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John is a Partner in our Land Resources Department specialising in the purchase, sale and lease of all types of rural property. He also acts for several commercial lenders in connection with the financing and re-financing of such property.
In addition he advises on agricultural law (including Dispute Resolution), development and diversification, minerals, telecommunication agreements and sporting and fishing rights.
He closely monitors legislative reform proposed by the Scottish Parliament, Westminster and the European Union to ensure he is best placed to give strategic advice to his clients on its potential impact.
His client base ranges from private individuals to major estate owners.
From a farming background he brings a practical and informed approach to all his dealings. He also has a genuine understanding of the challenges facing rural land managers.
John graduated LLB (Hons) from Aberdeen University in 1993. He joined Anderson Strathern as an Associate in 2000 and was assumed as a Partner in 2002.
Industry Comments
Chambers 2007
"John Mitchell leads a team of three conveyancers on rural property transactions throughout Scotland, working in particular for one of Scotland's largest landowners, the Buccleuch Group, as well as providing strategic advice on land holdings policy and legislative reform. Clients rated highly his 'ability to juggle a lot of balls in the air at once' and 'willingness to make predictions'. He was recently able to negotiate and complete agreements resulting in the lease of over 20 million litres of milk quota from English producers, successfully enhancing the single farm payments made to the Scottish clients."
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