Principle

LAND LAW — Licence — Licensee Has No Estate in Property and Cannot Sue Employer in Trespass

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This affirms that an employee occupying employer-provided premises for convenient performance of duties is merely a licensee, not a tenant or owner, and acquires no estate or proprietary interest in the land. Upon cessation of employment (retirement, resignation, or dismissal), the licence is automatically terminated,…

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