Agricultural law can be an extremely complex and problematic area of law due to the many different areas that it encompasses. Our agricultural solicitors will provide practical, professional and personal legal advice to landowners, farming businesses, landed estates, institutions and others with interests in land and the wider rural economy.
We recognise the significant value the agriculture sector contributes to the local economy and appreciate that advice to farming clients goes beyond commonplace property transactions, it needs to encompass entrepreneurship, strategy, business structure and planning for the future. Our strength therefore lies in the comprehensive range of specialist legal services we offer to clients in the agricultural sector.
- Farm acquisitions and disposals
- Agricultural tenancies
- Business structures
- Agricultural entrepreneurship
- Rights of way
- Option agreements
- Employment
- Financial settlement
- Cohabiting couples
- Prenuptial / postnuptial agreements
- Planning
- Partnership Agreements
- Health and Safety
- Equine
- Solar parks/alternative energy
- Wills, Estates and Powers of Attorney
If you have an agricultural dispute, our team is able to deal with a full range of matters including farm inheritance disputes, tenancy disputes, rights of way, boundaries, shareholder disputes, nuisance claims and debt recovery. Contact our expert team to discuss any issues you may have.
what our clients say
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Thanks to our outstanding legal team, headed by Darren Bowen a Partner in Leathes Prior’s Dispute Resolution and Agricultural Teams we can now start trading again.
Significant experience in acting for independent developers, landowners and retailers across the country, covering a broad range of contentious probates, agricultural disputes and real estate litigation.
Darren Bowen has a broad practice covering contentious probates, agricultural disputes and real estate litigation. He is an expert in litigation. He is very good at bringing in the right experts and specialists for different jobs, he displays great customer care and is very tenacious.
Delivers the best and has strong agricultural estates experience. Very professional and pleasant.
Leathes Prior’s Darren Bowen advises agricultural clients. Mike Barlow advised on a dispute concerning farming equipment installation.
Attention to detail and recommended for Commercial Litigation and Agriculture and Estates work, for their confident and pragmatic approach.
Leathes Prior provide advice on all aspects of contentious property issues, including commercial, agricultural and residential landlord and tenant, boundary and development litigation. Particularly pronounced expertise in timeshare disputes, patient and measured in assisting with a long-running matter. They respond promptly and efficiently.
Leathes Prior’s specialist team compares very well with the main competition in Norfolk. Litigator Darren Bowen is incisive, clear-thinking and a strong advocate for his clients, but always open to practical ideas for settlement.
In Darren Bowen the firm has a highly skilled property litigator who is respected by surveyors, land agents, landed estates and counsel, and whose expertise covers agricultural property disputes, particularly those involving probate matters.