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In general, the owner of land is usually taken to have a better Title to lost property found on the land than does a passer-by. However, where the land is a place to which the public routinely has access, the situation is less clear. This case ([1982] QB 1004) confirms that in such cases the owner of the land can only claim a better title if he asserts this to be the case to people who use the land.

Mr Parker found a gold bracelet on the floor at Heathrow Airport. He handed it to a member of staff, with a request that it be given to him if no-one else claimed it. Instead, British Airways sold the bracelet and kept the proceeds. Mr Parker brought an action in the County Court, which awarded him 850 damages. The award was upheld in the Court of Appeal, which ruled that the owner of the land where the bracelet was found would have to positively assert its intention to retain title for lost property if it wished to defeat the claims of the finders.