Agricultural

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The impact of the biodiversity net gain requirements on developers

Bill Bidder and Mithun Rabheru, from IBB Law LLP, explain the biodiversity net gain requirements that must be followed when undertaking a development

Mitigating the tractor tax – can a compromise be found?

Charles Richardson, a Partner specialising in landed estates at Kingsley Napley, discusses the outcry from farmers in response to the inheritance tax changes announced by the government and whether a compromise is possible

Why Agricultural Property Relief reforms pose challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave says the announced inheritance tax reforms risk uprooting family farms and deepening challenges for British agriculture

Budget reforms pose tax challenges for farming families

Ingrid McCleave, a Partner at DMH Stallard, shares her thoughts on the impact of the tax reforms announced as part of the 2024 Budget for farming families

Legal measures for the protection of animals

Kimberly Moore, author of 'The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals, Humanity’s Shared Destiny with the Animal Kingdom', presents the case for the protection of animals with meaningful and substantive laws

Muckle LLP further expands agriculture team with new appointment

Leading law firm Muckle LLP is further expanding its Agriculture, Estates and Private Client team by appointing solicitor, Lois Dokubo, the latest in a string of new appointments for the team.  

Del Monte Kenya pineapple plantation at centre of human rights abuse allegations

Fruit giant Del Monte is accused of betraying its human rights pledges with allegations against security guards of violent beatings and the rape of villagers living near to its pineapple plantation in Kenya

2023: England’s ‘pivot year’ in BPS decline

Farmers will find that Basic Payments reduce by 35% this year and by 50% next year, compared to 2020 rates and so will need to look at their businesses In its third year, England's agricultural transition becomes a fact on the farm in 2023, the last year that Basic Payment will be linked to having land or farming.