NCA Property Law case studies
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The National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is the body through which the Federation of Law Societies of Canada assesses the legal education and professional experience of people who obtained their credentials outside Canada, or who hold a Canadian civil law degree and want to practise in a common law jurisdiction. Candidates include internationally trained legal graduates, newcomers to Canada with overseas legal education, Canadian citizens who studied law abroad, and Quebec or University of Ottawa civil law graduates who are not licensed lawyers in Canada. The NCA Property Law case studies are 5 cases and about 2,910 words.
1The Boundary Fence That Drifted Twenty Years Ago
Rosa bought a lakeside lot in 2004. The seller's old split-rail fence stood about 4 meters inside the legal boundary, on the neighboring parcel owned by Dev.
586 words, about 3 min2The Easement That Moved With the Driveway
In 1998, Amara granted her neighbor Ben a written easement "for ingress and egress over the gravel drive running along the north edge of Lot 7." The grant was recorded. In 2015, a storm washed out the north drive, and Ben began using a paved path along the south edge of Lot 7 instead.
592 words, about 3 min3The Life Estate and the Trust That Followed
Grandfather's will devised Blackacre "to my son Victor for life, then to Victor's children who survive him, in equal shares." Victor has two children, Dana and Eli. In 2018, Victor mortgaged Blackacre to a bank for 300,000, representing that he owned it in fee.
573 words, about 3 min4The Joint Tenancy That Wasn't Quite Severed
Priya and Quinn bought a house in 2010 as "joint tenants with right of survivorship." In 2016, Priya executed a will leaving "all my interest in the house to my sister Rina." In 2019, Priya signed a quitclaim deed transferring her interest in the house "to myself and my brother Sam as joint tenants." The deed was delivered to Sam and recorded. In 2021, Quinn mortgaged the house without Priya's consent.
565 words, about 3 min5The Land Sale Contract and the Risk of Loss
On March 1, Sellers and Buyer signed a written contract for a house: price 500,000, closing June 1, with the buyer's obligation to close conditioned on obtaining a mortgage commitment by May 15. The contract is silent on risk of loss and does not include a liquidated damages clause.
594 words, about 3 min