Legal right of entry
Companies invite the public to visit their premises for specific purposes such
as, buying goods/services, making comparisons and for browsing/socialising.
Someone who enters in order to steal or cause damage or affray is committing
trespass. The act of theft itself gives rise to a civil claim for the conversion
of goods.
Damage to goods or property is an actionable trespass to goods in itself on
behalf of the owners of the goods or property; this can even include the likes
of Council property.
Where services, such as car parking, are to be provided in exchange for
remuneration non payment for such may often give rise to a claim of trespass.
With petrol specifically when someone signs a document that they have no means
to pay and do not make an agreed payment at a later date this too can amount to
trespass.
Companies engage employees (including third party employees) to carry out
specific tasks; these duties do not include the theft of goods and/or money.