Shooting Times & Country

Make sure all your ducks are in a row

Risk assessments are very much a part of modern life and, while I am sure the thought of yet more paperwork fills many of us with dread, shoots do need to carry out their own. It is the responsible thing to do, as a proper risk assessment will undoubtedly bring to light one or two things that need attention, and it will also tighten things up if someone is injured and makes a claim against the shoot and the insurance company argues the toss and apportions blame, as they almost certainly will. If they can find a loophole, they

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