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Sian Edmunds

Sian Edmunds

Burges Salmon LLP, South West

Work Department

Dispute resolution.

Position

Sian is a specialist advisor to food and drink, consumer product and agricultural businesses. She heads our Food and Drink team and acts for business across the supply chain; from agri-businesses and primary producers to manufacturers, processors, food service operatives and retailers. Sian provides regulatory advice on labelling and packaging, food safety and product safety issues.  She acts for clients facing trading standards and environmental health enforcement proceedings and provides a full range of dispute resolution services to her clients; including claims arising from product liability issues, product recalls and withdrawals and contractual disputes.  Sian advises on partnership disputes and on disputes and arbitrations concerning agricultural tenancies and land ownership, including succession applications, notices to quit, proprietary estoppel claims and contentious trust and probate issues. 

Career

Trained Osborne Clarke; qualified 2000; Bevan Brittan 2005; Burges Salmon 2010 to date.

Memberships

Food Lawyers Network; Food Law Group, British Institute of Agricultural Consultants (BIAC); Agricultural Law Association.

Education

Attended University of Birmingham (1997 LLB (Hons); 1998 PGDip).

Leisure

Charitable Trustee of the North Bristol Advice Centre.