Agriculture & Rural Affairs
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 1
Contact number
(0345) 209 1000Chambers Review
Clarke Willmott benefits from historical links to major agricultural institutions. It advises clients on a broad range of transactional and contentious rural property matters. The firm houses agricultural specialists in a number of practice groups, including employment, family and planning. It offers in-depth expertise in relation to landed estates and advises landowners on the management of rural estates.
Work Highlights
- Clarke Willmott represented Andrew Guest in a proprietary estoppel claim concerning a family farm. This case went to the Supreme Court.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The entire team is very competent and regardless of workload they always get back to you in a timely manner."
"The entire team is very competent and regardless of workload they always get back to you in a timely manner."
Notable Practitioners
Esther Woolford leads the agricultural team at Clarke Willmott. She is a solicitor advocate and specialises in agricultural property litigation and contentious probate matters.
"Esther Woolford is very sensible."
Mark Buckerfield is a specialist agricultural and rural residential property practitioner. He handles sales and purchases of farms and other rural properties, agricultural landlord and tenant matters and related rural land issues.
"Mark is very approachable and very helpful in getting really difficult jobs done."
"He's a highly capable solicitor and I have really high regard for him."
Rod Lloyd-Jones advises on rural land transactions, including sales and purchases of farms and rural residential property. His clients include landed estates.
Polly Ridgway is a senior associate at the firm and earns acclaim for her expertise in handling agricultural disputes.
Ranked Lawyers at
Clarke Willmott LLP
South West