Agricultural Solicitors & Agricultural Law Experts.

We are proud to be one of the NFU’s recommended agricultural law firms, providing specialist legal advice for farmers and the agricultural industry in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire.

As members of the NFU’s panel of specialist agricultural law firms, we have passed the NFU’s thorough examination of our services and expertise before being invited onto their national network of recommended solicitors. Whether a member of the NFU or not, you can be assured of a friendly, approachable service to help you avoid the many legal pitfalls in farming and food production.

NFU members take advantage of a 12.5% discount on legal fees relating to their business (subject to terms), contact us by phone today or complete our enquiry form on the right-hand side of this page.

The NFU offer their members a Legal Health Check and Contract Checking Service where financial assistance can be obtained; click on the links to find out more.

The Chambers UK Guide 2025 rank the department in Band 2 for both Wales and the West Midlands, saying the following ‘Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors has a highly regarded team with offices across Shropshire, Herefordshire and North Wales. It has expertise in all legal matters that relate to property, family, commercial and disputes encountered by landed estate, agricultural and horticultural clients. It serves farmers and country landowners across the region.’

The following is a strength noted in the 2025 guide: “Lanyon Bowdler is a locally based team so it is nice to be able to access them, but also to know they have breadth of expertise to draw upon if needs be.”

A source from a previous edition says: “I always find it easy to work with these people. The team is extremely friendly, and this puts clients and other advisers at ease in the meetings. You also have confidence in the advice, so they are a pleasure to work with.”

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 recognises us as a Top Tier firm in the West Midlands, the directory states: ‘The first-class team at Lanyon Bowdler acts for numerous large agricultural and horticultural clients, in addition to landed estates. It is a NFU panel firm for Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire, and works closely with the NFU regionally. The agile team covers areas as diverse as renewable energy projects and professional negligence cases involving farmers as claimants, as well as employment matters’.

Testimonials from the 2025 edition of the Legal 500:

‘In our opinion a standout law firm dealing mainly with agricultural and estate matters’.

Work highlights include:

Acting on behalf of the trustees of the Sweeney estate in connection with their day-today property enquiries in relation to the estate, which consists of a number of let farms, cottages and commercial units.

Dealt with the partitioning of a farm and poultry business following the resolution of a partnership agreement.

Dealing with the sale of agricultural land and brownfield land to a local developer.

For Wales we are shown in a separate category in the Legal 500 but we are still achieving Tier 2 status. The directory states, ‘Since it was established in 2019, Lanyon Bowdler’s Conwy office has flourished, extending the firm’s ability to service clients in Shropshire and Cheshire, as well as successfully growing its base of North Walian landowners. The scope of the work has also grown as a result of some recent hires, with core agricultural property expertise being enhanced by lawyers with expertise at handling private client and broader corporate/commercial expertise’.

Testimonials inlude:

‘I have always had more than satisfactory performance and personnel ready to assist as and when required.’

‘Welsh speaking, and with a personal touch.’

Work highlights include:

Appointed to the legal panel of rural lending specialists Oxbury Bank.

Appointed to Farming Connect’s delivery framework to give specialist advice to eligible farm businesses in Wales. We have been appointed to provide succession advice and also preparing and advising on various joint venture schemes.

Acting on behalf of Lord Newborough in connection with the day to day legal advice sought in relation to the diverse Rhug and Glynllifon Estates in North Wales, comprising approx. 12,500 acres.

Agricultural Lawyers are an essential resource for those operating in the agricultural sector because they are able to provide expert legal advice and representation to farmers and those running agribusiness regarding any aspects of farming or the agricultural sector at large.

Due to the highly regulated nature of the agriculture industry, agricultural lawyers help ensure clients understand the relevant agriculture laws and make sure that they run their agribusiness or farm in an appropriate manner.

With significant changes set to affect the industry over the next seven years, it is critical that Agricultural Solicitors stay up-to-date on new regulations and legislation so that the advice they provide is accurate. As NFU panel members and an NFU recommended law firm, Lanyon Bowdler’s Agri-law team provides the highest levels of legal advice and representation to the farming community.

Whatever situation you face, our Agricultural Law Solicitors can offer the expertly tailored advice you need to help resolve the matter.

As an NFU recommended law firm and as a member of the National Farmers Union’s Legal Panel for their members in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire, you can trust the advice and representation offered by Lanyon Bowdler’s specialist Agricultural Solicitors is accurate and up-to-date.

With years of experience advising those operating farms and agribusinesses, our team of specialist agricultural lawyers are on hand to assist with any legal matters relating to the running of a farm or agricultural business, whether that relates to agricultural disputes, the buying or selling of farms or farmland, arranging inheritance and succession of farms or agribusinesses.

With the Agriculture Act 2020 scheduled to bring a raft of regulatory and legislative changes over the next seven years, the experience and expertise of Lanyon Bowdler’s team of Agricultural Solicitors has never been more relevant. We are able to offer you expertly tailored legal advice on all agricultural law matters, can offer insight into the forthcoming legislation and can support you in successfully navigating through one of the biggest periods of change to hit the sector in decades.

Lanyon Bowdler’s team of Agricultural Law Solicitors, many of whom have originated from farming backgrounds themselves, have been highlighted as one of the best Agricultural Law teams in the region, with the 2023 edition of Chambers UK ranking our department in Band 1.

If you have any questions or would like a better understanding of what an agricultural solicitor can do to help you, give one of our team of farming law experts a call or complete the online enquiry form and one of the team will promptly get back to you.

There are many circumstances in which you might want to seek the advice and expertise of an Agricultural Solicitor and at Lanyon Bowdler, our Agricultural Solicitors, many of whom are from a farming background themselves, have years of experience of offering legal advice and support to farmers and their families, both on personal and business matters.

As an NFU recommended agricultural law firm and as an NFU legal panel member, Lanyon Bowdler’s agricultural team are friendly, reliable, and most importantly, experts in their field.

Whether you are looking for advice on selling or developing farmland, need assistance with resolving a farming dispute or want support in creating and administering farming partnership agreements, Lanyon Bowdler have the experience and expertise to be able to assist you.

Whatever your reason for needing an agricultural solicitor, you can request a callback or complete an online enquiry form and one of Lanyon Bowdler’s agricultural team will be in touch to begin the process of helping resolve your issue.