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Biography

Dr Una Woods graduated with a BCL from University College Cork in 1995. She was awarded an LLM in Human Rights and Discrimination Law by Queens University Belfast in 1996. She qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and was awarded the Findlater Scholarship by the Law Society of Ireland. She joined the School of Law, University of Limerick in September 1999. In November 2006 she was appointed by the Minister for Justice as a member of the Property Registration Authority (which manages the Irish Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds) and, in November 2010, she was re-appointed for another 4 year term. In 2014, she completed her doctorate with Queens University Belfast on �The Irish Law on Adverse Possession - The Case for a Qualified Veto System�. She has acted as a consultant to the Irish Law Reform Commission on the law in relation to cohabitants and adverse possession. Her publications focus mainly on land law and conveyancing law. She currently acts as an external examiner for DCU, UCD and UCC. Research Interests My research interests lie primarily in the area of land law, the law of trusts, conveyancing law, succession law and matrimonial property law. Teaching Interests I teach modules in land law, equity and trusts, legal research skills and comparative property law Recent Postgraduates Kathryn O'Sullivan graduated with a Phd in 2012
Audrey Kean graduated with an LLM by research in 2011
Laura Gleeson graduated with an LLM by research in 2010

Research Interests

My research interests lie primarily in the area of land law, the law of trusts, conveyancing law, succession law and matrimonial property law.

Books

	Year	Publication
	2019	Irish Conveyancing Law (Fourth Edition). Woods, U and Wylie, JCW (2019) Irish Conveyancing Law (Fourth Edition). Dublin: Bloomsbury Professional. [Details]
	2017	Property and Trust Law in Ireland (second edition). Woods, U (2017) Property and Trust Law in Ireland (second edition). The Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer. [Details]
	2011	Property and Trust Law in Ireland. Woods, U (2011) Property and Trust Law in Ireland. The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International. [Details]
	2005	Irish Conveyancing Law (3rd edition). Woods, U (2005) Irish Conveyancing Law (3rd edition). West Sussex: Tottel publishing. [Details]

Book Chapters

�	Year	Publication
	2019	'The Case for a Qualified Veto System of Adverse Possession in Ireland: A Doctrinal Approach with �Bells and Whistles' Woods, U (2019) 'The Case for a Qualified Veto System of Adverse Possession in Ireland: A Doctrinal Approach with �Bells and Whistles' In: Laura Cahilane and Jennifer Schweppe (eds). Case Studies in Legal Research Methodologies: Reflections on Theory and Practice. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details]
	2019	'The 'Undeserving' and the 'Deserving' Squatter under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession' Woods, U. (2019) 'The 'Undeserving' and the 'Deserving' Squatter under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession' In: Hoops B., and Marais E.J. (eds). New Perspectives on Acquisitive Prescription. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing. [Details]
	2019	'The Law on Adverse Possession and its Reform: Options and Opportunities Presented by the Introduction of eConveyancing' Woods, U (2019) 'The Law on Adverse Possession and its Reform: Options and Opportunities Presented by the Introduction of eConveyancing' In: Sandra Murphy and Padraic Kenna (eds). eConveyancing and Title Registration in Ireland. Dublin: Clarus Press. [Details]
	2017	'Adverse Possession, Unregistered Land and Title Defects: A Fly in the Ointment of Irish Reform�' Woods, U. (2017) 'Adverse Possession, Unregistered Land and Title Defects: A Fly in the Ointment of Irish Reform�' In: Modern Studies in Property Law Volume 9. Oxford: Hart. [Details]
	2017	'Irish Reporter' Woods, U. (2017) 'Irish Reporter' In: Transfer of Immoveables in European Private Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
	2008	'Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006' Woods, U (2008) 'Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006' In: Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated. Dublin: Roundhall. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

�	Year	Publication
	2020	'Protection for Owners under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession: An Inconsistent Use Test or a Qualified Veto System?' Woods, U (2020) 'Protection for Owners under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession: An Inconsistent Use Test or a Qualified Veto System?'. Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 57 (2):342-380 [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2020	'The long and winding road of prescriptive rights and the registration requirement' Woods U. (2020) 'The long and winding road of prescriptive rights and the registration requirement'. Irish Jurist, 64 :1-19 [Details]
	2016	'Adverse Posssession and Unadministered Estates: An Unfair Solution to a Redundant Irish Problem' Woods, U. (2016) 'Adverse Posssession and Unadministered Estates: An Unfair Solution to a Redundant Irish Problem'. Northers Ireland Legal Quarterly, 67 (2) [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2016	'Adverse possession and boundary disputes: lessons for Ireland from abroad' Woods, U (2016) 'Adverse possession and boundary disputes: lessons for Ireland from abroad'. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8 :56-79 [DOI] [Details]
	2014	'The Demise of the Seal and the Validity of Certain Deeds' Woods, U. (2014) 'The Demise of the Seal and the Validity of Certain Deeds'. Irish Jurist, 51 [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2009	'The English Law on Adverse Possession: A Tale of Two Systems' Woods, U (2009) 'The English Law on Adverse Possession: A Tale of Two Systems'. Common Law World Review, 38 (1):27-55 [Details]
	2009	'Adverse Possession and Informal Purchasers' Woods, U (2009) 'Adverse Possession and Informal Purchasers'. Northers Ireland Legal Quarterly, 60 :305-324 [ULIR Link] [Details]
	2008	'The Position of the Owner under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession' Woods, U (2008) 'The Position of the Owner under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession'. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL, 30 (N/A):298-324 [Details]
	2007	'Property Disputes Between Co-owning Cohabitees - A Conveyancer's Perspective' Woods, U (2007) 'Property Disputes Between Co-owning Cohabitees - A Conveyancer's Perspective'. CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY LAW JOURNAL 2, 12 (1):18-27 [Details]
	2007	'Unilateral Severance of Joint Tenancies - The Case for Reform' Woods, U (2007) 'Unilateral Severance of Joint Tenancies - The Case for Reform'. CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY LAW JOURNAL 2, 12 (2):47-57 [Details]
	2006	'Property Disputes Between Co-owning Cohabitees - Ireland and England Compared' Woods, U (2006) 'Property Disputes Between Co-owning Cohabitees - Ireland and England Compared'. COMMON LAW WORLD REVIEW, 35 (4):297-327 [Details]
	2004	'Rights for Cohabitees - Who should qualify?' Woods, U (2004) 'Rights for Cohabitees - Who should qualify?'. NORTHERS IRELAND LEGAL QUARTERLY, 55 (1):8-32 [Details]
	2003	'Remedies on the Expiry of the Closing Date - An Irish Perspective' Woods, U (2003) 'Remedies on the Expiry of the Closing Date - An Irish Perspective'. CONVEYANCER AND PROPERTY LAWYER, 67 (*):488-505 [Details]
	2003	'Commonhold - An option for Ireland' Woods, U (2003) 'Commonhold - An option for Ireland'. IRISH JURIST, 38 (N/A):285-311 [Details]
	2001	'Adverse Possession of unregistered leasehold land' Woods, U (2001) 'Adverse Possession of unregistered leasehold land'. IRISH JURIST, 36 (*):304-318 [Details]
	2001	'The Matrimonial Home Bill 1993 - Should the Government try again?' Woods, U (2001) 'The Matrimonial Home Bill 1993 - Should the Government try again?'. IRISH JOURNAL OF FAMILY LAW, 4 (*):8-14 [Details]
	2001	'Joint deposit bank accounts and the conditional gift theory' Woods, U (2001) 'Joint deposit bank accounts and the conditional gift theory'. IRISH JURIST, 37 (*):281-291 [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	2018	*International Conference on Acquisitive Prescription* Woods, U (2018) The 'Undeserving' and the 'Deserving' Squatter under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession International Conference on Acquisitive Prescription [Details]
	2017	*The Future is Now! eConveyancing and Title Registration Conference* Woods, U. (2017) The Law on Adverse Possession and its Reform: Options and Opportunities presented by the introduction of eConveyancing The Future is Now! eConveyancing and Title Registration Conference Galway Ireland, , 07-APR-17 - 08-APR-17 [Details]
	2016	*Modern Studies in Property Law* Woods, U (2016) Adverse Possession, Unregistered Land and Title Defects: A Fly in the Ointment of Reform Modern Studies in Property Law [Details]
	2014	*Postgraduate Conference on Research Methodologies in Law* Woods, U (2014) The Doctrinal /Black Letter Approach Postgraduate Conference on Research Methodologies in Law University of Limerick, [Details]
	2013	*Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference* Woods, Una (2013) The Rule in Leigh v Jack - Judicial Heresy or Inspiration Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference Edinburgh, Scotland, [Details]
	2013	*Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference* Woods, Una (2013) The Case for Bad Faith Adverse Possession - An Irish Perspective Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference Belfast, Northern Ireland, [Details]
	2012	*Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy International Conference* Woods, U. (2012) Adverse Possession � Does the owner get his just deserts? Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy International Conference NUI Galway, Ireland, [Details]
	2012	*Cluster for the Understanding of Emotions in Society Inaugural Conference* Woods, U (2012) Sympathy and Antipathy for the Owner � How these emotions have influenced the literature and law on adverse possession Cluster for the Understanding of Emotions in Society Inaugural Conference University of Limerick, Limerick, [Details]
	2011	*Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference* Woods, U. (2011) Curing defects in unregistered titles � Adverse Possession and other remedies Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference Athlone, Ireland, [Details]
	2010	*COBRA Conference* Una Woods (2010) Adverse Possession of Boundary Land - Lessons from Abroad COBRA Conference Paris, France, , 02-SEP-10 - 04-SEP-10 [Details]
	2010	*Irish Society of Comparative Law Annual Conference* Una Woods (2010) Adverse Possession and Unadministered Estates Irish Society of Comparative Law Annual Conference Belfast, Northern Ireland, , 19-MAR-10 - 21-MAR-10 [Details]
	2010	*Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference* Una Woods (2010) Resolving Boundary Disputes - Adverse possession and other remedies at Home and Abroad Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference Limerick, Ireland, , 19-NOV-10 - 21-NOV-10 [Details]
	2007	*Society of Legal Scholars* Woods, U. (2007) The Position of the Procrastinating Owner under the Irish Law on Adverse Possession . In: N/A eds. Society of Legal Scholars , 13-SEP-07 - 15-SEP-07 , pp.N/A-N/A [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	2017	Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Woods, U and Friel, R (2017) �Rent Pressure Zones: Constitutional difficulties and Economic Repercussions�. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Irish Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Dunboyne, Co Meath , 25-NOV-17 [Details]
	2009	Irish Society of Comparative Law Inaugural Conference, Una Woods (2009) The Bad Faith Squatter - At Home and Abroad. [Chaired Session], Irish Society of Comparative Law Inaugural Conference, University of Limerick , 18-FEB-09 - 19-FEB-10 [Details]

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	1999	Findlater Scholarship

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Irish Association of Law Teachers	Member	02-NOV-10 /
	Society of Legal Scholars	Member	01-AUG-07 /

Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin,	Solicitor	01-JAN-99 / 30-DEC-99
	University of Limerick	Lecturer, School of Law	01-JAN-00 / 30-DEC-99

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2015	Queens University Belfast	PhD	The Irish Law on Adverse Possession: The Case for a Qualified Veto System
1996	Queens University Belfast	Master of Laws
1995	University College Cork	B.C.L.

Consultancy

	Client	Description
	Dublin City University	External Examiner
	University College Cork	External Examiner
	University College Dublin	External Examiner
	Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors	I have been consulted for opinions on land law matters
	Property Registration Authority	Member of the board. This board manages the Irish Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds
	Law Reform Commission of Ireland	* I have acted as a consultant on publications on the law on cohabitation and adverse possession

Teaching Interests

��I teach modules in land law, equity and trusts and comparative property law��

Una Woods

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