Inheritance Tax Reform – A tipping point for family farms?
As Parliament winds down for the summer recess, the question on many farming families’ minds is: will the government be for turning when it comes to proposed tax reforms?
Service Category Archives
Environmental markets and natural capital
This is a rapidly growing new market where we have already seen a steady but rapid increase in the number of instructions and the range of environmental services and credits being provided and traded
Agriculture
Our team of agricultural law experts offers a comprehensive range of legal services to farming and rural landowning communities across England and Wales.
Landed estates
Our specialist agriculture solicitors have considerable expertise in advising landowners, farmers and rural business owners with significant holdings.
Farm diversification
At Clarke Willmott, our multidisciplinary team of commercial and private client specialists has extensive experience in the opportunities and complexities involved in diversification.
Still seeing too farming injuries and deaths
HSE data shows farming is the most dangerous profession in the UK, personal injury lawyer says more needs to be done to keep the industry safe.
Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill and the Groceries Code Adjudicator – What farmers need to know
The UK’s food supply chain is undergoing significant changes, with the introduction of the Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill (the ‘Bill’) and the strengthening of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (‘GCA’).
Agricultural business
Our agricultural business lawyers have extensive experience of providing advice and guidance on a wide-range of corporate and commercial issues to our farming and food industry clients.
The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025 (“Pig Regulations”)
Following on from the implementation of The Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations (“Dairy Regulations”) last year, new regulations to promote fairness and transparency in the UK pig sector were laid before Parliament last week.
New precision breeding legislation will put UK at forefront of Agri-Tech revolution
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act provides opportunities to grow crops that are more nutritious and resilient, with the aim of increasing production rates and cutting costs for farmers.
Prenuptial & postnuptial agreements: Protecting agricultural assets
Nuptial agreements are an agreement entered into prior to marriage (prenup) or after marriage (postnup) is made between spouses to regulate the rights and responsibilities regarding their financial assets, including agricultural assets and farming business interests, in the event of a divorce or separation.