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Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#3 Succession Planning: a cautionary tale from the litigatorsIn the third episode of this three-part series. Rajvinder Kaur, Charlotte Razay and Rachel O'Connor discuss the importance of early and clear succession and estate planning and what can go wrong in the absence of such planning. Those estoppel cases that stand as cautionary tales, are also reflected on and Raj and Charlotte share their key recommendations for avoiding family and partnership disputes.
2025-09-2225 min
Michelmores Development PodcastManaged AreasIn this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Julie Sharpe, a Partner in our Strategic Land Team, and Connie O'Donnell, an Associate in our Residential Development Team. Ross, Julie, and Connie discuss what is meant by 'managed areas' and examine the considerations developers should take into account when establishing them. They also discuss whether managed areas could play a role in delivering biodiversity net gain (BNG) and achieving nutrient neutrality 'on-site'. Finally, they explore some of the more topical and practical issues affecting managed areas and their potential impact on the overall customer experience.
2024-11-2122 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#2 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 Tenancies: retirement successionsIn the second episode of this three-part series, Josie Edwards, Rachel O'Connor and Charlotte Razay consider the role that an application for succession on retirement can play in the context of farming families' long-term succession and business planning, and look in more detail at the livelihood test and the landlord and tenant relationship.
2024-11-1930 min
Michelmores Development PodcastSite Exit: Getting it rightIn this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Emma Honey, Partner and Head of Real Estate, and Callum O'Doherty, an Associate in the Transactional Real Estate team. Together, they discuss the process of 'exiting' a completed development site and will identify some of the practical issues that can arise. Some practical solutions are also considered, so that the site exit process can be as smooth as possible.
2024-11-1415 min
Michelmores Development PodcastPlanning Part 2: Environmental Considerations in a Planning ContextIn the second of two episodes on planning matters, Chloe Howard-Smith is joined by Partner Fergus Charlton and Senior Associate Harriet Grimes, from our Planning & Environment team. This podcast covers environmental considerations in a planning context, including biodiversity net gain, tree protection, environmental impact assessments and sequential testing. For more information on any of the topics discussed, contact Fergus or Harriet, or any of Michelmores' Planning & Environmental specialists.
2024-11-0617 min
Michelmores Development PodcastPlanning Part 1: Permissions, Conditions and Variations In this episode, Chloe Howard-Smith is joined by Fergus Charlton, a Partner in our Planning team, and Harriet Grimes, a Senior Associate in our Planning team. This is the first of two episodes on planning, where we cover recent changes to the NPPF, planning conditions, overlapping permissions, and variations to planning permissions. These topics are relevant to everyone involved in the planning process, so tune in and look out for part 2. For more information on any of the topics discussed, please contact Fergus Charlton, Harriet Grimes, or any of Michelmores' planning specialists.
2024-10-2922 min
Michelmores Development PodcastThe Building Safety Act: What do we all need to be thinking about?In this episode, Chloe Howard-Smith is joined by Anna Wood, Partner and Head of our Construction & Engineering team. Together, they will explore some general considerations that all developers need to be thinking about in the context of constructing new buildings under the Building Safety Act. These issues are relevant to everyone in the construction industry, not just those constructing higher-risk buildings. For more information on any of the topics discussed, please contact Anna or any of Michelmores' construction and engineering specialists.
2024-10-2319 min
Michelmores Development PodcastSite Delivery Part 2: Highway Gaps, Ransoms and other issuesIn this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Elizabeth Newson and Rachel Tilley, both partners in our Transactional Real Estate team. Together, they will be exploring site delivery issues including highway gaps, unregistered parcels of land, ransom strips and issues arising from technical due diligence, archaeology and even unexploded ordnance!
2024-10-1520 min
Michelmores Development PodcastSite Delivery Part 1: UtilitiesIn this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Chloe Howard-Smith and Rachel Tilley, both partners in our Transactional Real Estate team. Together, they will be exploring utilities in the context of site delivery. Whilst we could have created a whole podcast series on utility issues alone, this episode discusses some key issues around utilities discovered on site and new utility supplies to developments.
2024-10-1022 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast# 1 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 Tenancies: changes to the succession rulesOn 1 September 2024 the succession rules applying to Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 tenancies in England and Wales changed. In the first of this three-part series Josie Edwards, Rachel O'Connor and Charlotte Razay look at the changes to the rules and the impact those changes may have on landlords, tenants and prospective applicants. Look out for our next episode looking at succession planning for farming families in the context of AHA tenancies and more widely
2024-10-0720 min
Michelmores Development PodcastSite Visits and Neighbouring PropertiesIn this episode, Ross Jarvis is joined by Charlotte Curtis from our Property Litigation team. Together, they will be exploring some of the common practical issues often revealed by a site visit and will discuss what options are available to developers in seeking to minimise disruption to the delivery of a scheme.
2024-10-0122 min
Michelmores Development PodcastIntroduction to the SeriesIn this episode our presenters, Chloe Howard-Smith and Ross Jarvis will be summarising the topics being covered across the series. Chloe and Ross will also be discussing the current challenges facing the housebuilding industry and there will be some reaction to recent announcements made by the new Labour Government.
2024-09-2508 min
Second NatureE64 Charles Courtenay: The Earl’s Evolution of PowderhamCharles, the Earl of Devon, lives at Powderham Castle, near Exeter, Devon. Powderham has been the Courtenay family home since 1390, and he runs the Castle as a heritage business, sustainably managing the ancient land and buildings for social benefit while hosting all manner of visitors throughout the year. Charles is both an English Barrister and a California attorney. He practiced between 2003 and 2014 in Los Angeles, California, where he became an Intellectual Property and Technology litigator for Latham & Watkins.Since returning with his family to England in 2014, Charles succeeded his father to the ancient Earldom of Devon, moved...
2024-08-1557 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#7 Strategic Land: Protecting your Land for Future DevelopmentThis week, Elizabeth Newson, Cheryl Brady and Richard Walford talk about Strategic Land and how you can protect your land for potential future development with a focus on the importance of watercourses, and issues of water scarcity and knowing the extent of your land and where it starts and ends and how to deal with gaps between ownership. Strategic land is the broad term given to land with potential to develop in the mid to long-term encompassing the process of site assembly, promotion for planning consent all the way through to ultimate delivery into a developable asset.
2024-06-0717 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#6 Marine Net Gain and the Blue EconomyThis week, Chloe Vernon-Shore and Rachel O'Connor talk about the Marine Net Gain, other developments in the Blue Economy and how effective water management can be beneficial in supporting the wider food systems transformation.
2024-06-0610 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#5 Natural Capital: Biodiversity Net Gain, Nutrient Neutrality and Landscape RecoveryIn this episode, Alexandra Watson and Ben Sharples talk about Natural Capital, covering some of the technicalities arising in deals to secure Biodiversity Net Gain, Nutrient Neutrality, and Landscape Recovery as the regulatory position develops following the recent secondary legislation arising from the Environment Act.
2024-05-3026 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#4 Developments affecting Agricultural TenanciesThis week Vivienne Williams and Caroline Baines talk about the new Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice which has recently been published, changes to Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies which come into effect later this year and how tenants are becoming involved in new environmental agreements regarding natural capital assets.
2024-05-2322 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#3 Advertising, Greenwashing and Food LabellingThis week, Adam Corbin and Iain Connor talk about:Food labelling developments including the Food Standards Agency's campaign highlighting the risks to people with animal based allergies of food labelled as "vegan" and the Oatly AB case relating to the use of the term "milk" for non-diary products.European developments in respect of the use of geographical indications which will impact anyone selling into the EU.The Thatcher's Cider copycat product case against Aldi.Developments from the Competition & Markets Authority in its attempt to crack down on greenwashing.
2024-05-2019 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#2 Planning for Renewable Energy SchemesThis week, Harriet Grimes and Fergus Charlton talk about what permissions already exist and how to obtain planning permission for the development of renewable energy schemes with a focus on developments on agricultural land.
2024-05-1618 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#1 Partnerships, tax and succession: Planning for the futureIn this episode, Iwan Williams and Josie Edwards talk about how partnerships are commonly used in structures to mitigate inheritance tax liabilities, how succession plans are commonly accommodated, and the way in which partnership agreements need to fit with Will and Trust structures.
2024-05-0923 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#6 Negotiating and documenting BNG dealsThis week, Adam Corbin, Richard Walford and Ben Sharples discuss Negotiating and documenting BNG deals. We will review how the law has developed to the position we are presently in, as well as how it might develop in the future. We then look at common challenges encountered in doing deals at the moment, as well as how these challenges fit, or don't fit in the current market
2023-06-0926 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#5 Understanding Green FinanceThis week Adam Corbin, Alexandra Watson and Ben Sharples discuss Understanding Green Finance. This is a broad topic, which is expected to throw up issues for those involved in farming, land management, and food as the green agenda becomes more of a priority in policy making and public perception. We review a number of these points, whilst considering what practically they mean for rural businesses and estates
2023-06-0638 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#4 Succession planning for rural businessesThis week, Adam Corbin, Vivienne Williams and Iwan Williams disucss Succession planning for rural businesses. They will explore the subject through discussion on estoppel claims, family constitutions, tax planning, and tenancies.
2023-06-0231 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#3 Insect Protein: Solutions and opportunitiesThis week, Adam Corbin, Rachel O'Connor and Chloe Vernon-shore discuss Insect Protein: Solutions and opportunities. They look at regulatory constraints, opportunities, practical examples, and consider what the future holds.
2023-05-3024 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#2 Greenwashing: The risks of overstating environmental credentialsThis week, Adam Corbin, David Thompson and Iain Connor discuss Greenwashing: The risks of overstating environmental credentials. They will review the sources of law and regulation of this output, the consequences of a failure to comply, and some useful practical guidelines intended to help keep enterprises the right side of the line.
2023-05-2524 min
Michelmores Agriculture Podcast#1 Farm business tenancies: The natural capital conundrumThis week, Adam Corbin, Charles Courtenay, Josie Edwards and Caroline Baines discuss Farm business tenancies: The natural capital conundrum. They reflect upon how new opportunities might be accommodated in the drafting of new tenancies, as well as in variations to older tenancies. Along the way they discuss how common challenges can be met practically, and some common issues encountered in drafting.
2023-05-2235 min
The Smart Divorce PodcastBONUS EPISODE - Brexit, Divorce and the Ex PatSend us a textTamsin speaks to Daniel Eames about how Brexit will impact ex pats living in the UK and British ex pats living in the EU, and the things they may want to do before the end of the year.Daniel is a partner at Michelmores LLP and the current chair of the international committee of Resolution (the national organisation of family law professionals). He is responsible for Resolution's Brexit policy and is in regular dialogue with the Ministry of Justice as to the impact of Brexit on domestic legislation, the English court...
2020-11-2335 min