The ALA and the WS Society present their 28th Joint Annual Conference on Agriculture, which will be held at the Signet Library on Friday 6 June 2025.

Speakers and topics:

• Heather Bruce, Turcan Connell – Conference Chair.

• Michael Upton, Advocate – Case Update.

• Margi Campbell, Saffery – IHT and Farming Businesses.

• Kirsten Mitchell, Savills – The Cost of Farming: Subsidy and the other Valuation Conundrums.

• Panel – A Vibrant Tenanted Sector? Considerations Past, Present and Future Through the Tenant's Lens and Through the Landlord's Lens.

  • Alexandra Lane, Shepherd + Wedderburn

  • Christopher Nicholson, Scottish Tenant Farmers Association

  • Grierson Dunlop, Turcan Connell

  • Jackie McCreery, Scottish Land & Estates

• Rob Black, Tenant Farming Commissioner – Tenant Farming Commissioner's Update.

• Catherine Bury, Stewart and Watson – The Accidental Agricultural Lease.

• Tom Turnbull, Association of Deer Management Groups – Managing Game in the Legislative Landscape.

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

• Student: Free

All rates include a sit down lunch and refreshments at the Signet Library.

Deadline for bookings is 5.00 pm on Thursday 22 May 2025. 

Further information:

CPD/TCPD: 5.5 hours (Law Society of Scotland)

The conference will be held in the Upper Library which is only accessible via steps.

If you have any questions, please contact Mike Holland MRICS, Secretary & Adviser, Agricultural Law Association or Sophie Mills WS at the WS Society.