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Finders keepers? Who owns lost or abandoned objects found on land?

Finders keepers? Who owns lost or abandoned objects found on land?

Pawlowski, Mark ORCID: 0000-0002-5473-5809 (2024) Finders keepers? Who owns lost or abandoned objects found on land? Estates Gazette (2414). pp. 34-35. ISSN 0014-1240

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Abstract

The article reviews case law on whether the finder of a lost object found on land is entitled to keep it, noting the distinction between objects found lying on land and objects found in or attached to land established by Waverley Borough Council v Fletcher [1995] 4 All ER 756.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: abandonment; chattels; land; ownership; possession; proprietary rights; subsoil; title to goods; treasure
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Law & Criminology (LAC)
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Last Modified: 05 Apr 2024 12:31
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46624

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