Common Good Law

As several local authorities have found to their cost, common good law can produce difficult consequences for the unwary, particularly in relation to the disposal of land held on the common good. The administration of common good funds and assets frequently brings local authorities into conflict with community councils.

This is the first book to deal with this neglected area of property law and to set it in its overall context. The text covers:-

• historical background
• administration of common good fund
• classification of common good property
• disposals of common good property
• taking cases to court

Common Good Law provides local authority practitioners, those acting for purchasers of local authority property, and advisers to community councils with a clear and practical guide to the law.