Stuart has mediated disputes involving the following issues:

•  Agricultural tenancies.

•  Business tenancies within agricultural holdings.

•  Partnership and family disputes in farm businesses.

•  Surrender and creation of new agricultural holdings.

•  Negotiations between agricultural tenants and trustees
of freehold estate.

•  Damage to farm buildings and equipment
and associated isurance settlements.

•  Boundary disputes and rights of way.

Recent examples include:

•  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.