Ashtons Legal

Agriculture & Estates

Partner

Simon acts for farmers, landowners, and agricultural businesses. He has worked in East Anglia for over 20 years and has a solid knowledge of all aspects of property law.

Due to his expertise in acting for a wide variety of rural businesses and a diverse client base, he is able to identify issues and solutions quickly.

Simon’s practical and creative approach allows him to provide advice from a commercial perspective as well as understanding the underlying agricultural businesses and the issues which may affect their property and business.

He advises on a broad range of property-related matters including:

• sales and acquisitions of farms and land
• agricultural landlord and tenant work both commercial and residential
• estate management including farming arrangements
• occupational and third party rights
• diversification projects including energy generation projects.

Simon also heads up our Rural Energy Team and has been involved in a number of projects across the region and nationally. This has resulted in expertise in acting for landowners and developers.

He is a Fellow of the ALA and a member of the Country Land & Business Association and RNAA.

English

Law Society
Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association
Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association  (also Steward at Norfolk Show)

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne – 1991 to 1994- 2(i) BA (Hons) in Politics and Economics
College of Law, London 1994 to 1996
Fellowship of Agricultural Law Association