Agriculture & Rural Land

On 7 March 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published a consultation on the English Drainage Boards (Alternative Valuation Calculation) Regulations 2024 (Draft SI) which seeks comments on plans to update how internal drainage boards allocate their costs.

A round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 15 March 2024.

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Revocation) Regulations 2024, which will revoke 73 pieces of subordinate and retained direct EU legislation, were sent in draft for sifting on 13 March 2024.

HM Treasury made the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (Indexation of Annual Chargeable Amounts) Order 2024 (SI 2024/379) on 14 March 2024.

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) announced that it is carrying out a statutory investigation into the roles of Natural England and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in relation to Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for wild birds, on 18 March 2024.

On 15 March 2024, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116, as regards good agricultural and environmental condition standards, schemes for climate, environment and animal welfare, amendments to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans, review of CAP Strategic Plans and exemptions from controls and penalties. This proposal is a direct response to the hundreds of requests received from farmers' representative organisations and member states and complements the Commission's short-term actions already under way to help reduce administrative burden for farmers.

We have published a standard document and a practice note on preparing a request for proposal for legal services.

On 15 March 2024, the Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2024 (SI 2024/390 (W69)) was made and comes into force on 1 April 2024. The Order revokes and replaces the Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2023.

We have published Standard documents, Contract for the sale of freehold agricultural land with vacant possession (Wales) and Grazing Licence (Wales).

We have published an article about being influential in your role as an in-house lawyer.

We have published these Ask queries this week.

On 20 March 2024, the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)) Bill received Royal Assent to become the Trade (CPTPP) Act 2024.

A round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 22 March 2024.

In Harjono and another v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 228 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal held that a paddock, subject to a commercial grazing agreement, and sold under a separate legal title, was part of the grounds of a property, which was therefore residential for SDLT purposes.

On 19 March 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that it will introduce mandatory poultry registration requirements to tackle Avian influenza (bird flu).

On 21 March 2024, the government published its response to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on soil health.

In this appeal decision, the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) considered whether the ruins of a farmhouse were a building which benefited from permitted development rights under Class R, Part 3, Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/596) (GPDO 2015).

We have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in April 2024.

We have published an article about how corporate legal departments can use AI to help enable business strategy.

On 25 March 2024, the government announced new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

The Council of the EU removed the final vote to formally adopt the proposal for an EU Nature Restoration Regulation from its agenda, on 25 March 2024.

The Council of the EU, on 26 March 2024, formally adopted at first reading a Regulation on EU geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products.

We have published How should a grazing licence be dealt with when re-structuring an unincorporated charity as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)?

On 27 March 2024, the European Commission adopted a Report on the EU's June 2021 long-term rural vision for the EU's rural areas. This is the first Report on the implementation of the rural vision, offering first insights into the progress achieved so far and ideas for future work.

Practical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.

A round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 5 April 2024.

On 8 April 2024, as announced the same day in Written Statement: Public consultation on proposals to amend Land Transaction Tax reliefs, the Welsh Government launched a consultation (published in Proposed changes to land transaction tax reliefs) on abolishing land transaction tax (LTT) multiple dwellings relief, extending existing LTT relief to Welsh local authorities buying property for social housing and other LTT reliefs.

On 8 April 2024, the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England was published following Defra's response to the Rock Review to promote more collaboration between landlords and tenants and their professional advisers.

The Farming Recovery Fund has been opened to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding this winter. This fund offers support payments to farmers affected by the recent flooding.

A round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 12 April 2024.

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