First Year Law Guide

The 5th edition of Ziff's classic A Property Law Reader: Cases, Questions, and Commentary, with the new author team of Harris, de Beer, Brown, and Farnese, features 12 chapters of engaging material for teaching and learning in common law Canada. Retaining the basic structure of earlier editions, the 5th edition includes new readings on Indigenous laws and legal traditions, racialized property, tree trespass, digital property, the maxims of equity, residential tenancies, condominium, mortgages, title registration, and much more! An innovative collection of teaching materials, A Property Law Reader offers a multi-faceted approach to the study of property law in Canada. Opening with an exploration of the meanings of property and its social and philosophical foundations, the book canvasses a broad range of fundamental concepts relating to real and personal property. It situates the production of property law in Canada at the intersection of European and Indigenous legal cultures, and in the context of social conflict around axes of race, class, and gender. A Property Law Reader invites an analysis of what the law is, and an assessment of what the law should be.

The Law of Property provides an introduction to property law that is meant to be accessible to law students and readers with little to no legal background. It explores and explains the variety of different property rights that exist in Canadian law, the ways in which property rights can be created or transferred to others, and the resolution of disputes between people who claim competing property rights to the same thing. This book presents a thorough and enjoyable analysis of the law of property that will help readers understand both the subject as a whole and its finer details.

This book incorporates new and leading cases in real and personal property in context with statutes from across Canada. It highlights intervening changes in the law since the publication of the first edition.

Property Law: Cases and Commentary, 4th Edition is a thorough and up-to-date introduction to property law in Canada. This casebook explores historical, contemporary, and emerging ideas through authoritative commentary and carefully edited case law. This edition has been significantly updated and reorganized to deliver more in-depth coverage of issues pertaining to gender, race, and social inequality. Additionally, coverage of Indigenous perspectives has been increased throughout the entire text, including discussion of traditional common law ideas about property in the context of Aboriginal title to land. Other major updates focus on possession, leases, equity in relation to transfers of land, and easements and covenants. The accuracy and comprehensiveness of this text is sure to equip readers with a solid understanding of the critical contexts and legal principles that impact property law.