Simon
Jackson Solicitors have many years of experience in the acquisition and
disposal of fisheries, whether still water or river fisheries, by lease,
licence or outright purchase as well as advising on issues arising for owners
of fisheries. In some cases land adjacent to the fishery and the bed of the
fishery is acquired, in others, just the fishing rights themselves. Specialist
advice helps guide you through this complex area both for those who are
acquiring fisheries and for existing owners encountering problems.
Issues
arising when you acquire a fishery can include:-
·
Ensuring you
have adequate access to the fishery and car parking facilities.
·
Responsibility
for boundaries.
·
Responsibility
for bank maintenance and control of vegetation.
·
Rights and
obligations as to stocking and maintenance of the fishery.
·
Advising on the
rights of adjacent owners on your water.
·
The need for
planning permission and highways approval for the development of new fisheries.
·
Ownership of
fish stocks and other fixtures and fittings.
Once
you have acquired a fishery, problems and queries can still arise. These can
include:-
·
Advice as to
rights when one party owns the bed of the river and another the right of
fishing.
·
Boundary
disputes with adjoining owners
giving you advice as to what you own and what you are responsible for.
·
Advice
concerning rights to water and abstraction rights.
·
Advice about
discharges into rivers from other owners.
·
Advice on
fishery limits and the medium filum rule.
·
Disputes with
canoeists and other boat users.
·
Dealing with
trespassers and poachers.
We can
help with:-
·
Buying and
selling commercial fisheries either as a land transaction or as a going
concern.
·
Buying and
selling still water fisheries.
·
Purchase of
river fisheries.
·
The grant of a lease
or licence relating to still water or rivers.
·
Problems met by
existing fishery owners.
·
Registration of
fishing rights.
“I
would like to thank you on behalf of the Society for the work that you have
carried out on our behalf. There is no doubt that your intervention has ensured
that our “difficult” neighbour has failed in his attempt to limit
what we can do on our waters. It was your knowledge and expertise that stopped
him in his tracks and protected our lawful rights”
Graham Marks,
See also:-
Fact Sheet 1 - Ownership of Fisheries
Fact Sheet 5 - Buying a
Fishery
Fact Sheet
7 - Registration of Fishing Rights
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