Agricultural Law Solicitors in Spalding

At Roythornes, we are proud to be one of the top agricultural law practices in the country. Our agricultural law solicitors in Spalding have an excellent understanding and much experience in the farming industry. We understand the challenges that our clients face and can help you navigate these expertly.

We are highly experienced in this niche legal area, always providing a tailor-made service by gaining an in-depth understanding of your needs. Our agricultural team has a fantastic reputation and is recommended in leading legal directories, including Chamber and Partners and The Legal 500.

At Roythornes, we can provide a wide range of agricultural law advice and support, including, but not limited to:

• Farm business tenancies
• Environmental land management schemes
• Agricultural supply contracts
• Tax, trusts and succession planning for family estates
• Farming partnerships
• Prosecutions by Trading Standards, the HSE, the Environment Agency and the FSA
• Joint ventures, mergers, de-mergers and farm business structures
• Agricultural property, including land sales, purchases and re-financing
• Sporting, fishing and shooting rights
• Agricultural disputes

For legal guidance regarding agricultural law matters, please contact our Spalding Office. Our specialist solicitors will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

Our agricultural law services

Farm business tenancies

Our agricultural law solicitors can provide bespoke support with farming business tenancies. It is vital to have the correct farm business tenancy in place to ensure that both parties have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and to prevent potential disputes.

We can help you draft an agreement that suits your needs, as well as advise you on the terms and conditions so that you know where you stand.

Environmental Land Management Schemes

Our farming solicitors at Roythornes understand precisely how to navigate environmental schemes. With much experience in this niche area of the law, we can provide the tailored support you’ll need.

Where required, our team can also provide compliance guidance and help clients approach appeals, for instance, in cases against Defra or the Rural Payments Agency.

Agricultural supply contracts

Our agricultural law specialists can support you if you need support with agricultural supply contracts. Such contracts are an essential part of any farming business and need to be expertly drafted in order to prevent disputes.

When you work with us, we will ensure you gain an in-depth understanding of your needs, making certain that any contract you enter into provides you with protection and security.

Tax, trusts and succession planning for families and estates

For farming families, tax, trusts and succession planning matters can be difficult to navigate.

Rest assured, our team of specialists at Roythornes can help families explore their options, guide them through the relevant processes, and ensure legal and financial protection now and in the future.

Farming partnerships

Before entering into a farming partnership, it is important to have a clearly drafted partnership agreement outlining each partner's duties, rights, and obligations.

Our agricultural law solicitors can help you negotiate, draft, and review partnership agreements, answer any questions you have, and safeguard your interests.

For more information, please get in touch with our agricultural law solicitors at Roythornes.

Prosecutions by Trading Standards, the HSE, the Environment Agency and the FSA

Various regulations are imposed on landowners and farmers, and if you have failed to adhere to any one of these rules, you will find yourself requiring expert legal support.

Our agricultural law solicitors in Spalding can assist with prosecutions by Trading Standards, the HSE, the Environmental Agency, and the FSA.

We have plenty of experience representing clients in such cases and will build as strong a defence as possible, helping you ensure the best outcome in your circumstances.

If you are in difficult circumstances and require agricultural law help, please contact our experts at Roythornes today.

Joint ventures, mergers, de-mergers and farm business structures

If you need support with joint ventures, mergers, de-merges or farm business structures, our agricultural lawyers can provide all the legal support you need.

We appreciate the nuances of such businesses and projects and will always ensure that our service is based on a close consideration of your circumstances and goals, ensuring that all parties’ obligations are clearly drafted into the contracts.

Agricultural property, including land sales, purchases and re-financing

At Roythornes, our expert solicitors for farming can support clients with farm purchases, farm sales, and refinancing, having worked with some of the largest farming businesses in the country.

If you are preparing to sell agricultural land, we can help you with every necessary stage, including dealing with contracts, reviewing title deeds, and ensuring Land Registry compliance.

If you are planning on selling land, our agricultural lawyers in Spalding can assist with due diligence, negotiate the terms of purchase, and address any environmental issues.

Sporting, fishing and shooting rights

If you need support with sporting, fishing and shooting rights, our solicitors for agricultural law can provide bespoke legal advice, helping you to ensure compliance, protect your interests, and support you in the event of disputes.

Agricultural disputes

Agricultural disputes can be complicated to solve, so it is essential to have the right kind of legal support. At Roythornes, we have experience helping clients settle a wide range of disputes, focusing on alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation.

Specialist agricultural support

Our agricultural law solicitors can also provide help with various other niche agricultural matters, such as:

• Agricultural Holdings Act successions and tribunal applications
• Agri-tech project advice
• Employment, foreign and 'gang' labour
• Wills & probate
• Prenuptial agreements and farming divorce
• Seasonal and specialist cropping arrangements
• Producer organisations and marketing co-operatives
• Contract farming and share farming
• Renewable energy projects and battery storage
• Planning, diversification and development
• Poultry
• Water and flood management
• Animal welfare

If you need support with an agricultural law matter that is not included above, please do get in touch regardless. It is likely that one of our agricultural law solicitors will be able to help you.

Why choose Roythornes solicitors for agricultural law?

At Roythornes, we have an excellent reputation in the agricultural law sector, having been highlighted in leading legal directories Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.

Our agricultural law team have in-depth knowledge and experience in all manner of agricultural law matters, including specialist areas such as water and flood management, poultry production agreements, and natural capital contracts.

You can trust our team to provide a bespoke service by assessing your needs and adhering to your preferences.

We aim to ensure that accessing legal support is a seamless process, and that your interests are safeguarded at every stage.

Get in touch with our agricultural law solicitors in Spalding

To access legal support from our expert agricultural law solicitors in Spalding, please contact our Spalding office.