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Local authorities and roadside trees: insurers of nature?
In the recent case of Cavanagh v Witley Parish Council (1) and D Kevin Shepherd (t/a Shepherd Tree Surgeons & Forestry Contractors) (2) [2017] the High Court ruled a parish council to have been…
Read moreContempt of court: A strong message to the opportunistic fraudster
A personal injury claimant who alleged his wrist injury had been caused by a trip on a raised kerbstone, has been found in contempt of court in respect of his personal injury claim against Surrey…
Read moreDWF Case Update: Highways
John Thomson reports on the successful defence of a highways tripping claim in which the Claimant challenged the Council’s annual inspection regime.
Read moreDWF Case Update: Highways
It is regularly argued by claimants in highways cases where pre-accident inspections are carried out close to the accident date, that those inspections must have been inadequate and that there must…
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