Melissa Haigh
Senior Associate SolicitorMelissa Haigh is a senior associate solicitor within the rural team, based in the firm's Kendal and Blackburn offices.
Melissa advises clients on a broad range of matters but has a particular focus and expertise advising on succession issues related to farming businesses and land and property issues within the rural and agricultural sector.
She is described by legal industry bible, The Legal 500, as having ‘excellent knowledge of agricultural law and is great with the firm’s farming clients’.
Experience
Melissa advises individuals and businesses across the rural sector, with particular focus on issues relating to land and property.
As part of Napthens’ Farm Future service, which provides tailored succession planning guidance to farmers covering business, property and personal plans, Melissa provides bespoke advice on partnership and business issues and on property related aspects of a farm business.
Recent cases include:
- Assisting with the purchase of a farm in two parts, including four land sales, and an overage agreement. There was a registering of common rights associated with other land
- Property audit, planning around partnership changes, partnership documentation such as deed of retirement and associated property transactions such as transfers and farm business tenancies
- Advising clients on matters surrounding Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies, inheritance tax implications and potential succession planning
Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
- Secondee Member of The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners
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