Agricultural

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18 Nov 2024

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

5 Apr 2024

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

26 Jun 2023

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.  

26 Jun 2023

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.

22 Jun 2023

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.

3 May 2022

Agriculture: natural capital assets and carbon sequestration

Ben Sharples explores the implications of two consequential pieces of agricultural legislation

5 Mar 2021

'Super-deduction' tax break 'grossly unfair' for professional services industry 

Many professional services businesses set to miss out on £25 billion 'super-deduction' tax break

21 Oct 2020

The rural challenge

Protecting the wealth of a farming business calls for a range of experienced lawyers, says David Wood