Agricultural and Rural Law
 
 Wednesday, 27 September 2017  
 
Agricultural and Rural Law conference

This year’s Agricultural and Rural Law conference considers the changes that bring the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 into force amongst other major updates. This conference will be convened by Mike Blair of Gillespie Macandrew and will feature the ever popular “Sir Crispin and Mr Johnston” introduction to the theme of the day.

You will hear from Scotland’s leading speakers from across the rural and agricultural sector. Respected experts from the Scottish Land Commission, accredited specialists, the Bar, consultancy, land agency, and accountancy will provide you with comprehensive updates on a wide variety of issues and expert insights on the impact the changes will have on your clients.

Shaped by an excellent response to our topic survey and the expertise of leading practitioners, this conference will bring you up to speed with the latest thinking and will focus upon:
  • How is land registration under the 2012 Act affecting rural conveyancing practice?
  • What are the opportunities (and risks) stemming from the Improvement Amnesty?
  • What are the current plans of the Scottish Land Commission?
  • How will inheritance tax and changes to taxation on income affect the advice you should be giving and your clients’ business structures?
  • Should your client hand over their tenancy to the next generation?
  • The latest in the commercial backgrounds to your clients’ businesses and how will Brexit affect them?
  • Will the designations, SSSIs, Scenic Areas all vanish with Brexit?
Bringing together a wide range of rural professionals; legal practitioners who have farming and other rural clients, land agents, agriculture consultants, and accountants, this conference will provide a perfect opportunity for rural professionals to expand their commercial knowledge, share ideas and network with colleagues within the same field.

Learning Outcomes

By attending this conference, you will get up to speed on the whole range of practice in the agricultural and rural business sector and gain:
  • Commercial knowledge and the understanding of current opportunities that your clients cannot afford to miss across improvements, tenancies and different rural markets
  • Practical, technical and commercial approaches from the expertise of land agents and accountants
  • Expert insights on the latest case law and what it means for your practice
 
Book


Mike Blair
Partner
Gillespie Macandrew
 
Neil Cameron
Agribusiness Consultant
Bidwells
 
Jim Drysdale
Partner
Ledingham Chalmers
 
Hamish Lean
Partner
Shepherd & Wedderburn
 
Rona Macdonald
Associate
Turcan Connell
 
Neil MacDougall
Advocate
Westwater Advocates
 
Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher
Senior Manager, Chartered Tax Adviser
Saffery Champness
 
Mike Reid
Head of Energy
Galbraith
 
Andrew Thin
Chair
Scottish Land Commission
 
Jamie Whittle
Partner
R & R Urquhart LLP