CPD: Tree Law Talk:

Summary Outline

On December 11 2024, Scott McEachern with Dr. Julian Dunster deliver the CPD: Tree Law Talk presentation explaining:

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• The personal injury and property damage concerns relating to duty of care, standard of care, and negligent maintenance,
• The tort law issues involving nuisance by branches, roots, leaves, as well as intentional or accidental trespass,
• The realty dispute issues involving expropriation as well as common ownership of border trees as prescribed by the Forestry Act,
• The property title issues involving the techical difficulty when determining ownership of a boundary tree,
• The provincial offences violations involving trees including risks of fines and jail time as penalties, and
• The municipal bylaw issues affecting rights of cutting, pruning, as affecting property owners, among others.

Learn what you need to know about tree law issues.

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