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SHAKESPEARE HOUSE, 42 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8EP, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 01223 461155
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Cambridge, London, Milton Keynes, Northampton

Denise Wilkinson

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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.

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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.

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