Catherine Harris > Wilkin Chapman Rollits > Lincoln, England > Lawyer Profile
Wilkin Chapman Rollits Offices
THE MALTINGS
11-15 BRAYFORD WHARF EAST
LINCOLN
LN5 7AY
England
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Catherine Harris
Work Department
Agriculture
Position
Partner and Head of Agriculture
Career
Catherine is a partner and head of the agriculture sector; she is also a fellow of the Agricultural Law Association and the elected Secretary of the Lincolnshire Association of Agricultural Valuers.
In 2006 Catherine moved back to her Lincolnshire roots and joined the firm’s agricultural team. Catherine advises clients on the complexities of agricultural tenancies, particularly tenancies governed by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. She also advises on whole farm sales and purchases concentrating on landed estate work. She is recognised for the excellent service she provides to several large estates and family farming businesses.
Education
Catherine graduated from Lancaster University with a First Class Honours Degree in Law and was awarded a Law Society prize for achieving the highest marks in her year. She also graduated from St Catharine’s College at the University of Cambridge with a Masters in Law and completed her LPC with distinction at the College of Law in York. Catherine qualified as a solicitor in 2004 with a well known Cambridge firm of solicitors specialising in Rural Services.
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Private client > Agriculture and estates
(Leading partners)Based in Lincoln, Wilkin Chapman Rollits primarily handles a range of contentious probate, and real estate matters, while also specialising in agricultural property work. Practice head Catherine Harris‘ broad expertise covers land acquisitions, inheritance tax advice and farming subsidies. Roly Freeman primarily acts for landowners and tenants on renewable energy matters, while Sophie Barwood handles transactional work and contentious probate matters. Focusing on real estate matters, Caitlin MacNamara frequently assists with renewable energy issues, as well as acquisitions and disposals.
Yorkshire > Private client > Agriculture and estates
Wilkin Chapman Rollits, formed by the merger of Wilkin Chapman and Rollits in 2025, boasts considerable team depth, with Yorkshire offices in Hull, York, and Beverley. Catherine Harris, based in Lincoln, leads the newly formed group. Core team members include agricultural property expert Neil Franklin
Lawyer Rankings
- Agriculture and estates East Midlands > Private client
- Leading partners East Midlands > Private client > Agriculture and estates
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the East Midlands
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the East Midlands
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Social housing
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in East Midlands