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This seminar is a wide-ranging mix of legal issues that are important to dog owners, including responsibilities when buying and selling dogs, liability (both civil and criminal) for dogs that harm people and animals and much more.
Topics are likely to include:-
Civil claims against vets
Civil claims against other dog owners
Collar + tag
Microchipping
Contracts to buy and sell dogs
Dogs dangerously out of control (Dangerous Dogs Act 1991)
Ask Trevor! (ie Q&A)
The seminar is expected to last up to 3 hours. Content is liable to change.
This seminar provides an overview of a wide ranging mix of legal issues that are vitally important for all dog owners, as well as professionals involved in dogs such as dog walkers, groomers, behaviourists, trainers, pet sitters, doggie day care, breeders, home boarders, boarding kennels, vets, vet nurses, dog wardens, PCSOs and Police Officers.
It is presented by Solicitor Trevor Cooper who aims to entertain as well as inform. Trevor has specialised in Doglaw for 29 years and is widely regarded as a leading solicitor in England and Wales for this niche area of law in both civil and criminal cases. Trevor started his career in local government and has acted for the prosecution (having been a Principal Solicitor with the Environment Agency for 5 years) as well as the defence – he was also a Magistrate on the North Yorkshire bench. He has also worked extensively with Dogs Trust and Battersea Dogs’ & Cats’ Home. Trevor acts for dog owners, dog related professionals and organisations in both civil and criminal proceedings at Cooper & Co Solicitors covering the whole of England & Wales.
Topics are likely to include the law in England & Wales relating to:-
Stray dogs
Microchipping
Collar & tag
Dangerous dogs (incl dogs that are dangerous to people + animals)
Breed Specific Legislation
Public Spaces Protection Orders
Community Protection Notices
Noise Nuisance
Duty of Care
Cruelty
Buying and selling dogs (+ enforceability of contracts)
Ownership disputes
An overview of licensing for some commercial activities
Civil liability for the actions of your dog
NB Content is liable to change
Seminars & webinars presented by Doglaw Specialist Solicitor Trevor Cooper.
Whether you’re a concerned dog owner or a professional involved with dogs, let Trevor Cooper and the rest of the Doglaw SOS team be your friends at the end of a phone. We’d never say “It’s only a dog”.
Trevor is extremely experienced at providing presentations on dog law which are intended to be informative as well as entertaining.
At Cooper & Co, we are specialists in criminal and civil cases involving dogs throughout the whole of England & Wales. The principal of Cooper & Co,...