
- Tel:
- Work 01223 461155
- Fax:
- Fax 01223 316511
- DX:
- 133155 CAMBRIDGE 8
- Email:
- Web:
- www.hewitsons.com
Denise Wilkinson
- Tel:
- Work 01223 461155
- Email:
Work Department
Agriculture, food and rural business.
Position
Partner dealing with agricultural and rural businesses and advising land-owning charities. Dealing with rural owners on acquisitions and disposals, all aspects of tenancy work and restructuring in relation to tax planning and trusts. Advising rural property owners on renewable enerrgy projects and options/leases for energy generation by solar, wind, AD and water. Dealing with acquisition of property and documentation in relation to management and development of sites by land-owning charities including joint ventures.
Career
Articled Nockolds, Bishops Stortford; qualified 1984; assistant solicitor Nockolds; assistant solicitor Hewitsons; partner since 1989.
Member
Agricultural Law Association; Charity Law Association.
Education
Netherhall School, Maryport, Cumbria; Manchester Polytechnic (1981 BA Law); Chester College of Law.
East Anglia: Private client
Agriculture and estates
Within: Leading individuals
Denise Wilkinson - Hewitsons
Within: Agriculture and estates
One client recommends Hewitsons for its 'breath of knowledge and ability to provide the right person with the correct skill set for the task in hand'. The firm has a large cross-office team led from Cambridge by the 'extremely trustworthy' Denise Wilkinson , who handles complex property and family issues in the rural sector, whether for smaller farmers, landed estates or major institutions. Legal director James Frankland and consultant Charles Hewitson also have excellent reputations for handling agricultural property transactions.
Charities and not-for-profit
Within: Leading individuals
Denise Wilkinson - Hewitsons
Within: Charities and not-for-profit
The charities and education practice at Hewitsons is led from Northampton but calls upon the agriculture, property and planning teams in Cambridge to act for a host of regional and national charities. Rural property and agricultural law expert Denise Wilkinson plays a key role in the practice, as does real estate and finance partner James Simpson. The firm counts several education institutions such as the University of Cambridge and numerous national charities among its clients.