Katharine Danks > Howes Percival LLP > Norwich, England > Lawyer Profile
Howes Percival LLP Offices
FLINT BUILDINGS
1 BEDDING LANE
NORWICH
NR3 1RG
England
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Katharine Danks
Work Department
Agriculture and Estates
Position
Katharine is a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association which recognises her detailed knowledge of various aspects of agricultural and rural issues including trusts, taxation, land law, agricultural holdings, Town and Country Planning and the Common Agricultural Policy. Katharine has experience in acting for landowners, landlords, tenants and lenders in respect of agricultural property matters including agricultural holdings act advice, farm business tenancies, acquisitions and disposals (including overage, options and other strategic land agreements) and secured lending on agricultural land and entitlements.
Katharine leads complex matters for agricultural clients involving agricultural and rural property, farming partnerships, tax and trusts issues.
Katharine trained at Eversheds LLP and qualified into the Real Estate Development team in 2006. Post-qualification Katharine gained over three years’ experience at Eversheds dealing with a range of property matters, from complex promotion and option agreements to deeds of easement and reports on title. Katharine joined Howes Percival LLP in January 2014.
Career
- 2019 – Present: Howes Percival LLP, Partner
- 2017 – 2019: Howes Percival LLP, Director
- 2015 – 2017: Howes Percival LLP, Associate
- 2014 – 2015: Howes Percival LLP, Solicitor
- 2006 – 2011: Eversheds, Solicitor
- 2004 – 2006: Eversheds, Trainee Solicitor
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Private client > Agriculture and estates
(Leading partners)Landowners, family farming companies, trusts and partnerships make up the core client base of Howes Percival LLP‘s agriculture and estate department in Norwich. Under the leadership of Katharine Danks, the team frequently assists with agricultural holdings act matters, farm business tenancies, acquisitions and disposals, and secured lending on agricultural land and entitlements. Stuart Maggs has considerable experience dealing with landed estates, high-net-worth individuals and business owners, and at more junior levels, Katie Phillippo and Georgina Bullock come with client acclaim.
East Midlands > Private client > Agriculture and estates
With a specialist focus on ecclesiastical instructions, Howes Percival LLP is primarily engaged in landed estate and agricultural property matters. Leading the practice from Norwich, Katharine Danks‘ caseload consists of negotiating promotion and option agreements for landowners and residential development clients. Anna Spriggs is active in a broad range of areas, including land purchases and sales, ecclesiastical matters, overages and sub-sales.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners East Anglia > Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Agriculture and estates East Anglia > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Cambridge
- Real estate > Commercial property: Norwich
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Norwich
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Norwich
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Cambridge
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Construction