Chambers Review
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Agriculture & Rural Affairs - South West
What the Team is Known For
Willans advises landowning clients on the full range of transactional and tenancy-based agricultural issues. It also offers expertise in secured lending in relation to rural property and acts for farmers and landed estates in negotiations with developers. The department handles complex succession planning and asset protection matters for farmers and rural businesses.
Strengths
The Willans team is knowledgeable and multidisciplinary.
Willans' communication is very clear and concise.
Willans' people are well motivated, keen and prompt to help and commercially aware. They know the law well and are good at explaining it simply to laymen.
Notable practitioners
Adam Hale leads the agricultural property team with experience in dealing with agricultural transactions for large estates. He is well versed in complicated sale and purchase agreements, as well as leases for development projects.
Adam Hale is a knowledgeable lawyer who understands developer and promoter requirements, including commercial risk reduction.
Adam is very calm and diligent, and his communication skills are phenomenal.
Adam is a pleasure to work with. He is responsive, good at explaining complex concepts, understands our wants, runs a tight and effective team and is cost-aware.