Licences & Rights of Residence

Question 1

Lyall

Answer 1

licence at its simplest is permission given by an owner of an interest in land which entry would otherwise be trespass

Question 2

De Londras

Answer 2

bare licence - mere person permission to be on the land

Question 3

Gray

Answer 3

in the absence of a locked gate or other notice, the occupier of a dwelling gives an implied licence to any member of the public to come to the front door to enquire if they may be admitted to perform an act

Question 4

Robin v Hallet

Answer 4

police have an implied licence to come up to the front door and knock

Question 5

Winter Garden Theatre v Millenium

Answer 5

BL revocable upon the giving of reasonable notice and packing up time

Question 6

Pascoe v Turner

Answer 6

woman acted to her detriment by spending money on a house she lived in with her partner on the basis she had a licence to remain in the home for life, her partner was estopped from removing her from the home and she was granted a transfer of FS