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[email protected] · January 1st 10, 12:17 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article 01ca8a42$5bd46040$LocalHost@default, (Michael
R N Dolbear) wrote:

Desmo Paul wrote

Can a legal easement be obtained over land owned by a railway
company? Or rather could it be obtained say in 1955 whether latterly
repealed or not? It seems railway land was curiously protected?

So are urban commons !

There was a legal case in May/June 2007 which held (for Wimbledon
Common) that since the trustees had no power to grant an easement it
could not be acquired by adverse possession (squatters rights) either.

The Wimbledon and Putney Commons legislation is quite peculiar in at least
some respects so that decision might not be of general application.

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Colin Rosenstiel