Agriculture & Rural Affairs
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 2
Email address
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(01453) 700620Chambers Review
Loxley is a specialist firm that is highly praised for its dedication to agricultural matters. It offers expertise in rural issues for clients, including landed estates, agricultural landlords and tenants and farming businesses. The firm is known for handling matters affecting rural property owners and farmers, including litigation. It has further expertise in animal welfare and sporting rights.
Strengths
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"Loxley has experts in the field and its response times are fantastic. It is commercially aware and very pragmatic. It is just a really friendly and approachable firm."
"Its communication is excellent. It gives straight direct advice, is good value for money and is thorough."
"Loxley has a first-class team. It's a small niche outfit but has quality operators across the board."
"Loxley has experts in the field and its response times are fantastic. It is commercially aware and very pragmatic. It is just a really friendly and approachable firm."
"Its communication is excellent. It gives straight direct advice, is good value for money and is thorough."
"Loxley has a first-class team. It's a small niche outfit but has quality operators across the board."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Baskerville leads the property sales and purchases practice at Loxley and specialises in rural property transactions. He also handles deals relating to development property.
"Andrew Baskerville is a high-quality solicitor."
Fred Harrison-James is a litigation partner, specialising in property disputes concerning rural land. He handles contentious agricultural landlord and tenant matters, contested probates and farm partnership disputes, among other matters, and also advises farming businesses on regulatory issues.
"Fred Harrison-James is very good."
Judith Bell is an expert on rural property and agricultural tenancy matters, including telecommunications, minerals and utilities issues. She also handles farming partnership disputes.
"I found her pleasant to deal with and constructive in a difficult matter."
Simon Leach tackles agricultural tenancy matters for landowner and tenant farmer clients. He also handles disputes relating to farm partnerships.
"Simon is a truly outstanding lawyer."
"He was extremely empathetic. He is an outstanding lawyer and I would work with him on any dispute at any time."
"He is very experienced and gives a balanced view and effective advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Loxley
South West
Members
Provided by Loxley
George Fellowes
Pierre Bell
Tom Barnacle