Full Project Title: 'Britain’s foreshore – time for the Crown Estate to let go, and other matters'
Doctoral Researcher: Hugh Davis
Supervised by: Dr Marie Parker-Jones and Dr Gwilym Owen
Why is the foreshore vested in the Crown? Well, actually only 50% is. How did it get there? Does this chime with modern expectations, sat the “Right to Roam”? The work traverses Roman Law, Saxon law, through the Norman Conquest and the current “prima facie” position. What do other jurisdictions do? How to balance private law rights with Joe Public’s aspirations.
