Arcidiacono v The Owners – Strata Plan No 17719; Arcidiacono v The Owners – Strata Plan No 61233

• 1. Land Law
  2. › Easements
  3. › Creation of easements by prescription
  4. › Doctrine of lost modern grant
  5. › Acquiescence by servient owner
  6. › Whether acquiescence a necessary element in all cases
  7. › Whether servient owners unknown for over a century could be fixed with constructive knowledge of adverse user
• 1. Land Law
  2. › Easements
  3. › Creation of easements by prescription
  4. › Servient owners unknown
  5. › Whether owners unaware of ownership may be fixed with knowledge of adverse user
  6. › Constructive knowledge test
  7. › Whether prudent owner would have been aware of ownership and user
• 1. Land Law
  2. › Easements
  3. › Creation of easements by order of court
  4. › Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 88K
  5. › Whether easements reasonably necessary for effective use or development
  6. › Whether substantially preferable to use without easement
  7. › Whether inconsistent with public interest
  8. › Whether adequate compensation available
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Standard of appellate review
  3. › Evaluative decisions
  4. › Whether appellate courts should exercise restraint
  5. › Discretionary decisions under s 88K
  6. › House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499

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