Abstract
The aim of this article is to provide a critical appraisal of the English law in relation to the doctrine of commorientes with particular reference to its implications in respect of property held on a joint tenancy. The article suggests a measure of reform which would produce a fairer dsitribution of joint property in circusmtances where all joint tenants have died in a common disaster and it cannot be ascertained which joint tenant died first.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 122-134 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Property Law Review |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- joint tenancies
- commorientes
- survivorship
- severance of joint tenancy
- common disaster
- simultaneous deaths