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Agricultural Law Conference

  • The Signet Library Parliament Square Edinburgh, EH1 1RF Scotland (map)

The ALA and the WS Society present their 26th Joint Annual Conference on Agriculture, which will be held at the Signet Library on Friday 2 June 2023.

Speakers and topics:

  • Jon Robertson WS, Turcan Connell – Conference Chair

  • Michael Upton, Advocate – Case Update

  • Peter Hall, Laurence Gould – Future Farm Support in Scotland – A Brave New World

  • Fiona Leslie, Head of Agriculture and Women in Agriculture, Agricultural Policy Team, Scottish Government – Proposed Agricultural Holdings Bill­

  • Hannah Turner, Savills – Navigating Environmental Markets

  • Margi Campbell, Saffrey Champness – Tax Update with a Natural Capital focus

  • Bob McIntosh, Tenant Farming Commissioner – Trees on Tenanted Land

  • Hamish Lean, Shepherd + Wedderburn – Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 – 20 years on

  • Heather Bruce, Turcan Connell – Notices – Received but not Served and Served but not Received

The full conference timetable is available here https://ala.org.uk/events/.

Deadline for bookings is 5.00 pm on Friday 26 May 2023.

Rates:

The event is open to all, with a preferential rate for ALA members and Writers to the Signet.

  • ALA members/Writers to the Signet: £190 plus VAT

  • Standard rate: £230 plus VAT

CPD: 5.5 hours (Law Society of Scotland)

For further information please contact Mike Holland MRICS, Secretary & Adviser, Agricultural Law Association: mike.holland@ala.org.uk

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