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Brethertons Appoints New Highly Respected Agricultural Solicitor

Regional Law Firm Brethertons today announced Felicity Wyatt, a leading agricultural solicitor, has joined the Agricultural and Rural Business Team.

Felicity brings many years of agricultural law experience in advising farmers and rural business clients, as well as landed estates and family trusts on a wide range of matters. Coming from a farming background, Felicity has a very special understanding of the issues that face clients in the agricultural sector today.

Joining colleagues Kate Austin, Elizabeth Young and Carol Ridgley, the team are responsible for advising on tax and succession planning for farming partnerships and families, sales and purchases of farms and bare land,  tenancy agreements, grants and change of land use, and diversification issues. A good deal of the emerging work areas address issues of renewable energy sources.

Partner Elizabeth Young explains: “Felicity is a highly respected practitioner with a prominent profile in this industry sector. Her joining the firm is of particular strategic importance to the firm and its client base. It gives us an unmissable chance to  deepen and develop the level of specialist expertise we can offer and is a further reflection of our commitment to strengthening the agricultural offering since our official launch just over a year ago”.

Felicity has been a principal solicitor for Hewitsons, Northampton for the last 3 ½  years.  She holds several industry positions, including being an active member of the Agricultural Law Association, sitting on the Association’s Council, and  being involved in the Next Generation Group of the ALA. She is also a member of the Women in Property events in the East Midlands.

Elizabeth concludes: “Brethertons have undertaken work for farming clients throughout our 200 year history. In fact, the firm’s founding partner, Count Ferdinand Wratislaw, had, according to the census of 1851: ‘6 children, 4 servants, 273 acres of agricultural land and 17 agricultural labourers’.  So, farming has always played a huge part in Brethertons’ business, right from the start.” 

Brethertons has recently been recognised by winning no less than five awards for:   Best Use of IT and Communications Award – Coventry Telegraph Awards, Solicitor of the Year – News on the Block Magazine, Young Professional of the Year – News on the Block Magazine, Litigation Team of the Year - Credit Today Magazine and Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rugby Business Awards.