Join us on 3 October for the WS annual joint conference with STEP for private client lawyers. The conference will be chaired by Susie Tweedie, Shepherd + Wedderburn.

2024 is a year of change – not only do we now have the Trust & Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 on the books, but we have a new government with a looming budget and a new Consultation on adults with incapacity. 

This year the WS Society & STEP Scotland are excited to bring you another conference, looking at some of the key developments across the private client sector.  The joint conference will feature key-note speaker Oliver Marre discussing “Risk & Reward: What the Westminster government can do about tax and what they should do”. We are also excited to welcome our other excellent speakers – Alan Barr, Yvonne Evans and Roddy MacLeod – to discuss other developments all private client practitioners should be live to. This event aims to bring together WS/STEP members, lawyers and other professionals for a half-day of tax and legal sessions with a fantastic opportunity to network and ask questions to our panel, and the STEP Scotland Committee members.

Speakers:

• Oliver Marre, 5 Stone Buildings

• Alan Barr, Brodies

• Roddy MacLeod, Terra Firma Chambers

• Yvonne Evans, The University of Dundee

Topics:

• Risk v Reward: what the Westminster government can do about tax and what they should do.

• Annual Scottish/devolved tax round up.

• Key cases from 2023/2024.

• Succession law.

Delegate Rates:

• Writer to the Signet: £140 plus VAT

• Standard rate: £170 plus VAT

• Student/Trainee solicitor: £100 plus VAT

All rates include lunch and refreshments at the Signet Library

CPD/TCPD: 3 hours (Law Society of Scotland)

For further information, please contact Sophie Mills WS (smills@wssociety.co.uk).

The event is kindly sponsored by Terra Firma Chambers.