Am I liable if my trees fall on a road?
Can I be sued if they damage a vehicle or person? And if I decide to cut them down, do I need a licence?
Cut to the chase: If trees on your land are in danger of falling onto a road, you should act quickly to have them checked to protect your position. Photo: Frank McGrath
Deirdre Flynn
Dear Deirdre,
Latest Legal Advice
‘I’ve worked on the family farm all my life. My parents always said they’d leave it to me, but what if they don’t make a will?’
-
IFA lobbies Law Society to give pre-nups legal standing
-
5 things to consider before you make your will
-
I have been running my elderly bachelor neighbours’ farm for years and they signed a letter leaving it to me. But now their nephew is back and says he is taking over. Where do I stand?
-
Legal advice: A contractor spreading slurry for me put a ramp over a pipe across a road and a driver says it caused him to crash. Am I liable?
-
‘My brother says I should get my fiancee to sign a prenup to prevent a breakup of the family farm if we divorced. Is he right?’
-
Legal advice: I’ve left my husband... now he won’t give me any proceeds from the farm I invested in. What can I do?
-
Legal Advice: Kids having a party in a derelict house on my farm were injured ...am I liable?
-
‘I want to leave the farm to the son who works with me – but I’m worried my other four children could challenge my will after I’m gone’
-
My neighbour’s cattle keep damaging the fence between our fields and messing up my land. How do I get him to pay?
Top Stories
Anne Frank’s friend on meeting her in Belsen: ‘She was a broken figure, a shadow of the girl I knew’
Dear Mary: My husband and I are married 60 years. I’ve caught him watching porn on his phone
Tony Ward: Epic URC triumph ranks alongside anything Munster have achieved to date
John Delaney complained to Law Society over former FAI solicitors, Court of Appeal told
Latest NewsMore
‘We have every chance of being in the mix, that's the aim’ – Boyd aims for Shels push after frustrating four-month layoff
Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Co Meath
Dr Ranj hits out at ‘toxic’ This Morning culture after Schofield affair furore
‘I don’t even know what retirement means’ – Katie Taylor insists Chantelle Cameron rematch is only target
Off form Leona Maguire bows out at semi-final stage in Vegas
One dead after tourist boat capsizes in Italy
Man United know how to stop City’s treble bid, says bullish Erik ten Hag
Ex-This Morning doctor Ranj Singh hits out at show’s ‘toxic culture’ as Schofield scandal grows
Cool Oak Leafers clinch Ulster minor football title after thrilling penalty shoot-out
Five men due in court following separate drug seizures in Dublin
