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Question: To what extent have the courts recognised contractual licences as interests in land? Why is the issue important?

Answer: A licence is classically defined in Thomas v Sorrell (1675) as a permission to use land belonging to another which, without such permission, would amount to a trespass. It is the consent of the estate owner to the use of their land by another....(short extract)

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  • Subject: Law
  • Course: Land Law
  • Level: Degree
  • Year: 2nd/3rd
  • Mark: 74%
  • Words: 2009
  • Date submitted: April 27, 2009
  • Date written: February, 2009
  • References: No
  • Document type: Essay*
  • Essay ID: 2321

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