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A rolling road can gather moss—are highways authorities responsible?

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Published on: 17 December 2015
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Local Government analysis: Are councils required to remove moss on public footpaths? Jack McCracken, a barrister at Ropewalk Chambers, considers the implications of the judgment in Rollinson v Dudley Metropolitan Borough.

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