Land Registration and Title Security in the Digital Age: New Horizons for Torrens [Hardcover]

This book examines the current state of, and emerging issues in relation to, the Torrens and other systems of land registration, and the process of automation of land registration systems in jurisdictions where this is occurring worldwide. It analyses the impacts of advances in digital technology in this area and includes contributions from of a number of experts and leaders in this subject from a number of jurisdictions. While it has an Australasian bias, there are important chapters outlining current challenges and developments in Scotland, England and Wales, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The book will be relevant to those engaged in land registration and conveyancing processes, including, but not limited to, property law practitioners and conveyancers, academics in this field, government and public policy experts, law and property students, and IT and IP experts, especially those working on developing automated land registration systems.

List of Contributors  Table of Cases  Table of Legislation  Foreword  Introduction  PART I: Land Title Security: Recent Developments and Current Issues  1. Title Guarantee or Title Indefeasibility?  2. Fraud and Torrens  3. In Personam Claims: Developments and Thoughts  4. Indefeasibility of Title: Law Reform in Scotland and New Zealand  5. Recent Developments in the Torrens System in Australia  6. Reform of the New Zealand Land Transfer Act 2017  7. The New Fraud Test and Manifest Injustice  8. Knocking at the Compensation Door: What Might a Deprived Owner Expect Under the Land Transfer Act 2017?  9. The Registrars Powers in the Digital Age  10. Making Personal Obligations Binding: Covenants in Gross and Encumbrances Under New Zealands New Land Transfer Act  PART II: Automation of Land Registration Systems