Our experienced team of lawyers advises farmer controlled businesses (FCB's) and food industry clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial issues.

We can advise on the establishment, financing and termination of all types of FCB, be it a partnership, sole trader, company, partnership, LLP or co-operative. We also advise farming and food business clients on sales and acquisitions, as well as commercial arrangements such as marketing, distribution and supply agreements.

We provide a full and comprehensive legal service, working closely with other specialists in Agriculture and Tax & Trusts teams who are able to advise, for instance, on the Mid Term Review or personal tax implications of any business decision you wish to take.

We can also facilitate introductions to a wide number of other professionals, such as bankers, accountants and business consultants who have a particular interest in the farming and food industries.

Our services include:

• Company incorporations
• Partnership agreements
• Shareholder agreements
• Business and company sales and acquisitions
• Co-operatives and producer organisations
• Joint ventures
• Marketing, distribution and supply agreements
• Competition law implications
• Group reorganisations
• Intellectual property advice

We have worked closely with English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) on their 'Share to Farm' series of presentations about the potential benefits of collaboration within and across various agricultural sectors; Jonathan Poole has spoken at several such events. Please visit EFFP's Share to Farm website, to which we have also contributed, for more information on our and EFFP's work in this area.