- A celebration and examination of six pieces of legislation that received royal assent 100 years ago, and which still form the bedrock of much property law in 2025.
Thursday, 9 April 1925. This is not a date which occupies a place in the nation’s memory as one of celebration or remembrance. Nor is it one which marks an event revered by those sharing a common faith. The day itself was unremarkable. Records show it was fair and quite warm. The prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, had been in office since the Conservative Party’s victory at the general election in November 1924. The Lord Chancellor, Viscount Cave, held the Great Seal. In the morning, King George V attended the Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey. Across the Atlantic, New York publishers Scribners were getting ready for publication of The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald the next day. So why should this date be remembered 100 years later?
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