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The frequency and severity of recent storms has left images of trees fallen on cars, houses, roads and railway lines,…
Where a tree is implicated in subsidence damage to a property, but that tree is protected by a tree preservation…
Trees protected by a tree preservation order and implicated in subsidence damage can lead to claims for compensation. Such claims…
The 2013 case of Khan & Kane v Harrow Council the Court addressed the issue of foreseeability. The Claimants, Mr…
Property boundaries can give rise to some tricky disputes, from a neighbour replacing their boundary fence and shifting the boundary…
Valuing Trees in the Eyes of the Law: Lessons from Key Tree Damage Cases Before the sentencing is handed down…
Tree Law is proud to have represented Newport City Council in a landmark prosecution that has provided vital clarity for…
Introducing this week’s guest blogger; Lili-Berri, Tree Law’s new paralegal Lili says: “I spent some time recently researching and collating…
What this means for property owners, developers, and professionals dealing with ground movement and defective construction. Background A recent High…
Case: R v Chamdal [2025] EWCA Crim 1384 (Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), 3 November 2025) Statute: Town and…
Once a property has been repaired, the focus often turns to recovery — recouping the insurer’s outlay from the tree…
High Court (TCC), Graham Jones J Claim No: TCC/07/06/CF0185 Judgment: 2009 Background On 30 October 2000, severe flooding occurred…
In tree law, words matter, sometimes more than people realise. Two phrases that seem abstract in a law textbook, in rem and in…
What the case was about Smar Holdings unlawfully felled trees on land in Keynsham without a felling licence, triggering a…
Tree law is often misunderstood as being simply about overhanging branches or neighbour disputes. In reality, it sits at the…
A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has provided important clarification for claimants pursuing compensation claims arising from…
Lessons from Peter Colin Cunningham & Anor v Holehouse & Anor [2026] UKFTT 771 (PC) A recent decision of the…
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When a tree is unlawfully felled, one of the hardest legal questions is deceptively simple: what has actually been lost?…
The decision in Kevin Roger Jones and Tracey Ann Jones v Middlesbrough Borough Council, handed down by HHJ Robinson on…