Michael Aubrey > Mills & Reeve LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Michael Aubrey heads up the department at Mills & Reeve LLP, and has considerable expertise in advising on major infrastructure and development projects as well as large-scale renewable energy schemes. The practice has a national reach and skilfully deals with the complete range of matters relating to rural land and the agribusiness sector. In addition to its traditional farming clients, it acts for several of the landowning Cambridge and Oxford colleges, several pension funds, numerous prestigious landed estates and many substantial national farming businesses. Amanda Tagg is recommended for her transactional advice to institutional landowners on all aspects of their agricultural property portfolios, and Tim Ryan also plays a pivotal role in the practice.

Mills & Reeve LLP is known for its ‘strength in depth, and breadth of knowledge and experience‘ in agricultural matters. Michael Aubrey who works in Cambridge and London, is head of the firm-wide food and agribusiness sector group, and he recently advised The Oxford Fund on the £60m acquisition of the Exning Estate in Newmarket. Catherine Scott, who joined from Howes Percival LLP in January 2023, now leads the Norwich agribusiness team and brings notable experience in advising landed estates. Amanda Tagg in Cambridge is highly recommended for her knowledge of agriculture property matters. Senior associate Louisa Butcher and principal associate Nicola Dernie in Norwich recently assisted with the sale of part of an estate comprising approximately 1,244 acres of farmland, woodland, and residential and agricultural buildings.