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Mud on the road. A guide for farmers.

Paul Burkinshaw

Posted2023-01-23 00:00
AuthorPaul Burkinshaw

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...

The challenge of telecoms operators seeking to cut mast rent payments

Paul Burkinshaw

Posted2022-11-29 00:00
AuthorPaul Burkinshaw

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...

Great results for Harrowells in the Legal 500 2023 report

Posted2022-09-29 00:00
AuthorPeter Mills

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...

The ongoing farm to fork challenge in the pig industry

Paul Burkinshaw

Posted2022-06-09 00:00
AuthorPaul Burkinshaw

Figures recently published in Farmers Weekly, based on numbers produced by the National Pig Association, it is suggested that more than 31 million meals of pork could have been fed to the nation but have been wasted due to the pig crisis. How on earth have...

What happens to my share in the family farming business partnership when I die?

Posted2022-02-16 00:00
AuthorMatt Rowley

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...

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