This saw him attending a five-day residential course at Warwick University last autumn, followed by further studying and an examination in London at the end of the year.
Glen joined our Residential Property team at the beginning of 2019, becoming a Partner in 2024 and he regularly works on transactions that include high value rural property. Glen considered the Fellowship a particularly worthwhile course to bolster his knowledge in all matters agricultural.
“I was keen to extend my reach and know-how in agricultural law and the ALA qualification was the obvious route,” explains Glen. “I can now further assist clients with an agricultural angle to their property or business, while my knowledge will be useful in other areas of the firm with legal matters that might arise in the agricultural sector. It truly extends our offering at CooperBurnett.”
The ALA is the UK’s largest inter-professional organisation devoted to the law and business of the countryside, providing resources and networking opportunities for professionals in agricultural law. Membership is open to professionals interested in agricultural law, including lawyers, surveyors, accountants and farm business consultants. It focuses on the law in a ‘non-partisan, apolitical way in order to promote its knowledge, understanding and development among those who advise rural businesses’.
Glen says the course was ‘robust’ and covered many subjects, including farm strategy, agricultural holdings, rural and agricultural property, estate and succession planning, taxation, business structures, town and country planning, and agricultural policy and natural capital.
As a Fellow, Glen will be able to access benefits including networking opportunities and educational resources, while the ALA engages with government and non-government agencies to influence agricultural policy and legislation.
Glen will officially receive his Fellowship certificate at a dinner in London this June.
