appeared in the High Court in the Business and Property Courts, Companies Court, Queens Bench Division, Chancery Division and Administrative Division. She has built a strong experience in the County Court to multi track level. She also has experience in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and First-tier Tribunal (Land Registration) cases including service charges, enfranchisement, boundary disputes, easements, breaches of covenant, adverse possession and the Housing Act 2004. Rachel has a developing Cyber practice and has been instructed on numerous GDPR matters including breach of confidentiality claims, particularly concerning claims against public bodies and banks, often involving ECHR Article 8 private individual rights. She also accepts instructions in a developing area of interest, Equine Law. Rachel delivers and assists with training at Inner Temple and with webinar and seminar providers across the country. She is a pro bono volunteer at Queen Mary, University of London Legal Advice Centre and trains students there. She has also taught Brazilian Lawyers on the Legal System of England and Wales. CONTENTS Chapter One – What is Common Land? Chapter Two – Classification Chapter Three – Registration: The 1965 Act Chapter Four – Highways and Manorial Waste Chapter Five – Registration: The Commons Act 2006 Chapter Six – Use and Development of Common Land Chapter Seven – What is a Village Green? (Written by Penny Emmott) Chapter Eight – Registration and Management of a Village Green