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A solicitor, advises on national and European public and administrative law issues including human rights, judicial review, planning and compulsory purchase, public rights of way, rating and council tax and various regulatory matters. Also advises on the law concerning field sports.

Phone: 020 7460 7953
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email christopher.price@cla.org.uk

Called to the Bar in 1991, in Chambers until 1997 when she joined the CLA. Advises on grazing tenancies, agricultural holdings legislation, farm business tenancies, residential landlord and tenant, public rights of way and the Treasure Act.

Phone: 020 7460 7953
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email helen.shipsey@cla.org.uk

A solicitor, advises on all aspects of residential landlord and tenant legislation including farm cottages, the housing of agricultural workers and service occupancies. Also advises on public rights of way and ballooning.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email harry.flanagan@cla.org.uk

A solicitor, advises on the single payment scheme, agricultural holdings legislation, farm business tenancies, business tenancies and grazing agreements.

Phone: 020 7460 7953
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email laura.sinclair@cla.org.uk

A solicitor, advises on general property law, including land registration, conveyancing, business tenancies, easements, private rights of way, commons, water and drainage and sporting rights.

Phone: 020 7460 7953
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email roger.tetlow@cla.org.uk

A solicitor, advises on areas including employment, litigation, contract and sale of goods.

Phone: 020 7460 7953
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email roberta.sacaloff@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor with responsibility for CLA policy on public rights of way and access issues. Provides advice to members on issues arising from public access to the countryside.

Phone: 01769 580080
FAX: 01769 580080
Email sarah.slade@cla.org.uk

Formerly an Inland Revenue Tax Inspector in Leicestershire. He was promoted to the Inland Revenue Policy Division at Somerset House, London, and was an Inspector Principal when he joined the CLA.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email adrian.baird@cla.org.uk

A tax consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the legal profession and with the CLA, where he worked between 1976 and 1986. He is the editor of two technical newsletters, "Farm Tax Brief" and "Trusts and Estates".

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email richard.williams@cla.org.uk

Formerly a private banking consultant working in London, Guildford and Norwich for some 20 years. She has a broad range of experience in financial issues. In addition to advising on taxation issues, also advises on potential solutions to rural business problems and assesses specific members' queries for referral to relevant CLA advisers.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email pat.powell@cla.org.uk

Has overall responsibility for the co-ordination and delivery of all policy affecting land use. Ensures that the CLA promotes policies that are distinctive and benefit members. Is responsible for strategic thinking on major land use issues and promoting CLA profile across relevant UK and EU institutions. He chairs the European Landowners Organisation (ELO) Policy Group and co-ordinates CLA relations with ELO.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email allan.buckwell@cla.org.uk

Lead adviser on European and national environmental issues including water quality (Water Framework Directive, Catchment Sensitive Farming, Nitrates Directive), water resources, fluvial and coastal defence, soil resource, climate change and fisheries.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email derek.holliday@cla.org.uk

Advises on agri-environment grant schemes, SPS, cross compliance, designated areas (including SSSIs, SACs and SPAs) and Greening of the CAP.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email claire.collyer@cla.org.uk

Advises on aspects of forestry and woodland management including grants, regulation, marketing and utilisation, timber transport, non-timber forest products, wood fuel, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, plant health, deer and squirrels.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email mike.seville@cla.org.uk

Responsible for national land use policy issues, and lead author of the draft renewable energy policy. Also provides advice to members on land use issues, including farming, alternative enterprise, minerals and wayleaves and easements.

Phone: 020 7460 7940
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email oliver.harwood@cla.org.uk

An economist, advises on rural economic issues, particularly food policy, rural tourism, equine issues and telecommunications policy.

Phone: 020 7460 7939
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email charles.trotman@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor with responsibility for CLA policy on planning and housing issues. Advises on policy including national, regional and local planning and the community infrastructure levy.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
Email fenella.collins@cla.org.uk

Advises on heritage policy, historic and listed buildings, scheduled monuments and archaeology, parks and gardens, viable uses and grants.

Phone: 020 7235 0511
FAX: 020 7235 4696
Email jonathan.thompson@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor.

Phone: 01335 347 739
Email andrew.shirley@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor, covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Tim grew up on a livestock farm in north-east Essex. He now lives there with his own family and runs a number of small-scale livestock and forestry enterprises. After graduating from Wye College with a degree in agriculture in 1996, Tim entered into private practice as a rural surveyor, specialising in farm and estate management. Since 2006, he has been the Eastern Region Surveyor for the CLA. His role includes advising and representing members on all aspects of rural business management and lobbying all levels of Government on key rural issues.

Phone: 01284 789201
FAX: 01284 789559
Email tim.isaac@cla.org.uk

A regional adviser, covers Yorkshire.

Phone: 01347 823 803
Email jane.harrison@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor, covers Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham/Cleveland, Lancashire, Northumberland.

Phone: 01539 567597
FAX: 01539 567956
Email helen.lancaster@cla.org.uk

Chartered Surveyor.

Phone: 01249 700200
Email charlotte.sealy@cla.org.uk

Chartered Surveyor.

Phone: 01249 700200
Email graham.clark@cla.org.uk

A regional adviser, covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire.

Phone: 01785 284722
FAX: 01785 284733
Email donna.tavernor@cla.org.uk

Tim Broomhead is regional surveyor and covers the whole South East region. He is based at Forton.

Phone: 01264 722000
FAX: 01264 720817
Email tim.broomhead@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor

Phone: 01834 869151
FAX: 01834 869282
Email sarah.andrews@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor, covers Anglesey, Caernarfon, Clwyd, Meirionnydd, Powys (Montgomeryshire).

Phone: 01978 781 434
Email dawn.harding@cla.org.uk

A chartered surveyor, covers Wales.

Phone: 01588 660796
Email sueevans@tirenterprises.co.uk