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Lodders takes the reins for equine clients

Law firm Lodders has formalised the legal advice and guidance it provides to its business and private individual equine clients with the creation of a dedicated Equine Law team.

The firm’s extensive team of equine specialists draws on Lodders’ renowned and industry-leading strengths in agricultural law, private client matters, dispute resolution and planning.

Whilst Lodders has delivered equine advice to clients for many years, growing demand is behind the step to launch the dedicated Equine Law team, as the firm’s Natalie Smith, an associate in the private client team, explains:

“Lodders has long worked with private clients and businesses in the equine sector, as part of its highly regarded work within the agricultural and landed estates sectors,” explains Natalie, herself an experienced and accomplished rider and a member of British Show Jumping, the British Horse Society and the Malvern Hills Riding Club.

“We feel the time is right to formalise this offering with a dedicated, specialist law service. Our Equine Law team provides advice on the range of equine related legal matters, from sale and purchase, loan and leasing agreements for horses, equestrian business sales and Private Client matters, to dispute resolution, planning and residential and commercial conveyancing for equestrian properties. The team is able to draw on the wealth of knowledge and legal expertise of its legal specialists across the firm.”

Lodders’ senior partner and head of the private client team Martin Green adds: “We understand how the countryside works. We have one of the largest and most experienced agriculture law teams in the region, many of whom have first-hand experience of the wide ranging needs of those who live and work in the countryside, whether they are farmers, landowners or diversified rural businesses.

“Whilst the firm has delivered an extensive variety of legal advice to equine clients for very many years, we feel the time is right to formalise this work and create a dedicated Equine Law team to further enhance the specialist support available across our team.

“Lodders is respected nationally for our breadth of expertise and legal and business advice to farmers, landowners and trustees, as it provides expert advice on all rural matters by combining the talents of our practitioners in the agricultural, private client, real estate and business departments – expertise which underpins our new Equine Law team.”

Working with Natalie in Lodders’ Equine Team are partner Ian Flavell, a specialist in estate and tax planning, trusts and wills for farmers, owners and trustees of landed estates, corporate and commercial specialist and partner Mark Lewis, agriculture and real estate partner Caroline Nemecek, dispute resolution partner Mike Wakeling, and environmental specialist and associate in Lodders’ real estate team, Victoria Longmore.

Lodders Solicitors LLP is an established and thriving law firm based in Stratford upon Avon, Henley in Arden and Cheltenham. The firm is recognised as a leading private client law firm, offering specialist advice to both private individuals and privately owned businesses, including its highly regarded work in the agricultural and real estate sectors. For more information: www.lodders.co.uk.

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