I am a Solicitor in Michelmores’ Agriculture team, having joined the firm in December 2020.

Since qualifying in December 2022, I have had a wide range of agricultural litigation experience, including property disputes, agricultural and general landlord and tenant disputes, professional negligence, commercial/contract disputes, right of way disputes, boundary disputes and proprietary estoppel claims. I also have experience with other “non-contentious” drafting and advisory work, including drafting a variety of deeds and agreements relating to the letting of land and farming business structures. My clients include a range of individuals, partnerships and businesses operating within the UK agricultural sector.

I am a professional member of the Property Litigation Association. I also regularly contribute to the team’s agricultural articles designed to keep clients up to date with changes in legislation, recent case law and upcoming matters which may affect them.

Expertise

Recent experience

Acting in respect of a professional negligence claim concerning contaminated land

Advising a number of farmers on a complex and high value litigation concerning contamination to land

Acting for the Forestry Commission in advising and representing it in court proceedings involving the removal of a trespasser and securing a wide-ranging quia timet injunction preventing the trespasser returning to the forest

Acting for the beneficiaries of an estate in a complex, high value proprietary estoppel claim

Supporting a large landed estate on various matters; including disputes regarding a tenancy, a professional negligence claim in relation to the grant of a new tenancy, and advising in relation to breach of restrictive covenants

Acting for a client in a dispute over an industrial estate in north London, involving disputed access rights and the rights of occupiers on that site pursuant to Part II Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Advising on a complex suite of documents for a property purchase including natural capital elements such as a nutrient credit agreement