Jade Westhead is a Solicitor in the agriculture and estates team, based in the Norwich office.
She advises farmers, landowners, rural businesses, and private individuals on a broad range of agricultural and rural property matters.
Jade works closely with colleagues across the firm to deliver comprehensive advice tailored to her clients’ objectives.
Jade undertakes a wide range of agricultural and rural property work, including acquisitions and disposals of farms and land, agricultural tenancies, secured lending, easements, covenants, overage arrangements and land registration matters. She also advises on the property aspects of succession planning, estate restructuring projects and wider family business arrangements.
Before joining Birketts, Jade developed experience across agricultural property, commercial property and corporate transactions. This breadth of experience gives her a strong understanding of the legal and commercial issues affecting farming businesses, landed estates and rural enterprises, enabling her to provide practical, commercially focused advice on both day-to-day matters and complex transactions.
Jade is known for her approachable manner and collaborative approach. She enjoys building long-term relationships with clients and their professional advisers and understands that legal advice must be delivered in the context of the commercial, political and regulatory challenges facing the agricultural sector. She is committed to providing clear, practical advice that helps clients achieve their personal, business and succession planning objectives.
Experience and education
2026 Solicitor, Birketts
2024 Qualified as a Solicitor
2022 – 2023 Trainee Solicitor
2020 – 2022 LPC, University of Law
2015 – 2018 Law LLB (Hons), Durham University