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McLarens CPD Roundtable | Casualty Tails – Dealing with Claims Involving Animals

If you missed it: our CPD session from 22nd February on ‘Casualty Tails – Dealing with Claims Involving Animals’ is available to watch below.

Items covered:

  • Key elements of the Animals Act 1971 for England and Wales and how these are applied, together with negligence
  • Liabilities for animals in the Republic of Ireland to include the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and Rylands v Fletcher
  • Consideration as to which policies are likely to provide liability cover
  • Case law and case studies to illustrate the law in practice 
  • Quantum giving consideration to the impact of inflation increasing claims
  • Forecasting the future of animal liability claims and the influence of case law.

This session was hosted by Sandra McDonald , Head of Client Services, with: