Manorial minerals are mineral interests attached to the lordship of a manor. Since 1925 these rights have not needed to be registered at the Land Registry in order to bind the owner of the surface title (they have been 'overriding interests'). However, from 12 October 2013, these rights will cease to override and must therefore be registered in order to be secure. If they are not registered, they risk being lost when title to the surface changes. The firm's Estates & Private Property team has been advising the Church Commissioners for England in connection with the registration of their manorial minerals. With Farrer & Co's help, the Church Commissioners are leading the field in meeting the complex legal and practical challenges imposed by the obligation to register manorial rights for over 300 manors over very extensive areas of land. Hidden assetsSelected Client Highlights of the Year Protecting the Church Commissioners' valuable minerals"We turned to Farrers to guide us through this process as they are the market leader in providing legal advice to owners of rural estates. They combine their expertise in manorial law with a pragmatic and commercial approach to the issues; this has been invaluable in helping the Commissioners protect their interests following the change in the law."James Howe Rural Asset Manager, Church Commissioners for England28Farrer & Co | 2010 ReviewFarrer & Co | 2010 Review29

Selected Client Highlights of the Year We advised Eton College on a three-way collaboration involving the University of Birmingham in the UK and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to enable the sharing and exhibition of a huge number of Egyptian and other antiquities owned by the College. Under a 15-year deal, Birmingham and Johns Hopkins will be able to exhibit many of the treasures from Eton's Myers Collection and use them for teaching and research. In return, the universities will catalogue and digitise the collection for free internet access, as well as undertake vital preservation work. The College will retain a number of items for its own teaching purposes throughout the 15 years and plans to establish its own permanent exhibition of the collection at Eton when it returns to the College.Eton's Egyptian treasuresInternational audience benefits from deal to share antiquities"We have a longstanding relationship with Farrers and this paid dividends not only in their understanding of a deal with as complex a structure as this, but also during the negotiation. Through twists and turns, with patience and thoroughness, Farrers ensured that our objectives were met, keeping control of the project in both a legal and commercial sense."Andrew Wynn Bursar of Eton College30Farrer & Co | 2010 ReviewFarrer & Co | 2010 Review31