It's the Law - Conveyancing
 
 Wednesday, 18 October 2017  
 
09:00 - 09:30Registration, exhibition and refreshments
SESSION ONE: Commercial Practice
09:30 - 09:45Welcome and introduction from the conference chair
Ann Stewart, Property and Professional Development adviser and Senior Professional Support Lawyer, Shepherd and Wedderburn
09:45 - 10:20Land Registration: Title Examination
Frances Rooney, Associate and Head of Land Registration, Harper MacLeod
  • Registering leases and securities: APR, VR or KIR?
  • Boundaries: dealing with OS Maps and plans reports issues
  • Title conditions: which are still valid and when they need varied or discharged
10:20 - 10:30Questions and discussion
10:30 - 11:05Contractual Interpretation and Missives
Michael Upton, Advocate, Hastie Stable
11:05 - 11:15Questions and discussion
11:15 - 11:35Refreshments, exhibition and networking
SESSION TWO: Industry updates
11:35 - 12:10ROS Digital Services
Stef Brown, Head of Business Development, Registers of Scotland
  • ScotLIS
  • DDS - Digital discharge service
  • A update on our digital transformation
12:10 - 12:20Questions and discussion
12:20 - 12:55Revenue Scotland LBTT update
Martin Davidson, Tax Specialist, Revenue Scotland
  • Operational update
  • Additional Dwelling Supplement
  • Leases
12:55 - 13:05Questions and discussion
13:05 - 14:05Lunch, exhibition and networking
SESSION THREE: Best practice and drafting
14:05 - 14:40Current issues in practice
Ross MacKay, Partner, Coulters Property and Convenor of the Law Society of Scotland Property Committee
  • Ross MacKay, Convener of the Law Society of Scotland Property Law Committee and Chair of the Edinburgh Conveyancers Forum will explore points of interest, current issues and concerns in practice to provide a timely update for practitioners in conveyancing.
14:40 - 14:50Questions and discussion
14:50 - 15:25New Action Plan requirements for non-domestic buildings and a whirlwind tour of recent dilapidations cases and their interpretation
Amir Ismail, Associate, Holmes Mackillop
  • A summary of the Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-Domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016
  • An analysis of the recent leading cases on dilapidations and their interpretation
15:25 - 15:35Questions and discussion
15:35 - 15:50Comfort break
SESSION FOUR: The effect of recent case law
15:50 - 16:25Servitude and boundary dispute case law review
Greg Sanders, Advocate, Westwater Advocates
  • Points that impact day to day practice
16:25 - 16:35Questions and discussion
16:35 - 16:45Closing remarks
Ann Stewart, Property and Professional Development adviser and Senior Professional Support Lawyer, Shepherd and Wedderburn