Where a plaintiff enters into an arrangement to occupy land and purchases structures in reliance on negligent misrepresentations about the nature of their tenure, the loss is not contingent on the future termination of the licence to occupy but arises immediately upon entry into the arrangement, when the plaintiff acquires something worth less than what they perceived they were buying. The six-year limitation period runs from the date of entry into the arrangement, not from the date of termination of the licence.
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