Agriculture & Rural Affairs - North West
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Cumbrian firm Cartmell Shepherd deals with all aspects of agricultural law. It advises on farm sales and purchases, succession planning, agricultural tenancies, development and option agreements, and compulsory purchases. The law firm's clients include landed estates, land agents and farmers.
Strengths
Cartmell Shepherd have excellent knowledge across multiple areas of work, which means they are able to handle most cases.
Notable practitioners
Mark Jackson is experienced in rural property transactions and specialises in Agricultural Holdings Act tenancy matters and the acquisition of rural properties including estates, forestry and farms.
Mark has handled several complex sales and does an excellent job.
I would definitely recommend Mark. He is truly fantastic.
Jonathan Carroll advises on contentious and non-contentious agricultural matters, including the sale and purchase of farms, preparation of deeds, Agricultural Holdings Act tenancy matters, and the creation and dissolution of partnerships.
Jonathan is my go-to lawyer, particularly on complex landlord and tenant matters.
Katherine Pretswell-Walker is a director in Cartmell Shepherd's agriculture team. She advises clients on the purchase, sale and agreement of varied property types including farms, estates and woodland.
Katherine is amazing. She is really, really good with clients and she gets really stuck into the tricky issues.
Katherine is good to deal with and is technically very good, too.
Katherine is an excellent professional capable of handling all matters related to rural property.
