Agriculture Commercial Law

No matter what type of rural business or structure, we will act as your legal partner on all issues.

Commercial solicitors with rural knowledge and expertise

Rural legal knowledge, commercial expertise

Our commercial law solicitors are expert in dealing with issues affecting rural businesses. We work collaboratively with agricultural specialists across our firm as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to our large and diverse rural client base.

Clients across the sector, all issues catered for

We act for farming families, landowners, tenants and rural businesses of all sizes. Our agricultural solicitors act on a wide range of commercial matters including partnership agreements and company formations as part of a succession strategy, contractual arrangements involving the sharing of farming machinery and contract farming, dealing with intellectual property rights, contracts or licensing agreements as part of a diversification project.

Legal expertise for all types of rural business

No matter your business structure—partnership, limited company, or sole trader—we take the time to understand and protect your interests.

The team at Tees have the diversity in knowledge that enable them to understand their clients needs. They operate with transparency and fairness.

Our expertise

Our agriculture commercial law solicitors can help with a range of issues including:

  • partnership agreements and company formations
  • farm sharing structures
  • mergers, demergers and reorganisations of agricultural businesses
    collaboration agreements
  • joint ventures
  • diversification projects, including solar and wind farms
  • strategic land transactions and option agreements
  • contracts and trading terms for your farming business
  • licensing agreements.

Legal and financial advice

Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm and our teams are experienced in all aspects of law, so you can be assured of a comprehensive and joined-up service. As well as legal expertise for rural businesses, we have specialists in employment law, property, litigation and finance.

We also have in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our lawyers to deliver all the advice you need for your business.

Our independent financial advisers are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we are accountable for all the advice that we give.

We're here to help

If you’d like to meet one of our agricultural commercial law experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

Our legal services are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.