April
Articles matching "trees"
Overhanging trees: Liability, prevention and defence of claims
This year we have seen two major incidents of roofs being torn from buses where the vehicle has collided with trees overhanging the carriageway. The first was in February this year on the Kingsway,…
Read moreTrees and subsidence damage to property: a quick guide for local authorities
Following on from his article on tree risk management and the law in respect of catastrophic tree collapse in the Spring Local Authority Brief, Gabriel Fay now looks at the relevant law in relation to…
Read moreTree risk management and the law: a quick guide
Last winter we saw a number of high profile cases of catastrophic tree collapse resulting in deaths and injuries. Despite their severity, such cases are rare and for that very reason they become…
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