Paul Chynoweth

Website: http://www.partywalls.co.uk

The Party Wall Casebook describes much of the primary legal research underpinning the author’s various publications which critically assess the practice of party wall surveying in England & Wales. The book consists of two parts. The major part (Digest of Cases, pages 21 – 446) presents a digest of 81 legal case notes. These examine the state of the common law relating to party walls as well as the courts’ approach to interpreting the statutory party wall code which is now contained in the Party Wall etc Act 1996. The case notes explore the facts and underlying rationale for the court’s decision in each case and place them in the context of other digested cases which address similar issues. The conclusions from this in-depth analysis are summarized in the book’s introductory section (An Introduction to Party Wall Case Law, pages 3 – 20). This section presents a detailed summary of the law relating to party walls with reference to the influence of case law upon it. In particular, based on the analysis within the Digest of Cases, it introduces the three fundamental concepts of fabric rights, construction rights and reciprocal duties as a means of reconciling the apparent contradictions within the law in this area. It also presents a model of the relationship between the relevant statutory and common law rules which forms a basis for much of the more detailed analysis contained in the author’s various journal publications.

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International Journal of Law in the Built Environment

Website: http://www.ijlbe.com

Editorial objectives: The International Journal of Law in the Built Environment provides a vehicle for the publication of high quality legal scholarship in the context of the design, management and use of the built environment. It publishes up-to-date and original legal research contributions for the benefit of scholars, policy makers and practitioners in these areas, including those operating in the fields of legal practice, housing, planning, architecture, surveying, construction management, real estate and property management.

Editorial scope: The journal publishes scholarly legal articles dealing with the application of law in these areas, or with the related professional and policy aspects. Articles may address legal educational issues, doctrinal, theoretical or other forms of legal scholarship, or deal with empirical and socio-legal investigations within a built environment context. In keeping with the journal’s international scope articles drawing comparisons between two or more jurisdictions and those offering theoretical cross-jurisdictional legal perspectives are particularly welcome.

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