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Tree Root Damage: Foreseeable damage?
Andrew Plunkett reviews two recent cases that consider to what extent a party can be found liable for tree root damage ‘A party responsible for maintaining the relevant tree(s) will only owe a duty to a property owner if it is reasonably foreseeable that the tree will, or may, cause damage to the property in …
Cases Referenced
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- Berent v Family Mosaic Housing [2011] EWHC 1353 (TCC); [2012] EWCA Civ 961
- Robbins v LB Bexley [2012] EWHC 2257 (TCC); [2013] EWHC Civ 1233
- Solloway v Hampshire County Council (1981) 79 LGR 449 CA