Sarah Dodd spoke to Greatest Hits Radio about the recent case in Exmouth, where a family’s fight to save a historic tree has sparked calls for legal reform.
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Rights In Rem vs Rights In Personam: Why the Difference Matters in Tree Law (and What the Newport Case Shows Us)
In tree law, words matter, sometimes more than people realise. Two phrases that seem abstract in a law textbook, in rem and in personam, become vitally important when
Sarah Dodd
December 8, 2025
