Real estate, land and rural business.

Trained North East Fife District Council; qualified 1984; conveyancing assistant, Balfour & Manson; Connell & Connell; accredited specialist in agricultural law (Law Society of Scotland 2005); partner Brodies LLP 2007. Publications of note: jointly responsible for ‘Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia Volume ‘Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation’’ (Butterworths 2008); regular contributor of articles to ‘Farm Law’ and ‘Agricultural Law Association Bulletin’; ‘Scottish Land & Estates: Land Business’, ‘Scottish Farmer’ and ‘Journal of the Law Society of Scotland’.

Law Society of Scotland. WS Society; Agricultural Law Association; Scottish Agricultural Arbiters & Valuers Association; Scottish committee member, Compulsory Purchase Association; Scottish Land and Estates Wayleaves committee member; member, Women in Agriculture.

Odell is widely known as a specialist in compulsory purchase and agricultural and rural affairs. She is accredited as a specialist in agricultural law by the Law Society of Scotland.

Odell advises on all aspects of rural and agricultural law for a wide range of estate clients representing some of the largest landowners in Scotland. She also advises public bodies and private individuals with regard to compulsory purchase matters, in particular in relation to rail and road projects.

Wycombe Abbey School; University of Edinburgh (1982 LLB Hons; 1983 Dip LP).