Agricultural Quotas & Subsidies

Agricultural quotas and subsidies are of critical importance to almost all agricultural businesses. Their availability can sometimes determine the viability of the whole or a particular section of the business. We have a dedicated team of lawyers who specialise in the Single Payment Scheme, Environmental Stewardship, milk quotas and the various other quotas and subsidies which are available. In addition, all other members of the team have a good working knowledge of these issues, so can highlight quota and subsidy issues when they arise and call in the relevant expert help.

Our services include:

• Advising on the working of the EU Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS), the Single Payment Scheme, Environmental Stewardship (ELS, HLS,OELS and UELS), milk quotas, rural development grants and all other agricultural quotas, subsidies and grants
• Selling, transferring and leasing quotas
• Protecting quotas and subsidies when farms are sold, let out or when businesses are reorganised
• Resolving disputes relating quotas and subsidies
• Dealing with Judicial Review proceedings brought against government departments, agencies and bodies to challenge their decisions on quotas and subsidies

With our specialist expertise our team have been appointed to advise and represent farm businesses, land agents, private and institutional landowners and national organisations such as the NFU, The Crown Estate, the National Trust, the Tenant Farmer's Association and the Soil Association on quota and subsidy issues.

Contact: Tom Hyde, Rod Lloyd-Jones, Tim Russ, Guy Hurst