FARM INHERITANCE AND SUCCESSION DISPUTES

Our market-leading Agriculture Litigation team have acted for farming clients in farm inheritance and succession disputes in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

This includes Proprietary Estoppel claims which are an extremely niche and evolving area of law. It is therefore essential that the solicitors acting for you are specialists in this area.

We understand the intricacies of these disputes. This comes from our experience of handling inheritance and succession claims concerning hundreds of millions of pounds worth of farmland all over the country. We have seen many trials before many senior judges and we are therefore well placed to know which strategies work, why and when.

Appointed by the National Farmers Union as panel solicitors for more counties than any other firm in the country, we understand the importance of inheritance and succession to rural and agricultural businesses and their families.

You can be confident being represented by our Agriculture Litigation team, ranked in ‘Band 1’ and the ‘Top Tier’ by the leading legal directories.

We are also the sole appointed legal advisors to the ‘Business Clinic’ in the industry leading publication ‘Farmers Weekly’.

EXPERTS IN AGRICULTURE AND LITIGATION

Many farms have been within families for multiple generations. Whether you have devoted your entire working life to the farm on a promise that one day it would be yours, or are facing a claim that someone has, we can help you.

Whether you are a farmer, beneficiary, executor, trustee or administrator, we draw on our considerable experience to advise you. We know inheritance can be a highly sensitive area and our specialists will work strategically and thoughtfully to protect your interests.

If you have concerns about the validity of a will, suspect abuse of Powers of Attorney, have been left out of an estate or are dissatisfied with the way it has been administered, we can provide you with specialist support and advice.

We invest time in learning about your family circumstances and what you are trying to achieve. If court proceedings are necessary, then we adopt a thorough and rigorous approach. However, we can also guide you to an early conciliatory settlement through alternative dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration or expert determination.

Acting as National Farmers Union panel solicitors for more counties than any other law firm in the country, we have strong ties to the following:

• Agricultural Law Association 
• British Institute of Agricultural Consultants
• Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
• Country Land and Business Association
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Tenant Farmers Association

We are also proud to be the sole designated legal contributor to the Farmers Weekly Business Clinic.

NFU Members

As an NFU Panel Firm we offer NFU Members a 12.5% discount on our fees for qualifying cases and if you subscribe to the NFU’s Legal Assistance Scheme further funding from the NFU may be available.