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Howes Percival LLP

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The agriculture and estates practice at Howes Percival LLP is regarded as being ‘totally supportive, knowledgeable and approachable’. The firm is adept in farm and rural property transactions, financing transactions, agricultural holdings and tenancies and business structuring. Norwich-based practice head and Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association Katharine Danks is described as giving advice which is ‘clear, concise and timely’. Private client partner Stuart Maggs is ’always available, strategic and has exceptional specialist knowledge’ of tax and succession planning. Catherine Scott departed to Mills & Reeve LLP in January 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘As regards the particular nuts we asked them to crack, they did a splendid job.’

  • 'I've worked mostly with Stuart Maggs but also with Katharine Danks; I'd rate both of them as 'summa cum laude' professionals.’
  • ‘Having used the team for many years now we find them totally supportive, knowledgeable and approachable. Excellent with dealing with matters on agricultural estates. We trust them implicitly to provide us with help and advice to achieve the best outcome. They have dealt with difficult and complex issues and we cannot fault their approach - always highly professional, calm and systematic.’

  • ‘Katharine Danks is exceptional. She has excellent specialist knowledge and has the gift of explaining and communicating simply. Her advice is always clear, concise and timely. Attention-to-detail was second-to-none and always rigorous and focused. She is so supportive and highly professional. Always going the extra mile - she is personable and incisive.'

  • 'Katharine Danks has been involved with numerous, often difficult, cases and we totally trust her judgement. Her dedication to her clients is second-to-none. Stuart Maggs provided excellent tax advice and guided us through succession planning. He is always available, strategic and had exceptional specialist knowledge. The team explained all the costs, were transparent and kept us abreast of any changes.’
  • ‘Very good level of detail provided in a timely manner. Able to deal with complex issues with multiple stakeholders.’

  • ‘Katherine Danks has a very professional approach with a high-level of detail and knowledge about the sector.’

Key clients

  • The Cholmondeley Estate (Norfolk and Cheshire)

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Katharine Danks

Other key lawyers

Stuart Maggs