Pippa Middleton case shows how landowners can reduce risk of prescriptive rights of way

Esther Woolford, Clarke Willmott, says the dispute between Pippa Middleton, her husband James Matthews and the West Berkshire Ramblers had arisen over so-called prescriptive rights of way

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Pippa Middleton case shows how landowners can reduce risk of prescriptive rights of way

Many rural landowners will be familiar with public rights of way shown on the Definitive Map or created expressly by deed. However, rights of way can also arise through long-term public use. These are...

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