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Abstract
Farm Law, the comprehensive monthly briefing on legal issues designed for
professional advisers to rural business and large farming companies.
The recent pace of change in laws affecting the environmental and food safety
responsibilities of farmers and landowners is unlikely to diminish over the
next decade. Political and budgetary discussions at EU level will alter the
way in which farm support is handled, and subsidiarity will lead to
implementation being increasingly dealt with at local level. Cross border
differences within the UK can be expected to be more pronounced as the
devolved authorities make different decisions.
Farm Law will provide commentary on all these legal and constitutional changes
as they happen, making running assessments of the implications for rural
business.
Farm Law Notes
Legal news stories are summarised and presented in the Farm Law Notes section
with a commentary. Recent items have dealt with: The revision of farm tenancy
laws... GM coexistence... Animal welfare legislation... Environmental
Stewardship (ELS & HLS)... Single Payment Scheme... Environmental Liability
Directive and agriculture... Biofuels and alternative energy... Rural planning
law issues... CAP simplification... Liability for animal escape...
Cases in Court
Court judgements are often lengthy and complex. Farm Law brings the reader' s
attention directly to the crucial elements in a selection of court rulings
affecting the business of farming and the protection of the rural environment.
Commentary is impartial but not uncritical, the interpretation of the law is
frequently controversial. Recent cases covered in the Cases in Court section
include disputes over: Agricultural Holdings Notice to Quit, Straying
Livestock, SSSI Status, Recovery of Export Premiums, Farm Rating, Imported
Food, Vehicles on Footpaths and Common Land, Easement Cases, Inheritance Tax,
Driver' s Hours Regulations and Operator' s Licences...
Focus
Farm Law provides regular in-depth reports on topical issues to keep readers
up-to-date on the background to legal and regulatory developments. Recent
reports have included: Environmental due diligence... Combating village green
applications... Short-term land use contracts... Matrimonial breakdown on the
farm... Vehicular rights of way in the countryside...
Independent Reporting
Farm Law does not accept advertising and is independent of any national,
government or industry interest. Our purpose is to present readers with the
facts objectively and accurately.
About the Editor
Geoff Whittaker qualified as a solicitor in the days before milk and livestock
quotas had been thought of and an IACS form was nothing but a glint in the eye
of the European Commission. He has extensive first-hand experience of advising
rural businessmen at the sharp end of agricultural development.
He co-authored the CLA' s Advisory Handbook on Farm Business Tenancies, and its
revision, and these days is mainly occupied as Consultant & Adviser to the
Agricultural Law Association which involves him in policy-making circles as
well as providing support to rural professionals in their practice. He is also
a member of the Presidency Council of the European Council for Rural Law.
