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Burges Salmon LLP’s ‘leading’ team continues to act for The Crown Estate and the National Trust as well as high-net-worth individuals. Tom Hewitt is ‘technically excellent and really user-friendly’, and team head William Neville is also recommended. Agriculture litigation partner Kevin Kennedy joined from Clarke Willmott LLP.

Clarke Willmott LLP’s highly acclaimed team acts for The Crown Estate, the NFU and Clydesdale Bank. Rod Lloyd-Jones specialises in complex conveyancing and is ‘conscientious and practical’, Tim Hayden is ‘an expert’ in environmental matters, and team head Tim Russ is also recommended.

Peter Cusick heads the sizeable team at Thrings LLP, which recently acted for Fruition in a High Court judicial review. It also assisted prominent Isle of Wight farmer Brownrigg Poultry, and regularly handles substantial matters for the NFU. Duncan Sigournay is recommended for tenancy work.

Wilsons has an ‘excellent’ team with a number of specialists. Peter Williams, Vivienne Williams and Ben Sharples joined from Burges Salmon LLP, bolstering the firm’s agricultural property disputes offering. Notable clients include the Hartsfield and Chatsworth estates and Coln Park.

At Ashfords LLP, Darren Blackburn is ‘very useful in relation to land acquisitions and disposals’, and Tod Merson, as a farmer himself, is ‘particularly good, with practical experience’.

Charles Russell LLP’s ‘very strong’ team is led by Christopher Page, who acts for over fifty landed estates owned by individuals, charities or trusts. Christian Massey is ‘very thorough and efficient’ in complex transactions.

Foot Anstey’s practice is now led by Joel Woolf, who joined from Burges Salmon LLP in October 2011. The team acted for the Newnham estate trust in relation to a planned tungsten mine, and also advised the Tregothnan estate and the NFU. The ‘superb’ Richard Bagwell has ‘wide knowledge’ of property litigation matters.

Stephens Scown LLP acted for 90 large land-owning farmers regarding a photovoltaic solar energy project, and is well known for its mining and mineral rights expertise. Team head Philip Reed and rural land use specialist Richard Baker are both recommended.

James Owens at Battens Solicitors Limited has experience in Agricultural Holdings Act matters.

John Fisher joined Davies and Partners from Thomas Horton LLP and has expertise in agricultural property, tenancy and equestrian law. Bristol-based Stephen McColgan is recommended.

Dyne Drewett’s team head Richard Pinney advises on a full range of issues affecting rural estates and agricultural businesses. Jonathan Cheal is also recommended.

Follett Stock’s Christopher Stephens specialises in agricultural property and land management work. He recently acted on a high-value farm dissolution and a succession tenancy application.

Judith Bell and Andrew Baskerville at Loxley Legal Services LLP cover all agricultural tenancy, sale and purchase matters.

Michelmores LLP’s ‘well-connected’ team is led by Philip Wolfgang, who gives ‘clear, independent and professional advice’.

Robert Drewett at Osborne Clarke represents The Co-operative Farms as well as other landowners and developers.

Marcus Thorpe heads the practice at Trethowans LLP, which acts for Clydesdale Bank, Cornish Mutual Assurance and James Hay Pension Trustees.

Withy King LLP’s Angus Williams has a wide-ranging agriculture practice.

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