What are the contemporary challenges faced by property law as we enter the 2nd decade of the 21st century?This collection brings together the research and perspectives of an international body of academics and practitioners to consider these challenges and how even familiar topics must develop to meet new demands and developments. As with previous books in the Modern Studies in Property Law series, this volume adopts a broad approach to topics encompassed by 'property law' in the firm belief that the boundaries that divide are shadowy at best and constantly moving in the endeavour to keep up with what is 'modern'.This collection looks at 5 themes:- Comparative perspectives, including a chapter on grazing and cropping rights in Northern Ireland, and analysis of the anomalies of the English trust law as seen from a civil law perspective;- Taking and alienating property, including a chapter on bankruptcy and the family home;- Modern dilemmas, including chapters on trusts in virtual currency and on smart homes;- Old chestnuts - new challenges, including analysis of the mortgage law reform in Scotland and a chapter on the ouster principle in common law jurisdictions; and- Wills, death and other morbid topics, with chapters on English succession law and the role of knowledge and approval in retrospective assessments of capacity.Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the 13th biennial conference being held in 2020 as planned but despite this, the authors and co-editors persevered to produce this interesting and diverse collection.

PART ICOMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES1. Is the Grass Always Greener? Understanding Grazing and Cropping Rights in Northern Ireland Bróna McNeill, at Queen's University Belfast, UK2. Caveat Emptor or Caveat Venditor? Stigmatised Properties and Obligations of Disclosure Christopher Pearce, University of New South Wales, Australia3. Anomalies of English Trust Law: A Comparative Study Rafael Ibarra Garza, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico4. Between Concepts and Policy: The Constructive Trust between Vendor and Purchaser in a Mixed Legal Tradition Pablo Lerner, Zefat Academic College, Israel PART IITAKING AND ALIENATING PROPERTY5. Property, Equality and the Freedom to Discriminate: The Case of the Discriminatory Gift Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry, McGill University, Canada, and Aruna Nair, University of Oxford, UK6. Bankruptcy and the Family Home: The Case for Imputing Insolvency Irregularities and a Presumption of Creditor InterestsJohn Tribe, University of Liverpool, UK7. Justifying Security of Tenure: The Parameters of the Landlord and Tenant Relationship Emma Lees, University of Cambridge, UK PART IIIMODERN DILEMMAS8. Trusts in Virtual Currency Joshua Teng, High Court of Malaya, Malaysia9. Smart Homes Sean Thomas, University of York, UK PART IVOLD CHESTNUTS: NEW CHALLENGES10. Mortgage Law Reform in Scotland: Fifty Years Apart Andrew Steven, University of Edinburgh, UK11. Easements, the Ouster Principle and Coherence Across the Common Law World Ben France-Hudson, University of Otago, New Zealand12. Mapping Bad Charity John Picton, University of Liverpool, UK PART VWILLS, DEATH AND OTHER MORBID TOPICS13. A Validating Power for English Succession Law Richard Hedlund, University of Lincoln, UK14. The Role of Knowledge and Approval in Retrospective Assessments of Capacity Juliet Brook, University of Portsmouth, UK