Law of Property Act 1925: Key legislation governing property rights in England and Wales, particularly sections 1(2) and 62 regarding legal estates and conveyancing, and section 65 regarding creation of easements
Land Registration Act 2002: Establishes requirements for registration of easements, priority rules, and protection of rights through registration in the land registry
Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009: Governs the duration of rights created in property law, including easements
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 grant
Land Charges Act 1972: Sets out registration requirements for easements over unregistered land
Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992: Relevant legislation when easement involves rights of access to neighboring properties
Party Wall etc. Act 1996: Applicable when easements involve shared walls or structures between properties
Environmental Protection Act 1990: Must be considered when easements potentially have environmental impacts or implications
