Farmers' Liability Extends to Unwanted Visitors ; in Her Second Article About Farmer Liability, Solicitor Sukhi Lota, a Member of Coodes Rural Services Team Based at Liskeard, Discusses Whether a Landowner has a Duty of Care to Trespassers

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WHILE most landowners appreciate that they owe a duty of care towards people they invite on to their land or into their homes, many are surprised to learn that they also have a duty of care towards people who trespass or come uninvited onto their property.

The Occupier's Liability Act 1984 governs liability to trespassers and others who use the land uninvited, like those using a private right of way.

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Farmers' Liability Extends to Unwanted Visitors ; in Her Second Article About Farmer Liability, Solicitor Sukhi Lota, a Member of Coodes Rural Services Team Based at Liskeard, Discusses Whether a Landowner has a Duty of Care to Trespassers

An occupier of premises owes a duty to take such care as is reasonable in all the circumstances to someone who is...

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