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Severing a Joint Tenancy   A joint tenancy may be severed in three ways as stated in the case Williams v Hensman 1. Anyone of the persons interested in operating upon his own share may create a severance as to that share. the right of each tenant is a right to survivor-ship only in the event that no severance having taken place of the share which is claimed under jus accrescendi . Each one is at liberty to dispose of his own interest in such a way manner as to sever it from the joint fund losing of course at the same time, his own right to survivor ship. 2.Joint tenancy may be severed may be severed by mutual agreement. 3. There may be a severance by any course of dealing sufficient to intimate that the interest all were mutually treated as constituting a tenancy in common. The case of Kinch v Bullard [1998] 4 All E.R. 650 is also important and instructive here  as this affects the way in which severance occurs especially when matters concerning the communication of the no

Just thought I would publish  these abbreviations to remember for my CLRI exam hope other might benefit The main site that I use for legal abbreviation is the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations. Just type that in Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations in Google and it should come up quite quickly.   Below are a few  that I have gleaned from my Common law Reasoning and Institutions Subject Guide so you must know that this list in not exhaustive so feel free to suggest more MLR - modern law review Cr App R - Criminal Appeal Reports OFT -    Office of Fair Trading CLY - Current Law Year Book LGR - L.G.R. Local Government Law Reports Australia, New South Wales L.G.R. K.L.G.R. ; Kn.L.G.R. Knight's Local Government Reports United Kingdom L.G.R. L.G.Rev. ; Loc.Gov't.Rev. Local Government Review United Kingdom LGR B.L.G.R. ; L.G.L.R. ; L.G.L.Rep. ; L.G.R. Local Government Reports United Kingdom LGR (NSW) LGR Local Government Reports (New South Wales) Australia,

This is a really nice article for land law students  Buying a home without a lawyer can be painful

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