Animals Act 1971: Endangering species

Outer Temple Chambers (Chambers of James Counsell QC, Sarah Crowther QC and Keith Bryant QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | May 2019 #175
Jonathan Hand QC provides advice on the difficult issue of how to apply the provisions under the Animals Act ‘A keeper of an animal (among other things, a person who owns the animal or has it in their possession) can be held liable for damage which it has caused, even though this was not due …

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Case Report: Goldsmith v Patchcott [2012] EWCA Civ 183

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | May 2012 #105
Animals Act 1971; ss2 and 5(2) ‘The judge held that the appellant had known that there was a risk that a horse would rear and buck if startled or alarmed and had voluntarily accepted that risk by riding Red.’ The Court of Appeal decision in Goldsmith v Patchcott provides further guidance on the application of …

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