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Welby Heir Sues 97-Year-Old Father Over Lincolnshire Farmland in High Court Fight

He asks the court to strip the family company of tenancy protection as a breach of trust.

Overview

  • Charles Welby, 66, has launched High Court proceedings against Sir Bruno Welby, 97, over control of farmland in Harlaxton and Stroxton.
  • D&S Farms remains in occupation after rejecting a March 2024 notice to quit and filing a counter-notice asserting a protected agricultural tenancy.
  • Both sides have agreed the dispute will be heard in the High Court in London, with no judgment reported so far.
  • Charles seeks declarations that D&S Farms lacks security of tenure, possession of roughly 854 acres, and damages.
  • The claim cites 1960s transfers into the Denton Trust reserving land for Charles and alleges conflicts of interest by Sir Bruno as trustee and farming party, including a 2011 transfer said to lack vacant possession.