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The Stakes are High - liability considerations for landowners and farmers keeping livestock

We consider the recent HSE prosecutions arising out of cattle attacks on members of the public and alternative legal risks for landowners keeping livestock
20 July 2023

Preparing Local Nature Recovery Strategies

An update on Local Nature Recovery Strategies introduced by the Environment Act 2021 and described in DEFRA’s recent statutory guidance and policy paper
05 July 2023

Common Land –High Court confirms camping not “open-air recreation”

No right of wild camping on Dartmoor Commons
16 February 2023

Press release

Burges Salmon appoints new Head of Rural Property

The firm confirms the appointment of Emma Folkes as the Head of Rural Property, with effect from 1 May 2022
05 May 2022

Biodiversity Net Gain for Landowners and Land Managers

The live consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain gives landowners and land managers the chance to get up to speed with the direction of travel for this area, and consider what opportunities this presents for rural land
08 March 2022

Listed building enforcement: a new appeal consideration

The recent Supreme Court case of Dill looks to the heart of listed building protection, giving new guidance on whether something is a ‘building’
09 June 2020

Town and village green law: Supreme Court decision on ‘statutory incompatibility’

Overview of a lifeline from the Supreme Court to help save land held for statutory purposes being registered as a town or village green
17 February 2020

Development plans and trigger events prevent registration of land as Town or Village Green

For landowners and developers, we consider the range of qualifying factors (or trigger events) that can apply to prevent an application to register a town or village green under the Commons Act 2006
17 July 2019

Town and village greens - protection for developers in Wales

Legislation came into force in Wales on 22 October 2018 that protects developers against TVG applications. However, protection remains more restricted in Wales than in England

17 July 2019

Update on agricultural occupancy conditions

Agricultural occupancy conditions are important considerations for landowners, their agents and developers of rural dwellings

16 July 2019

What should you do when faced with a compulsory purchase order?

The threat of compulsory purchase can be very unsettling but there are steps individuals, companies and institutional landowners can take to prepare for a compulsory purchase order (CPO).
28 February 2018

Bank lending to the agricultural sector – legal tips for borrowers

With agricultural land values now levelling out, how can landowners keep their legal spend under control when looking to remortgage?
09 March 2017
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