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Agricultural Solicitors Cannock & Lichfield

Ansons has a specialist team that has many years experience of advising on all aspects of agricultural law. The success of the agricultural team is due to its understanding and affinity with farmers and the farming community.

The team is lead by Simon James, who is from a farming family himself.  Simon is recognised as an agricultural specialist by the Legal Experts' directory and the independent directory of the top UK law firms, Legal 500, recognises Ansons' success in advising on "a number of diversification projects including woodland acquisitions, the conversion of agricultural buildings for office and light industrial purposes and option agreements for development projects.

Simon's entry in the Legal Expert's Directory is as follows: "Simon James has an extensive agricultural and commercial property client base, acting not only for individuals but also for partnerships, charities and local and national companies, including developers. He has advised on agricultural law since the early 1980s and comes from a farming family. Through his agricultural work, Simon has also become involved in tax planning for families and businesses generally and frequently acts as a trustee of family trusts. Simon is a member of the Agricultural Law Association and he is well known within the agricultural community. He is an active member of the Staffordshire community, including being director of St Giles Hospice (Developments) Limited and Lichfield Festival Limited".

The agricultural team has the strength and depth to advise not only farm owners, tenants and managers but also those who are closely linked to farming, including contractors, professional advisers, estate planners and agricultural land agents.

The agricultural department regularly act on:
* Agricultural joint ventures and partnerships
* Dispute resolution, arbitrations and tribunals
* Diversification projects
* Environmental issues 
* Family disputes
* Option agreements
* Planning
* Rights of way and other easements
* Sale and purchase of farms and estates
* Succession planning
* Tax planning
* Telecommunications masts
* Tenancy agreements including succession applications
* Wayleaves

For further information please contact:
Simon James on +44 (0)1543 267980 or you can also email sjames@ansonsllp.com

Quoted in the Legal 500 – "At Ansons LLP Simon James is 'strong, forthright and confident'. The team has been involved in advising on a number of diversification projects including woodland acquisitions, the conversion of agricultural buildings for office and light industrial purposes, and option agreements for development projects".