Birketts LLP

Agriculture

Partner, Head of Viticulture

Annabelle joined Birketts in Chelmsford in July 2013 and is a Partner in our Agriculture and Estates Team and Head of Viticulture.

Annabelle is the Team Leader of the Chelmsford and Sevenoaks Agricultural and Estates Teams. She is a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association. Annabelle specialises in agricultural property. She advises farmers and landowners on sales and purchases of farm land. She deals with refinancing work for banks. She advises on family succession planning. She advises Landlords and Tenants on matters relating to their tenancies whether these are traditional Agricultural Holdings 1986 Act tenancies or Farm Business Tenancies.  She acts for clients in renewable energy options and leases notably solar. She deals with the grant of easements, option agreements, pre-emption agreements and overage agreements. Annabelle also leads the Viticulture team.  Her parents farm in Essex and she is well known within the farming community. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2008. Annabelle has been ranked by Chambers for 10 years and was named as a ‘Star Associate’ by Chambers [UK 2021].

Annabelle is a fellow of the Agricultural Law Association, she also sits on the Essex Agricultural Society Council and on the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust committee for Essex. As well as this, Annabelle is Chair of the Essex Schools Food and Farming and also a member of the Essex Agricultural Society, Suffolk Agricultural Society, Country Land Association and Tendring Hundred Farmers Club.