Agriculture

Agricultural Experts

Roythornes is one of the UK's leading agricultural law firms with an in-depth understanding of the issues farmers and landowners face.

For many years we have been recognised by the National Farmers Union and other organisations in the food sector for the quality and range of legal services offered to those engaged in the food sector. Such is the range and nature of the agricultural work we undertake for clients across the country that every specialist team within our Practice has lawyers with a special awareness of the needs of our farming clients.

The agricultural work led by Graham Smith who has a national reputation for this work and who lectures and publishes articles on the pressures and opportunities facing this ever-changing sector. Graham's pre-eminence in the field has been recognised by his appointment as Honorary Solicitor to the Worshipful Company of Farmers.

Fully committed to the interest of the industry, Roythornes has been involved in government consultations, helped to reconcile UK and EU farming law and has contributed to landmark decisions on milk quotas, time limits, estoppels and land options. They are one of the very few law firms within the country who have necessary expertise to advise on producer organisations and other collaborative ventures.

We can help with:

• Farming Tenancies
• The Single Farm Payment Scheme
• Common Agricultural Policy payments
• Dispute resolution, land tribunals and contractual issues
• Employment issues, foreign and 'gang' labour
• Tax, subsidies, trusts and inheritance tax
• Prosecutions by the Health and Safety Executive and Environment Agency
• Specialist licences and sugar beet initiatives
• Crop damage and financial difficulties
• Mergers, de-mergers and re-constructions
• Producer organisations and cooperatives
• Environmental issues
• Collaboration Agreements
• Farm and land sales and purchases
• Diversification project
• Planning
• Rights of Way issues
• Boundary disputes
• Succession planning
• Land development schemes