ABSTRACT
Introduction Trespass to land is committed by a physical act of the defendant which constitutes a direct interference with the plaintiff’s possession of land. As with other forms of trespass, there is no need for damage to result. The tort is the trespass itself. The policy of the law is to protect the possession of property and the privacy and security of its occupiers (Plenty v Dillon (1991)). Examples of trespass to land include where a defendant steps onto a plaintiff’s land; cuts down crops growing on the plaintiff’s land; or throws or removes an object from the plaintiff’s land.
