Everys welcomes animal welfare and countryside sports law specialist

Everys Solicitors has welcomed animal welfare and countryside sports law specialist Jamie Foster to the firm.

Solicitor-Advocate Mr Foster is the UK’s leading legal expert in animal welfare and countryside sports defence cases while also specialising in trading standards, health & safety and environmental investigations, and regulation of the meat trade.

He joins Everys from Clarke Willmott to team up with the firm’s managing partner James Griffin to form a specialist agricultural, rural and countryside sports department that will be known as Foster & Griffin.

Hunting Act and firearms law specialist Mr Griffin said: “Jamie and I often used to face each other in court over cases involving the rural community. He was a tough opponent and one I respect enormously.

“This partnership will strengthen Everys’ expertise in an already established agricultural and rural affairs team. By working together, we will be able to wholeheartedly dedicate ourselves to this specialist arm of the law to make sure we gain the best results for our clients.”

Father-of-two Mr Foster trained in London and worked on a number of high profile crime cases before moving into regulatory law and re-locating to the South West. Seven years ago, Mr Foster became the Countryside Alliance’s solicitor and since then has attended 80 per cent of Hunting Act cases across the UK. He co-wrote Law of Field Sports in 2010; the first book on the Game Act 1831 for the best part of a century.

“James and I have always been good friends,” said Mr Foster. “I have always wanted to work with him if I could. This opportunity arose and will enable us to give farmers, landowners, people that work with animals or participate in country sports a place where they know they can come and people will understand their legal needs in a welcoming environment.”

Mr Foster will be based at Everys’ Honiton branch but will serve the needs of clients across the UK and overseas.