Common Law Certificate Trinidad

5601 and the registered land title system governed by our real property act chap.
Common law certificate trinidad. The certificate in higher education in common law certhe common law from the university of london uol is of international standing. Youre considered to be common law as soon as you start living together cohabiting. The torrens system of registered conveyancing or the real property act chapter 5602 rpa system of conveyancing. In trinidad and tobago the parties to a common law relationship have rights under the cohabitational relationships act and the distribution of estates act.
Opropertyo includes real and personal property and any. Students can secure a widely recognized qualification in the core legal subjects without committing to the full llb degree but with option to go on to the 2 nd year of the llb degree programme as it is a direct entry route to the llb degree. The course of training runs from the commencement of the academic year of the law school and ends six months thereafter. There are two 2 systems of law under which land is held in trinidad tobago.
Old law or common law system of conveyancing. The common law system or the old english law system of title is governed by the conveyancing and law of property act chap. Omaintenance ordero means an order referred to in section 41 b. By a memorandum of transfer.
Law and legal systems of the caribbean. A freehold estate is transferred by a deed of conveyance old law and in the case of rpo. The law school offers a transitional six month course of training for common law professionally trained persons. In trinidad and tobago there is a dual system of land titles namely the old english law or common law title system the common law system governed by the conveyancing and law of property act chap.
However cohabitees do not obtain legal rights until they have been cohabiting for at least 5 continuous years according to section 7 of the cohabitational relationships act 1998 and section 2 of the distribution of estates act 2000. Laws of trinidad and tobago 6 chap. A common law or cohabitational relationship arises when there are two persons of the opposite sex who not being married to each other are living or have lived together as husband and wife. Ucc is the only official affiliaterecognised institution of the university of london uol to offer the certificate of higher education in common law the bachelor of laws llb and master of laws llm degrees in jamaica.