Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Specialist firm highly praised for its dedication to agricultural matters. Offers expertise in rural issues for clients including landed estates, agricultural landlords and tenants, and farming businesses. Well known for handling the full spectrum of law affecting rural property owners and farmers, including litigation. Provides further specialist expertise in niche areas such as animal welfare and sporting rights matters.

One source describes Loxley as an "excellent firm who are knowledgeable about agricultural and related advice."

Andrew Baskerville leads the property sales and purchases practice at Loxley, and specialises in rural property transactions. He also handles deals relating to development property.

Fred Harrison-James is a litigation partner at the firm, specialising in property disputes concerning rural land. He handles contentious agricultural landlord and tenant matters, contested probates and farm partnership disputes, among other matters, and also advises farming businesses on regulatory issues.

Judith Bell is an expert on rural property and agricultural tenancy matters, including telecommunications, minerals and utilities issues. She also handles farming partnership disputes.

Simon Leach tackles agricultural tenancy matters for landowner and tenant farmer clients. He also handles disputes relating to farm partnerships.