Burges Salmon has appointed Emma Folkes as the new Head of Rural Property, with effect from 1 May 2022.   A partner in the firm’s Real Estate team since 2017, with specialist expertise in rural and agricultural #property, Emma has led on a wide variety of transactions involving rural land, including sales, purchases and leases for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. She also has extensive experience in advising on agricultural tenancy matters and on the issues that arise from the ongoing management of farms and estates.   Read more about Emma: https://lnkd.in/dknNAbGQ

Kevin Kennedy, a partner in our Dispute Resolution team, is Lawyer of the Week in The Times. Kevin and Justine Reid recently acted for The Voice singer Bo Bruce in the High Court in a dispute with her brother, Viscount Savernake, over the estate of their late mother. Take a look at the feature to find out more https://bsalmon.us/3vV7gEa

We are absolutely thrilled that the firm has been crowned the RollOnFriday ‘Best Law Firm to Work at 2022’. This win is particularly positive as it’s based purely on our people’s individual views of the firm, and is a further reflection of the amazing culture that we have all built together at Burges Salmon https://bsalmon.us/3IFGP8D #bestlawfirm

How will proposals for a lump sum exit scheme affect Farm Business Tenancies? Here are a few considerations from a landlord's perspective, given what we know so far.

Changes to the law on GMOs?

With less than a month to go until #Brexit, our Food & Drink team discuss some of the key issues that businesses need to be aware of ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU. Listen to the webinar on-demand now: https://bsalmon.us/3qJ9zF6 #foodanddrink #foodanddrinkindustry #brexitplanning #brexitready