Dr Susan Pascoe

Director of Programmes in Law

Susan Pascoe

  • School Faculty of Business and Law

  • Department Law and Social Sciences

  • Location London

Research activities

Research interests include land law and human rights, disability discrimination, the nature of legal ownership, limits on the exercise of landowners' rights, empty dwelling management orders, rights of access to the countryside and coast, aspects of comparative land law, easements, adverse possession, problems in leasehold law, lease/licence parameters.

Refereed Articles and Chapters in Edited Collection:

- ‘Expandingthe Categories of Negative Easements – Time for Change?’ in N. Mrockova, A.Nair, L. Rostill (eds), Modern Studies in Property Law, Vol. 12 (HartPublishing, 2023). 

- 'Re-evaluating Recreational Easements- New Norms for the Twenty-First Century?' in B. McFarlane and S. Agnew (eds), Modern Studies in Property Law, Volume 10 (Hart Publishing, 2019). 

- 'Periodic Tenancies subject to a Fetter on the Tenant- Doctrinal Dilemmas?' in The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2018] Conv. 119-132.

- 'The End of the Road for Human Rights in Private Landowners' Disputes?' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2017] Conv. 269-286.

-'Disability Discrimination: Recasting the Parameters of Proprietary Rights?' in R. Hickey and H. Conway (eds), Modern Studies in Property Law, Volume 9 (Hart Publishing, 2017).

- 'Social Obligation Norm and the Erosion of Land Ownership?' [2012] 76 Conv. 484-497.'Europe, Human Rights and Land Law in the 21st Century: an English Example' in Property Law Review [2011] 1 Prop. L. Rev. 179-196.

- 'Right to Occupy under a Trust of Land: Muddled Legislative Logic?' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2006] 70 Conv. 54-78.

- 'Improving Conveyancing Efficiency by Redrafting Section 16?' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2005] 69 Conv. 140-160.

- 'Can a Joint Tenant Remain in Possession after the Other Joint Tenant has given Notice to Quit?' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2004] Conv. 370-387.

- 'Solicitors: Be Bold- Creat Entailed Interests' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2001] 65 Conv. 396-416.

- 'Section 15 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996- A Change in the Law?' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [2000] 64 Conv. 315-328.'Street v. Mountford gone too far: Bruton v. London and Quadrant Housing Trust' in Journal of Housing Law [1999] 2 J.H.L. 87-91.

- 'Purchasers of Leases: Beware Landlord's Rights of Rectification under s. 70(1)(g) Land Registration Act 1925' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [1999] 63 Conv. 421-425.

- 'Upholding Squatters' Rights in Leasehold Land: Central London Commercial Estates Ltd v. Kato Kagaku Ltd' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [1999] 63 Conv. 329-340.

- 'Triumph for Overriding Interests: Ferrishurst Limited v. Wallcite Limited analysed' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [1999] 63 Conv. 144-149.

- 'The Further Decline of Overriding Interests: Bank of Baroda v. Dhillon' in the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer [1998] 62 Conv. 415-418.

- 'Can English Law Uphold the Sanctity of Marriage? in Family Law [1998] 28 Fam. Law 620-622.

Conferences:

- Presented at the Modern Studies in Property Law Conference on ‘Expandingthe categories of negative easements- time for change?’ at Oxford University, March 2022.

- Presented at the Modern Studies in Property Law Workshop on 'Recreational Easements- New Land Rights?' at Keele University, April 2019.

- Presented at the Modern Studies in Property Law Conference on 'Re-evaluating Recreational Easements- New Norms for the 21st Century?' at University College London, April 2018.

- Presented at the Modern Studies in Property Law Workshop on 'The End of the Road for Human Rights in Private Landowners' Disputes?' at Cambridge University, April 2017.

- Presented at the Society of Legal Scholars Conference on 'Perpetually Changing Leases: Periodic Tenancies subject to a Fetter' at Oxford University, September 2016.

- Presented at the Modern Studies in Property Law Conference on 'Disability Discrimination: Recasting the Parameters of Proprietary Rights?' at Queen's University, Belfast, April 2016.


Current Teaching

- Land Law on the LLB Programmes.

- Previous areas of teaching include Equity and Trusts, Business Law, Legal Method, Family Law and Land Law on the Common Professional Examination programme.


Biography

Dr Susan Pascoe is Associate Professor of Law in the Department of Law and Social Sciences at Middlesex University, London. After achieving First Class Honours in her LLB degree at University College London, she qualified as a solicitor and undertook work in a wide range of areas including conveyancing, matrimonial work, probate and litigation. She still maintains her name on the roll of solicitors. She subsequently completed a PhD at King's College London on 'Significance for Trusts of Land of some Key Aspects of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996'. Her current teaching and research interests are in Land Law. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, was appointed a University Teaching Fellow in 2009 as a result of demonstrating excellence in teaching and learning and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Susan is the Director of Programmes for Law with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the LLB, BA Law and LLM programmes and overseeing operation of the programmes. She has considerable experience of School, Faculty and University Committees and of validations. She has validated LLB, BA Law and LLM programmes for the London, Mauritius and Dubai campuses. She has also held various positions of responsibility within the Department including Acting Interim Head of Department for Law and Politics from August 2023 until February 2024. 

Qualifications:

- Solicitor

- PhD (King's College London)

- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education

- LLB (University College London)

Publications

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