04 Feb 2026
Five agriculture specialists join Birketts in Bristol
"Birketts has added five agriculture specialists to its Bristol office to strengthen its agriculture practice, focusing on rural land, farming businesses and related disputes."
Edward Venmore joins Birketts as a Partner. He specialises in rural land, farming businesses and estate matters and, drawing on deep sector experience, advises on a wide range of litigation including rural land disputes, agricultural tenancies and occupation, farming partnership disputes, challenges to government decisions and professional negligence claims. He also has a particular interest in natural capital and diversification.
Danielle Spalding joins as Legal Director. She acts for a broad spectrum of clients including farmers, landowners, landed estates, financial institutions and developers operating in the rural land market. She has extensive experience in agricultural land and business disputes, including partnership disputes, landlord and tenant matters, farming succession and estoppel claims, and advises on environmental schemes and regulatory frameworks.
Kate Lucas joins as a Senior Associate in the agriculture team.
Arron Joliffe joins as an Associate in the agriculture team.
Laura Prouse joins as an Associate in the agriculture team.
Their arrival builds on the firm’s established agricultural practice. They join Senior Associate Oliver Evans in supporting clients in the West of England and Wales from Birketts’ Bristol office.