Agriculture & Fishing Cases

• Claim by poultry farmers against feed supplier for supplying chicken feed into turkey feed bins causing the death of 4,000 turkeys in the run-up to Christmas processing

• Subrogated claim by insurer of poultry farm owner against government department and culling contractor for property damage caused during an emergency culling of chickens infected with Avian flu

• Dispute between brothers over entitlements to numerous properties and parcels of farmland and associated historical accounts and enquiries

• Claim against contract grower for failure of crop of trees using new technology

• Claims by fishers for compensation arising from licensed closure of fishing grounds to allow surveying for cable from offshore wind farm

• Dispute as to entitlement to terminate AHA 1986 tenancy following arbitration of various notices to quit and service of further notices

• Claim for negligent conveyancing in failing to warn purchasers to formalise arrangement with neighbouring farmer granting an easement for electric cables, and subsequently conducting failed litigation against the farmer

• Claim for proprietary estoppel in respect of a farm left between siblings and contrary to various wills, letters of wishes and tenancy and farm asset agreements

• Claims for payment by potato growers in the Netherlands, Belgium and France defended by the UK distributor on grounds of specification and quality

• Claims and counterclaims in respect of cow hire, farming services and milk supply agreements following failure and termination of joint enterprise between farmers, landowners and cheese makers in dairy industry

• Claim against public authority and charitable body neighbours for nuisance and negligent land-management leading to losses of dairy herd allegedly caused by stagnant water accumulating on the claimant’s land. 

• Various claims under the Groceries Supply Code of Practice by a grower against the Retailer following alleged demands for retrospective payments and payments for new volume and threats to de-list. 

• Dispute between Executors regarding deceased’s share in a farming and haulage partnership with his brother, involving 200 acres.

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