James Pavey
Partner
Agriculture & Rural Business Lawyers
Agricultural businesses face rapid change, from Brexit’s ELMS scheme to climate pressures and rising costs. We’re here to support your ambitions and decision-making.
Legal advice for landowners and rural businesses
Environmental rules are complex. Rights of way are under strain. We can work with you to anticipate regulatory shifts and equip with the information you need to secure your land and legacy. Whether you’re planning succession, developing land, or preserving your brand, you’ll get a long-term legal partner who brings clarity, commercial thinking, and sector insight.
As your trusted experts, we can provide expert support on:
- Land ownership, rights, and boundary issues
- Diversification and development projects
- Succession planning for farms and estates
- Environmental and planning law
- Commercial disputes and employment matters.
Speak to a Legal Partner
Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.
Contact our Specialists
Get strategic advice from a team that knows how to protect and grow your business. Please complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.
Alternatively, you can call us now.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Excluding Public Holidays).
0370 1500 100
Trust our expertise
A number of our team are Country Land Business Association (CLA) members and committee members. We also have advisers who are qualified with The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), which is a global professional body for experts in inheritance and succession planning. We are sponsors of the Royal Agricultural University.
The leading independent guides to the legal profession, the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, recognise our expertise in rural issues.
Whether you need advice on personal or commercial matters (so often they overlap), you’ll find that we have specialists who can help you. This breadth of legal expertise means we build long-lasting relationships with our rural clients, who know they can come to us no matter what they need help with.
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
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