Our specialist lawyers regularly advise farmers and landowners on personal issues that may affect you including wills, probate, family matters, veterinary negligence and equine related law.
As well as offering agricultural law advice, we have experts who regularly advise farmers and landowners on personal issues that may affect you including:
Wills, Tax & Trusts / Administration of Estates/Probate
Advice on Wills, Probate, Estate/Inheritance Tax Planning, Self Assessment Tax Returns, Trusts, General Management on Behalf of Elderly Clients, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection.
We deal with a number of agricultural probates annually with estate values up to £12million , involving agricultural land, claims for Agricultural Property Relief on houses, and Business Property Relief on farming partnership interests and farming companies.
Family
Advice on the full range of family matters including divorce,separation, domestic violence, ancillary relief and all children matters including residence and contact disputes, care proceedings and adoption matters.
The team deal with complex cases involving substantial farming assets up to £10million.
Litigations Matters/Regulatory Issues
Andrew Holt has over 20 years' commercial litigation experience. Andrew deals with all areas of dispute resolution. Over the last three years, in particular, he has coordinated the firm's respresentation for the National Farmers Union's legal advice scheme, where Wilkin Chapman LLP is the regional panel solicitors for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Equine Issues
Our equine specialist, Brenda Gilligan deals with the following issues for private individuals.
- Making and taking claims relating to personal injury involving horses and riders
- Advising on insurance requirements
- Buying and selling horses
- The loaning of horses both in and out
- Veterinary negligence
- Equine health and safety issues
