Rix & Kay has for decades been advising farmers and rural business owners on rural business. Our detailed understanding of rural economic, legal and agricultural issues, which is very rare to find in a city-based law firm.
Our team is dedicated in working alongside our clients and their accountants, land agents and financial institutions to ensure we know the issues involved. We are specialists in the following areas:
- strategic business planning, including succession
- shareholder, partnership and LLP agreements
- joint ventures, including cooperatives
- business start-ups, mergers acquisitions and restructuring
- business diversification
- building and land conversion, including planning law
- supply agreements and terms of business
- employment law
- health and safety
- environmental law
- countryside rights of way (including coastal access issues)
- rural property law, including common land and rights
- development land agreements
- utility wayleaves and telecommunications
- agricultural tenancies and licences
- family trusts, wills, estate administration and wealth preservation
- dispute resolution
- family break-ups
- taxation
Our Team
