| Conference Agenda |
| 15/05/2015 | |||
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am | Registration and Refreshments | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:10 am | Welcome and Introduction Speaker: David Lee | ||
| 10:10 am - 10:20 am | Keynote Session Welcome from the President of the Law Society of Scotland Keynote Speaker: Mr Alistair Morris, President, The Law Society of Scotland | ||
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Keynote Session Ministerial Address Keynote Speaker: Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, Scottish Government | ||
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Question & Answer Session Convener: David Lee Speaker: Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, Scottish Government | ||
| 10:45 am - 11:20 am | Mid Morning Tea & Coffee | ||
| 11:20 am - 12:05 pm | Keynote Session Practical impact of the changes in Legal Aid in England & Wales and the lessons that could be learnt for Scotland Keynote Speaker: Richard Miller, Head of Legal Aid, The Law Society of England & Wales Keynote Speaker: Andrew Alexander, Head of Access to Justice, The Law Society of Scotland Convener: David Lee | ||
| 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm | Question & Answer Session Convener: David Lee Speaker: Andrew Alexander, Head of Access to Justice, The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Richard Miller, Head of Legal Aid, The Law Society of England & Wales | ||
| 12:25 pm - 1:05 pm | Stream Session | Criminal and Civil Streams Aternatives to Legal Aid - new ways of funding Speaker: Mark Thorley, Thorley Stephenson SSC | |
| 12:25 pm - 1:05 pm | Stream Session | Criminal and Civil Streams Legal Aid Developments Speaker: Colin Lancaster, Director of Policy and Development & Deputy Chief Executive , Scottish Legal Aid Board | |
| 1:05 pm - 2:00 pm | Buffet Lunch | ||
| 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Digitalisation and Alternatives to face to face advice Speaker: Stuart Munro, Managing Partner, Livingstone Brown Speaker: Professor Alan Paterson, University of Strathclyde Speaker: Tim Barraclough, Director, Modernisation and Digital Innovation, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Convener: David Lee | ||
| 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm | Panel Session | The role of summary Sheriffs and likely deployment Speaker: Dr Michael Ewart, Judicial Appointments Board Speaker: Sheriff David Mackie, Judicial Appointments Board Convener: David Lee | |
| 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm | Afternoon Tea & Coffee | ||
| 3:50 pm - 4:35 pm | Challenging Administrative Decision Making Speaker: Andrew Smith QC Convener: David Lee | ||
| 4:35 pm - 5:20 pm | Closing Keynote Session Keynote Speaker: Lord Bonomy, Head of the Post-corroboration Safeguards Review | ||
| 5:20 pm - 5:40 pm | Question & Answer Session Convener: David Lee Speaker: Lord Bonomy, Head of the Post-corroboration Safeguards Review | ||
| 5:40 pm - 5:45 pm | Thank you and conference close Speaker: David Lee | ||
| 7:00 pm | Dinner | ||
| 16/05/2015 | |||
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Registration and Refreshments | ||
| 10:15 am - 11:00 am | Peer Review Masterclass Workshop Facilitator: Kingsley Thomas, Manager of Criminal Legal Assistance, Scottish Legal Aid Board Workshop Facilitator: Clair McLachlan, Russells Gibson McCaffrey Convener: David Lee | ||
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Mid Morning Tea & Coffee | ||
| 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Legal Aid Reform Speaker: Mark Thorley, Thorley Stephenson SSC Speaker: Ian Moir, Ian Moir & Company Speaker: Jim Stephenson, Thorley Stephenson SSC Speaker: Frances McCartney, Patrick Campbell Solicitors Convener: David Lee | ||
| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Taxation and Abatements - ensure you get paid! Speaker: Bill Cairns, Cairns Brown Convener: David Lee | ||
| 12:45 pm - 12:55 pm | Thank you and conference close Speaker: David Lee | ||
