Kent and South East of England-based law firm Furley Page has strengthened its farming and rural estates team with the appointment of Ethan Desai, who has joined as a senior associate.

Mr Desai joins a team which includes long-serving partner Christopher Wacher, partner and head of real estate, Jeremy Licence, partner David Hall, who is head of property disputes (which includes agricultural disputes) and associate Nicola Hopper, who is a private client and agriculture law specialist and a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association.

Mr Licence said: “He is a first class lawye...