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This section of our website shares news and updates on farming laws. Harrowells Solicitors is a regional law firm with a long and successful track record of offering high-quality advice to businesses, families, and individuals.
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1M ago
It has been a tumultuous couple of years in the farming sector, with wholesale changes to the subsidy regime, commodity price shocks and uncertainty concerning export markets. In this context, there was at least some good news in the recent Budget for ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
2M ago
Advances in technology mean that rural Yorkshire is these days a viable location for large scale solar farms – so yet another string is added to the diversification bow. However, the scale and longevity of such schemes means that greater care needs to ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
6M ago
Each year Legal 500 publish a report focused on the quality of advice and nature of work undertaken by leading law firms in the UK, including our own. Legal 500 base their assessment, to a significant extent, on feedback given directly to Legal 500 by our ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1y ago
It’s that time of year again. It’s wet. Turn off the main drag and you may spot the dreaded handwritten sign “Mud on Road”. Your lovely clean car is quickly covered in the finest of by-product that only farms can supply. The NFU ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1y ago
Since a change in legislation in 2017, farmers and others who permitted the installation of telecommunication equipment have discovered that telecoms companies are now entitled to cut rental payment substantially, sometimes up to 95%, so causing a ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1y ago
Legal 500 have just published their latest report (‘the 2023 edition’) and the firm has, once again, achieved a strong showing. We have received formal recognition of our excellent service delivery and high technical standards across nine ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1y ago
It is a well-known ‘fact’ that farmers never retire; there is always far too much to do to have that luxury. Many farmers we deal with are keen to pass the farm and business on to whichever member of the family is most willing, whilst keeping ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1y ago
Over 75% of our instructions are from returning clients or those personally recommended to us by previous clients. So it is really important that we take client service very seriously. When we complete a matter for a client, we always ask for ..read more
Harrowells Solicitors » Farming Blog
1y ago
Traditionally, farming businesses have relied on a legal structure of family farming partnerships, often without formal written partnership agreements in place. In this case provisions of the Partnership Act 1890 would apply but this Act is unable to ..read more