News In Focus
11 December 2006
Ledingham catches agricultural specialist
Ledingham Chalmers has added agricultural and rural affairs lawyer Clive Phillips to its team.
Mr Phillips (41) joins the north-east firm from Paull & Williamson, where he was made partner in 2002. An accredited specialist in agricultural law, he has a passion for the land and is himself an active farmer in Kincardineshire, and breeder of Icelandic horses.
He is also a director of the Scottish Icelandic Horse Association, and member of the Agricultural Law Association and the Royal Highland Agricultural Society.
Mr Phillips’ practice has covered the full range of legal work associated with rurally based clients - agricultural, crofting and rural estate law, farming partnerships, tax and succession planning, and trust and executry administration. He also advises charities on constitutional and operational issues. At Ledingham Chalmers he will work alongside partner and fellow specialist Allan Collie.
He commented: “I particularly look forward to joining a very good team which I know will add further value to clients’ business. I am enthusiastic about joining the firm and making a positive contribution to its growth especially in my area of work.”
Ledingham Chalmers chairman David Laing said: “Clive’s arrival brings not only another partner but some important complementary experience and expertise within the rural sector.”