Richard Stead - Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Richard specialises in matters concerning agriculture and rural affairs, and has extensive experience of working on cases relating to property damage, defective equipment, accidents on farmland and with farming machinery. Property damage may arise from flooding, landslip and subsidence amongst other causes.

Problems often encountered on farms can arise from defective buildings, equipment or plant.  The impact on farming operations of such problems needs to be understood: for example, the consequences a defective milking parlour can have upon milk production, the incidence of mastitis, infertility and culling all need to be recognised and understood.

Richard has undertaken many such cases.  He has also acted in numerous cases concerning accidents on farms involving animals, farming equipment and working practices.  He has particular experience of accidents arising from falling trees and from cattle handling.