The Rural Law Practice

02/04/2026

Have a lovely weekend everyone 😊

16/02/2026

So proud that our Director John Cooke is President year 👏

Westmorland County Agricultural Society's 31st Annual General Meeting!

On Saturday 14th February, we held our AGM here at Lane Farm, Crooklands. The event consisted of lots of fantastic speeches from society members as well as guest speakers and was very well attended.

We were delighted to welcome Mr John Cooke as this year's president and Mr Neil Dowker as our president elect.

A huge thank you to all who joined us for a lovely afternoon and big thanks to Alison Thompson Catering for a delicious buffet lunch.

30/12/2025

28/12/2025

We are pleased to be sponsoring the Young Handler show on Tuesday. Good luck to all taking part.

24/12/2025

A bit of surprisingly good news for Christmas about Inheritance Tax for farmers! The government has today (Tuesday 23 December) announced that the APR and BPR threshold will be increased from £1m to £2.5m when it is introduced in April 2026. Together with the changes announced in the November budget, this allows spouses or civil partners to pass on up to £5m in qualifying agricultural or business assets between them before paying inheritance tax, on top of existing allowances. Read the full statement at https://bit.ly/IHT23Dec

23/12/2025

As we approach the festive season, please take note of our Christmas and New Year opening hours.

We will be closed from 4:30 pm 23rd December and reopen as usual 9am 2nd January 2026.

Thank you for your continued trust and support throughout the year.

From all of us at Thomson Hayton Winkley and The Rural Law Practice, we wish you a happy Christmas and a brilliant start to 2026!

14/12/2025

A lovely afternoon ☺️ 🎄

29/10/2025

📣CUMBRIA FARMERS CONFERENCE - MEET THE SPEAKER 📣

Nicola Steadman from Thomson Hayton Winkley's Rural Law Practice, will be joining us to unpack key legal topics like succession planning, and how it works in practice for farming families and businesses.

For full details about the conference and to book your place go to https://bit.ly/Conference20Nov

27/10/2025

🐑🐑Thursday this week sees our much anticipated Sheep Game event. We look forward to seeing lots of you there and we are very grateful for the support given by our sponsors - click the links to follow 🙏
CCM Auctions Skipton Auction Mart Livestock Auctioneers
Robinson Mitchell Ltd Carr's Billington North of England Mule Sheep Association Craven Farm Vets Ltd Agrimin Ltd. The Rural Law Practice Thomson Hayton Winkley NSA North Sheep National Sheep Association Dalehead Veterinary Group - Farm Animal Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association 🐑🐑

25/10/2025

📣CUMBRIA FARMERS CONFERENCE - MEET THE CHAIR📣
We are delighted to welcome Caz Graham to chair this event. Many of you will know Caz as a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today and On Your Farm.

For full details about the conference and to book your place go to https://bit.ly/Conference20Nov