Description:
An interactive, one-day online workshop with author and instructor Dr. Julian Dunster. Trees are often a source of court actions involving neighbours, and adjacent landowners. Common issues in the courts deal with nuisance, trespass, negligence, personal injury, and appraisal. In this one day course we will examine the basic legal principles that underpin the duty and standard of care and how these affect professional practice. The modules will also cover negligence, nuisance, appraisal and damages, and professional practice.
During the course of the day we will examine various forms of damage including trespass, and personal and property damage, and the implications of these for the plaintiff and the defendant. The use of evidence and reports will be discussed to show how these can make or break a case.
With the use of case studies and reviews of court decisions, we will see why the courts favour or disapprove of certain actions, and that will then help to inform us about why professional practice requires certain set actions and processes that help to keep companies and clients better organised.
The course will be suitable for anyone in the industry including tree care companies, municipal, utility, certified, urban foresters, and consulting arborists.