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HCR Law

Agriculture & Rural Affairs

UK Guide 2026 : East Anglia

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HCR Law

Rankings

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Agriculture & Rural Affairs - East Anglia

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

HCR Law is sought after for its recognised expertise on rural property sales and purchases, along with farm and estate restructuring advice. It provides assistance on development agreements and succession issues for farms and estates. The team also assists clients with agricultural tenancy matters and diversification opportunities.

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Work Highlights

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  • HCR Law acted for the Broadland Agricultural Water Abstractors Group in relation to the Environment Agency’s Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme.

Strengths

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  • HCR is very agile and quick to assess needs and structure adequate responses to achieve the best for its client.

    Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondentUK

  • HCR has attention to detail and specialist knowledge on the subject of renewable energy.

    Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondentUK

  • We have found HCR to be very thorough and the fact that it is a large company helps to ensure it has internal expertise on all issues that may crop up.

    Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Denise Wilkinson
    Denise Wilkinson

    Denise Wilkinson

    Denise Wilkinson is head of the firm's agricultural and rural property team in Cambridge. She advises farmers, landed estate clients and tenants on property transactions and ownership issues.

    • Denise Wilkinson is exceptional across the board.

      Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondentUK

    • Denise is wonderful to deal with and the breadth of her experience in landownership issues is very impressive. She is also excellent on land development and newer areas.

      Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondentUK

    • Denise Wilkinson is one of the most talented solicitors in the firm. She has excellent up to date knowledge.

      Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondentUK
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  • Emily Pumfrey
    Emily Pumfrey

    Emily Pumfrey

    Emily Pumfrey is a partner in the firm's agricultural and rural property team in Cambridge. She advises farmers, landed estate clients and tenants on a broad range of agricultural property transactions and ownership issues.

    • Emily Pumfrey is hard working, knowledgeable and doesn't dodge a fight on behalf of her client.

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