Recreational Land Rights Upheld By The Privy Council

Key Takeaways

• Walkers have represented the owners of almost 200 residential properties in a successful appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concerning the enforceability of recreational golf and beach access rights.
• In an important judgment for the Cayman Islands and other jurisdictions with similar land registration systems, the Privy Council held that notwithstanding that rights may have been mislabelled, they remained valid without the need for rectification.
• This judgment provides substantial reassurance to residential owners as to the security of recreational and sporting property rights, which can be an important element of property value.

Overview of the judgment