{"id":425,"date":"2009-07-07T10:26:29","date_gmt":"2009-07-07T09:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=425"},"modified":"2009-07-07T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2009-07-07T09:26:29","slug":"farmer-found-liable-for-charging-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2009\/07\/07\/farmer-found-liable-for-charging-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you Herd? Farmer Found Liable for Charging Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"

If a cow starts charging at you, then you had better Moo-ve out of the way (sorry)! Ms Shirlie McKaskie didn\u2019t though, and it might just lead to a very large compensation claim<\/a>. Ms McKaskie suffered serious injury in 2003 as she was attacked by cows while walking across a field and is looking to claim up to \u00a31 million after a judge ruled that farmer John Cameron was liable because he had not properly considered the risk of someone getting injured.<\/p>\n

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However, Mr Cameron is appealing the verdict of liability and clearly is not the only one who is disappointed with the judge\u2019s decision. The vice chairman of the Royal Association of Dairy Farmers, David Cotton seemingly feels that the demands being placed on farmers are too onerous. He states that \u201cThe number of footpaths we\u2019ve got across this country – and more and more access is being made available to walkers \u2013 it\u2019s one of those situations that\u2019s going to occur from time to time,\u201d.<\/p>\n

Not that we would recommend this approach. For such a potentially large payout, Ms McKaskie must have suffered particularly bad injuries, potentially life threatening and you would have to anticipate that her injuries will most likely have a continuing affect on her quality of life.<\/p>\n

What is interesting following this is that it could set a precedent meaning farmers having to remove their cattle from fields in areas with public access. This is not the first incident recently. According to the BBC, a series of cattle attacks on walkers and their dogs have happened in recent months. Amongst those to suffer injury include former Home Secretary David Blunkett who was hit by a charging cow while out walking his guide dog in the Peak District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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