The WS Society and STEP Scotland’s annual joint conference for private client lawyers and advisers will take place online on 7 October. This year’s programme has an international theme. We are delighted to be joined by a roster of expert speakers in a variety of jurisdictions, to cover cross border issues affecting Scottish and UK clients. The keynote address will be given by Richard Frimston, Consultant at Russell Cooke, London, who will look at the implications of Brexit on some common practice issues. The programme also covers updates on domestic legal and tax planning matters.

Speakers:

• Richard Frimston (Russell Cooke)

• Sandy Lamb WS (Lindsays) (Conference Chair)

• Álvaro Aznar Azcárate TEP (Buckles Solicitors)

• Patrick Delas (Russell Cooke)

• Andrew Aldridge (US Tax & Financial Services)

• Alan Barr (Brodies)

• Robert Scott-Dempster WS (Gillespie Macandrew)

• Charlie Irvine (Charlie Irvine Mediation)

• Sarah Jane Macdonald (Gillespie Macandrew)

Sessions:

• ­The implications of Brexit on some common practice issues

• International panel session: Cross border issues in succession and lifetime property transfers

• Scottish tax round-up

• Scottish rural property – legal and taxation issues

• The use of mediation in succession and trust disputes

CPD: 3 hours (Law Society of Scotland)

For more information, please contact Anna Bennett WS.

This event is kindly supported by: