Maile v Maile: Farm succession dispute settled in high court
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Agriculture
A High Court ruling has brought closure to a long-running inheritance dispute over West Hook Farm, a 170-acre mixed farm near Okehampton, Devon. The case offers important lessons for farming families planning succession and for rural professionals supporting them.
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Esther Woolford
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