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Tomb Raider: Adverse possession and burial vaults

Ian Blaney and Ben Nichols write in the Trusts and Estates Tax Journal about an unusual case that contains a warning to charity trustees about the dangers of adverse possession: King v The Benefice of Newburn in the Diocese of Newcastle. A copy of the article is attached.

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