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Agriculture & Rural Affairs - Scotland

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What the Team is Known For

Shepherd and Wedderburn has a team of experienced rural property lawyers with a Scotland-wide offering that includes acting on the purchase and sale of forestry and rural land. The lawyers are adept at agricultural tenancy work, secured agricultural lending, restructuring partnerships and succession matters. The firm also advises renewable energy developers on farm and landowner diversification issues.

Strengths

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Sheppherd and Wedderburn's solicitors are very knowledgeable about the sector and pragmatic in their approach.

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Shepherd and Wedderburn have good technical and practical knowledge of the agriculture sector.

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Shepherd and Wedderburn have a diverse and deep knowledge of Scottish rural law and are sufficiently commercial to not get bogged down with legal minutiae when a transaction needs completing.

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The key strength of the department is their wealth of knowledge of day-to-day rural property law as well as expertise in tenancies.

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The Shepherd and Wedderburn team are responsive, quick in turnaround, and have a good appreciation of the bigger picture and how to achieve required outcomes.

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Notable Practitioners

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Hamish Lean
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Hamish Lean is widely regarded as Scotland's leading practitioner on agricultural tenancy law issues.

We found Hamish to be extremely professional and highly knowledgeable. He worked with us to get the best possible outcome. We would recommend Hamish to anyone who needs agricultural tenancy advice.

Hamish Lean is very good. He is very commercially minded.

Hamish has exceptional knowledge of agricultural tenancy laws. He is highly experienced and has an excellent reputation.

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Petra Grunenberg
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Petra Grunenberg is an agricultural specialist who deals with all aspects of rural property, including bank financing work and complicated partnership issues.

Petra Grunenberg provides excellent service provision across a variety of complex transactions.

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Emma Robertson
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Emma Robertson is particularly adept at agricultural tenancy law issues, partnership agreements and share farming agreements.

Emma works to a very high standard of professionalism. Her advice is measured and she has the ability to put a client at ease, which is a huge asset.

Emma is very focused and has a great set of expertise.

Emma Robertson is very technical and very good to deal with.

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Richard Leslie
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Richard Leslie is sought out for his command of environmental law issues, in particular those that arise in the rural and renewables sectors. He is adept at advising clients on rural property acquisitions, as well as contaminated land matters.

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Stuart Greenwood
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Stuart Greenwood exhibits expertise across a range of rural property transactions, including farm acquisitions and sales, renewable energy development projects and forestry land issues.

Stuart is very commercial and I like dealing with him. He is very straightforward and clear in his advice, and also very pragmatic.

Stuart Greenwood is superb across the board.

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Hazel Anderson
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Hazel Anderson is recognised for her advice on rural land transactions, secured lending matters and agricultural lease arrangements.

Hazel Anderson is highly experienced and a respected professional with superb industry knowledge.

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Hamish Lean
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Petra Grunenberg
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Emma Robertson
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Richard Leslie
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Stuart Greenwood
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Hazel Anderson
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