Ask a solicitor: Could I be sued if my cattle break out?

There is a special rule known as ‘Cattle Trespass’ that was developed to specifically address the situation where cattle stray onto another person’s land, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh

Dear Karen,

I had a couple of fences damaged in the recent storms and my cattle have been finding new gaps to get through that I wasn’t aware of.

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