The ‘friendly and approachable’ team at Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP works on a cross-departmental basis to provide clients with support in a diverse range of matters, including both contentious and non-contentious mandates. Helen Mellors leads the team and is praised for her ’depth of personal experience.’ Mellors covers sales and purchases of farmland, as well as commercial leases, and a variety of arrangements relating to diversification. Samuel Peake is a key contact for banking clients active in the sector. Susie Mortonson joined from Harrowells Solicitors in May 2023, and brings expertise in PPAs. Sarah Parker is a key name.
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‘The team is friendly and approachable, with a diverse offering to look after client needs.’
‘Helen Mellors and Sarah Parker deal with all of my legal requirements. Both are very personable, with great communication and are efficient on deadlines.’
‘The agriculture and estates team is well skilled and readily available. Service turnaround is markedly better than some other firms.’
‘Andrew Jacksons have enormous strength in depth with a large team of agriculture specialists. All members of the team are keen to share knowledge and work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.’
‘Helen Mellors has many years of experience to draw upon when advising on transactions involving agriculture matters and is keen to engage at an early stage to ensure that all parties are working together to achieve a common aim.
‘They have an appetite to see the job over the line in a timely manner, communication being strong throughout.’
‘It is rare to find a team of people with in-depth practical experience of such a wide variety of agricultural and related challenges.’
‘My experience with Helen Mellors in the team is that she has a depth of personal experience and relates well to specific clients, speaking their language and understanding their challenges, having often come across the same or similar events or transactions.’
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Helen Mellors