On the Operation of the Quieting of Titles Act in Newfoundland and Labrador

This paper examines the operation of the Quieting of Titles Act in Newfoundland and Labrador, and in particular its operation in uncontested matters, from which written decisions do not emanate. Written decisions under the Quieting of Titles Act, particularly those at the appellate level, do not acc...

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Main Author: French, Gregory
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spelling ftdalhouseunissl:oai:digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca:dlj-2189 2023-05-15T17:20:17+02:00 On the Operation of the Quieting of Titles Act in Newfoundland and Labrador French, Gregory 2022-06-07T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/dlj/vol45/iss1/4 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2189&context=dlj unknown Schulich Law Scholars https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/dlj/vol45/iss1/4 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2189&context=dlj http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Dalhousie Law Journal Quieting of Titles Act Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Land Titles Clarification Act Appellate caselaw Property Law and Real Estate text 2022 ftdalhouseunissl 2023-02-08T06:25:51Z This paper examines the operation of the Quieting of Titles Act in Newfoundland and Labrador, and in particular its operation in uncontested matters, from which written decisions do not emanate. Written decisions under the Quieting of Titles Act, particularly those at the appellate level, do not accurately reflect the operation of the statute in the uncontested context. This paper examines both reported and unreported decisions under the Act, and compares to Nova Scotia’s approach to resolving similar land title challenges, to provide clarity on the proper operation of the Act in practice. Dans le présent article, nous examinons l’application de la Quieting of Titles Act de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, et en particulier son application dans les affaires non contestées, dont les décisions écrites ne sont pas publiées. Ces décisions rendues en vertu de la loi, en particulier celles rendues en appel, ne reflètent pas fidèlement l’application de la loi dans les situations non contestées. Nous examinons les décisions publiées et non publiées rendues en vertu de cette loi et les comparons à l’approche adoptée par la Nouvelle-Écosse pour résoudre des contestations similaires de titres fonciers, afin de clarifier le fonctionnement de la loi dans la pratique. Text Newfoundland Terre-Neuve Schulich Scholars (Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University) Newfoundland
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topic Quieting of Titles Act
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia Land Titles Clarification Act
Appellate caselaw
Property Law and Real Estate
spellingShingle Quieting of Titles Act
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia Land Titles Clarification Act
Appellate caselaw
Property Law and Real Estate
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Nova Scotia Land Titles Clarification Act
Appellate caselaw
Property Law and Real Estate
description This paper examines the operation of the Quieting of Titles Act in Newfoundland and Labrador, and in particular its operation in uncontested matters, from which written decisions do not emanate. Written decisions under the Quieting of Titles Act, particularly those at the appellate level, do not accurately reflect the operation of the statute in the uncontested context. This paper examines both reported and unreported decisions under the Act, and compares to Nova Scotia’s approach to resolving similar land title challenges, to provide clarity on the proper operation of the Act in practice. Dans le présent article, nous examinons l’application de la Quieting of Titles Act de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, et en particulier son application dans les affaires non contestées, dont les décisions écrites ne sont pas publiées. Ces décisions rendues en vertu de la loi, en particulier celles rendues en appel, ne reflètent pas fidèlement l’application de la loi dans les situations non contestées. Nous examinons les décisions publiées et non publiées rendues en vertu de cette loi et les comparons à l’approche adoptée par la Nouvelle-Écosse pour résoudre des contestations similaires de titres fonciers, afin de clarifier le fonctionnement de la loi dans la pratique.
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