Agriculture & Rural Affairs - North West
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Burnetts' depth and knowledge gives you comfort. There is always someone available to help, and matters get dealt with in a timely manner.
Burnetts has expertise across various legal areas. The team provides clear and open communication, and the firm has a local presence and good links with banks and partners.
Burnetts have the ability to deliver in a manner which is at a level all can understand.
Burnetts show excellent sector expertise in the way they handle transactions.
Work Highlights
Burnetts advised an agribusiness client on a multimillion-pound estate sale comprising over 20 lots, involving AHA, commercial and common law tenancies and a title audit.
Notable practitioners
Joanne McKenzie is experienced in agribusiness affairs. She advises on farm transactions and tenancy issues, drafting sale and option agreements and negotiating overage payments.
Joanne always strives to help the client and achieve the best results.
Joanne is very approachable and has a depth of knowledge. The service given is very good as Joanne is easy to engage with.
Richard Miller advises farmers, agricultural businesses and banks on farmland transactions, mines and mineral rights, and farming partnership agreements.
Richard is extremely commercial and always strives for the best outcome for clients. He also has a broad understanding of the agricultural sector.
Richard is absolutely outstanding in his field. He goes above and beyond, has a can-do attitude and always finds a solution to any problem. He is highly regarded throughout the North and beyond.
Diane Barnes specialises in farm and property sales, as well as farm business tenancy work.
Diane has a real depth of knowledge and experience, and she is very approachable and always willing to engage with both mutual clients and ourselves.
Diane is extremely technical and seems to be able to deal with any matter that she is presented with.
Diane is friendly, responsive and understands the complexities of sales of agricultural land.
Diane is amazing. She is a hard worker and she is technically excellent.
