KWKaren Walsh

1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Karen Walsh

   Ask a solicitor: My neighbour’s cattle damaged my land – what are my rights? (opens the original)

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   I am a sheep farmer and recently discovered that a number of my neighbour’s cattle had broken through a boundary fence and entered my lands. They caused significant damage to fencing, grazed several fields and damaged a water trough. A number of ewes were disturbed during lambing season and some lambs had to be treated afterwards. This is not the first time it has happened. My neighbour accepts that the cattle belong to him and has apologised, but he has not offered to cover the cost of the re

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2. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Karen Walsh

   Ask a Solicitor: Injuries on a farm following contractor work (opens the original)

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   I engaged a contractor earlier this year to carry out drainage works on part of my farm. The works involved excavating a number of trenches and installing underground drainage pipes in a field close to one of our farm roadways. The contractor completed the job and left the site. A few days later, my 16-year-old son was walking along the farm roadway to help move some livestock when part of the ground beside the roadway suddenly gave way beneath him. It appears that a trench had not been properly

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