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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Gary Rycroft
Do you have a legal question to put to Gary? Email [email protected] or use the form at the bottom of the page. Hello Gary,I’m asking this question on behalf of my sister. My sister and family live on a pleasant, quiet estate. A few weeks ago, one of her cats was sleeping peacefully in the front garden, when a man who lives elsewhere on the estate walked by with his Rhodesian Ridgeback dog on a lead. The dog saw the cat, broke free from the man and attacked the cat.
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1 week ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
Dear John,I am very sorry about this terrible incident. As you say great harm has been done in what must be distressing circumstances for your sister and her family. My view as a lawyer is that the owner of the dog has legal responsibility for what has happened and arising from that responsibility can be forced to account for his actions.
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2 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
Dear Penny,I regret that when you book a flight very far in advance with the benefit of securing the flight you want at a fixed price, it comes with the inherent risk that the actual flight time, and even date, may be changed. In most cases such changes are perfectly lawful. Let me explain the legal position and what your options are. Most airlines make sure that their contract with you, their terms and conditions, make it clear that they can change the time or even date of your flight.
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3 weeks ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
From what you say, your brother-in-law may not respond. But don't let him get away with that. Give him seven days to respond, and say if he does not, your "nuclear option" is to inform the local authority of what is happening and to ask them to class the house as a second home for your brother-in-law and his wife. That will make him stop and think, never mind put financial pressure on him to sell the house.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
Dear Barry,Your neighbour has had a traumatic experience and it is understandable that he has taken steps to enhance the security at his property. However, his enhanced security should not be at the expense of your legal rights. The security light and camera which face your property are causing you a nuisance in addition to infringing your right to privacy.
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1 month ago | 
aol.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
Do you have a legal question to put to Gary? Email [email protected] or use the form at the bottom of the page. Dear Gary,I recently visited the spa at a local hotel booked by my daughter. Part of the day included an hour-long massage. The therapist asked me to remove my gold necklace, but I was not offered anywhere to put it so I stored it in the gown I was wearing. After returning home, I woke up at startled at 3am and realised that I did not have my necklace.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
So, the usual position is whilst a spa has a general duty of care, liability for loss or damage to personal property can be limited if it is clearly communicated and if, for example, storage facilities are provided. And whilst the spa does have a general duty of care to you, in return you have a duty to be responsible for your own property and not act in a reckless way. I think when they looked at your original complaint, the spa concluded that they are not to blame.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
To answer your first question, there is no statute or other law to say electricity or gas meters must be replaced after 10 years irrespective of their quality or functionality. However, Ofgem - which is the government regulator for gas and electricity - says meters are certified as being accurate enough to be relied upon for the purpose of billing for a period of between 10 and 30 years. When that certificate runs out, existing meters must be replaced.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Gary Rycroft
Gary RycroftWed, April 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM UTC4 min readDo you have a legal question to put to Gary? Email [email protected] or use the form at the bottom of the page. Dear GaryMy partner and I recently bought our first flat. Unfortunately, since moving in we have discovered mice entering the apartment building – including into our flat. Under the kitchen sink we found an old trap, obviously put there by the previous owner.
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1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Gary Rycroft
When acting in a property transaction, the lawyers - who are constantly under pressure from their clients to keep costs down and at the same item progress the matter as soon as possible - use standard enquiry forms to facilitate disclosure of the material facts. Sometimes these forms are augmented by specific questions.
