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Agriculture & Rural Affairs

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Type of work handled

  • Non-contentious property work - buying & selling of farms, estates & grouse moors
  • Landlord & tenant matters
  • Contentious property work - disputes over sporting rights, boundaries and other land disputes as well as public rights of way problems on farms, estates and grouse moors
  • Criminal and regulatory work affecting farms and estates including defence work over wildlife, farming, shooting and hunting related investigations and prosecutions
  • Creation and administration of estate trusts for asset protection
  • Estate tax planning

Categories of clients

  • Country estates and rural landowners
  • Stately homes
  • Small to medium size farms
  • Shoots & hunts
  • Equine businesses and horse owners
  • Country sports regulatory bodies

Recent work highlights

  • Administration of an estate consisting of grassland farm & parcels of land
  • Advice for Masters of Foxhounds Association, including disciplinary procedures against hunt officials, employment matters involving hunt staff and health and safety matters
  • Advice in relation to the employment of gamekeepers at grouse moors, shooting estates and landed estates
  • Defending firearms and shotgun prosecutions
  • Defending allegations relating to the illegal trapping and shooting of birds of prey
  • Resolving a dispute over sporting rights between a landed estate and neighbouring farmer
  • Winning a boundary dispute between neighbouring landowners at binding arbitration
  • Advising a hunting regulatory authority in relation to a hunting issue which attracted national press coverage

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Agriculture & Rural Affairs - The South

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Warners Solicitors advises on the sale and acquisition of farms, rural estates and grouse moors. It is known for its links to sporting organisations. The department also handles property disputes and advises clients on regulatory matters. It acts for farming clients in criminal proceedings connected to wildlife, hunting, farming and shooting offences.

Work Highlights

Provided by Warners Solicitors

  • Warners Solicitors advised J M Osborne Rural and Sporting on legal issues related to the employment of gamekeepers.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The whole Warners staff are pleasant and professional, from the front desk to the senior partners. The wider team always has a strong presence at agricultural events and it’s a pleasure to see them.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondent
UK

The team is knowledgeable, clear and caring – it is a genuine pleasure working with them.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Michael McNally
3
Michael McNally
3
Band 3

Michael McNally handles contentious matters in this sector, including employment issues and easement and boundary disputes.

Michael is an expert. He is happy to share his knowledge and genuinely cares about the Warners client base.

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Steve Colville
3
Steve Colville
3
Band 3

Steve Colville is an experienced practitioner who advises on agricultural property matters.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Warners Solicitors

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Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Michael McNally
3
Michael McNally
3
Band 3
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Steve Colville
3
Steve Colville
3
Band 3
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Members

Provided by Warners Solicitors

Angela Rowe

Gail Hall

Philip Raggett

Robert Twining

Clients

Provided by Warners Solicitors

NFU Panel Firm

Industries

Provided by Warners Solicitors

Agriculture

Charities / Not for Profit

Countryside Sports

Real Estate