Agriculture

Francis Taylor Building

Francis Taylor Building fields barristers well-versed in inquiries, court appearances and advisory work on village greens, rights of way, highways and rural planning matters. In one of the most publicly significant cases of the year, Richard Honey KC and Ned Westaway appeared for the successful interveners in Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority, the Court of Appeal case concerning the existence of the public right to wild camp on Dartmoor. Emyr Jones is experienced in boundaries disputes and agricultural planning matters, including those concerning solar farms and Best and Most Versatile agricultural land. Annabel Graham Paul is well-practised in all aspects of town and village green work, often acting for either side in inquiries and applications to have land registered as such.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'FTB are a great set.'
'The clerks are great. Very responsive and efficient.'
'Our go to set for planning and environmental matters. Never let us down. Extremely capable advocates.'
'The clerks are very helpful particularly James Kemp and Molly Dumbelton.'

Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Morag Ellis KC

Francis Taylor Building

Douglas Edwards KC

Francis Taylor Building

Richard Honey KC

Francis Taylor Building

2024 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Mark Westmoreland Smith KC

Francis Taylor Building

Juniors

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.