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Ross Simpson

Partner in Real Estate specialising in strategic land and rural property. Undertakes complex strategic land work advising on options, promotion agreements and conditional contracts associated with major projects regularly acting for consortia of landowners. Also works within the firm’s Food and Farming team advising on the purchase and sale of estates, farms, country houses, commercial forestry, island properties, sporting rights and salmon fishings. Expertise extends to advising landowners and investors on natural capital opportunities including rural land acquisition and management for Biodiversity Net Gain, carbon and other environmental outcomes. Clients include traditional land and estate owners, family trusts, farm partnerships and institutional investors. Dual qualified to practise in Scotland and England and Wales. · Burges Salmon LLP

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Partner at Burges Salmon LLP specialising in strategic land and rural property, advising on options, promotion agreements and conditional contracts and regularly acting for consortia of landowners. Also part of the firm’s Food and Farming team advising on purchase and sale of estates, farms, country houses, commercial forestry, island properties, sporting rights and salmon fishings, and on natural capital opportunities including Biodiversity Net Gain and carbon.

Practice areas

Real EstateStrategic LandAgriculture & EstatesFood & FarmingNatural CapitalRural Property

Office

England

Burges Salmon LLP · Partner in Real Estate specialising in strategic land and rural property. Undertakes complex strategic land work advising on options, promotion agreements and conditional contracts associated with major projects regularly acting for consortia of landowners. Also works within the firm’s Food and Farming team advising on the purchase and sale of estates, farms, country houses, commercial forestry, island properties, sporting rights and salmon fishings. Expertise extends to advising landowners and investors on natural capital opportunities including rural land acquisition and management for Biodiversity Net Gain, carbon and other environmental outcomes. Clients include traditional land and estate owners, family trusts, farm partnerships and institutional investors. Dual qualified to practise in Scotland and England and Wales.

England

Expertise

Options and promotion agreementsConditional contractsConsortia of landownersEstate, farm and country house transactionsCommercial forestryIsland propertiesSporting rights and salmon fishingsBiodiversity Net Gain and carbon / natural capitalAdvising family trusts, farm partnerships and institutional investors

Education

  • University of Glasgow (1998-2002)
  • Glasgow Graduate School of Law (2002-2003)
  • QLTS (2017)

Admissions

  • Scotland
  • England and Wales (Qualified via QLTS, 2017)