The FDR Dispute Resolution and Litigation team will help you if you have had an accident on farmland or in an agricultural environment or if you have a dispute relating to an agricultural or equine matter.
Compensation claims and more
If you are a farmer, an agricultural worker or member of the general public and you have had an accident on farmland as a result of faulty machinery, animal activity or negligence, we can help find the right outcome in terms of financial compensation and practical support.
Our litigation team is highly experienced in helping clients claim maximum compensation where they have suffered as a result of someone else’s actions. Combined with our understanding of the agricultural sector and how the rural community works, this provides our clients with a level of advice and service rarely matched by any UK law firm.
Stephen Lawson, who heads our team, is ideally suited to helping agricultural and equine clients as a passionate advocate for rural affairs and owner of a smallholding where he has bred cattle and sheep. He is also a published author and broadcaster on rural affairs.
Agricultural disputes
We are experts in the field of agricultural disputes. That means we can help you with a wide range of issues including:
- Contract disputes
- Employment disputes
- Property disputes, including breach of covenants, removal of trespassers and boundary disputes
We can help you through the complexities in areas such as leases, single farm payments, quotas and subsidies as well as bringing professional negligence claims or claims against suppliers of defective machinery.
Equine disputes
The FDR equine law team will help you in all areas of this specialist field. The team is headed by Jennifer McGuinness.
Our dispute resolution expertise means we can help you tackle all issues in the equestrian world including:
- Disputes arising from the sale and purchase of horses/cattle
- The false advertisement of a purchased horse
- Failure to warn about or detect injuries or vices suffered by the horse
- Professional negligence (including veterinary and farrier negligence)
- Personal injury
- Horse welfare issues including defending prosecutions brought by the RSPCA
- Insurance disputes
- Bridleways and rights of way
- Nuisance
To find out more about how we can help you with agricultural and equine disputes, please contact us.
