Trespass to Land

Is trespass to land a:

• common law tort

• crime

• common law tort or crime

• contractual breach

Trespass to land involves direct and intentional or xxxxx interference with land in the exclusive possession of another person xxxxxxx

• reckless / without their consent

• negligent / without their consent

• none of the above

Trespass to land is actionable. There is xxxxx for damages.

• no requirement

• a definite requirement

• none of the above

"Land" in terms of the law constitutes:

• only minerals under the ground

• only buildings

• only trees and plants on the land

• only airspace above the ground

• none of the above

To sue for trespass, the plaintiff needs to be owner of the land.

• true

• false

A licensee, is a person with permission to be on the land for a particular purpose, and xxxxx exclusive possession and is xxxxx to sue for trespass.

• has / able

• does not have / unable

The failure of a builder to remove rubbish from a property which later caused damage to the owner's property could:

• amount to an actionable trespass

• not amount to an actionable trespass

One of the remedies for trespass to land is an injunction to prevent publication of images obtained whilst trespassing.

• true

• false

Nominal damages are awarded when a defendant's actions xxxxxx to the plaintiff.

• are malicious, violent, fraudulent and/or grossly reckless

• are legally wrong, but where no actual financial loss has resulted from that wrong

• are humiliating and malicious