| Law in Scotland Agenda |
| 8:45 am - 9:30 am | Welcome Tea, Coffee & Exhibition |
| 8:45 am - 5:15 pm | Afternoon Registration Conference Only |
| 8:45 am - 5:15 pm | Drinks Reception Guest Registration |
| 8:45 am - 5:15 pm | Full Day Registration Conference Only |
| 8:45 am - 5:15 pm | Morning Registration Conference Only |
| 9:30 am - 9:35 am | Welcome from the Chair Convener: Roy Sheppard, Conference Convener |
| 9:35 am - 9:45 am | The President of the Law Society of Scotland Keynote Speaker: Christine McLintock, President , The Law Society of Scotland |
| 9:45 am - 10:35 am | How the Supreme Court draws on legal excellence when deciding the cases before it: the role which solicitors play Keynote Speaker: Lord Hodge, Justice of The Supreme Court Convener: Roy Sheppard, Conference Convener |
| 10:35 am - 11:25 am | Devolution in the UK - Constitutional Crossroads Speaker: Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC, Director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Session Chair: Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland |
| 10:35 am - 11:25 am | Disruptive technologies in law: Artificial Intelligence or Intelligence Amplification? Speaker: Orlando Conetta, Legal Solutions Architect , Pinsent Masons LLP Session Chair: David Bryson, Legal Adviser, Baillie Gifford & Co |
| 10:35 am - 11:25 am | If everyone is full service law firm or specialist law firm – how do you differentiate yourself? Speaker: Alan Mackie, Managing Director, Sandler Training Session Chair: Rory McPherson, Partner Thompsons Scotland Professional Regulation and Employment Department, Thompsons Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates |
| 10:35 am - 11:25 am | NewLaw Business Models Speaker: Mike Polson, Managing Partner, Ashurst Session Chair: Mr Stephen Gold, Principal at Stephen Gold Consulting, Stephen Gold Consulting: Insightful Guidance for Law & Professional Firms |
| 11:25 am - 11:55 am | Tea/Coffee & Exhibition |
| 11:55 am - 12:40 pm | The Rule of Law Abroad and Scotland's contribution Convener: Roy Sheppard, Conference Convener Keynote Speaker: Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC, Director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law |
| 12:40 pm - 1:35 pm | ILG Annual General Meeting |
| 12:40 pm - 1:35 pm | Lunch & Exhibition |
| 12:40 pm - 1:35 pm | ROLE UK round-table |
| 1:35 pm - 2:25 pm | The changing professional services market – resistance is futile! Keynote Speaker: Karl Chapman, Chief Executive, Riverview Law Convener: Roy Sheppard, Conference Convener |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Build Your Reputation… and they will come Speaker: Roy Sheppard, Conference Convener Session Chair: Ken Tudhope, Executive Director of Finance & Operations, The Law Society of Scotland |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Gender pay gap within the legal profession Speaker: Annemarie O'Donnell, Chief Executive, Glasgow City Council Speaker: Professor Lesley Sawers, Pro Vice-Chancellor Business Innovation & Enterprise and Vice Principal, Glasgow Caledonian University Session Chair: Keith Ruddock, General Counsel, Weir Group Speaker: Mandy Laurie, Partner, Burness Paull LLP |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Land Registration Act: what it will mean in practical terms for businesses. Speaker: Ms Frances Rooney, Associate , Harper MacLeod Session Chair: Michael Clancy OBE, Director of Law Reform, The Law Society of Scotland |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | The Rule of Law in Administrative Justice: Absence of appeal, monetary penalties and other current issues Speaker: Rory McPherson, Partner Thompsons Scotland Professional Regulation and Employment Department, Thompsons Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates Speaker: Professor Michael Adler, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Science Session Chair: Richard Henderson, Convener of the Administrative Justice Sub Committee |
| 3:15 pm - 3:40 pm | Tea, Coffee & Exhibition |
| 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm | BREXIT and what it would mean in practical terms for businesses Speaker: Keith Ruddock, General Counsel, Weir Group Speaker: Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling Session Chair: Shelley Watson, Managing Director, Beaumont Watson Consulting Limited Speaker: Charles Livingstone, Partner, Brodies |
| 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm | Collaboration Networks: Important for buyers and sellers Speaker: Anne Macdonald, Partner, Harper Macleod LLP Speaker: Tim Weir, Solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates Speaker: David Sanders, Director of Marketing, Maclay Murray & Spens LLP Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Group |
| 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm | How Analytics can improve the practice of Law? Speaker: Karl Mullens, Director, Assimil8 Ltd Session Chair: Christine McLintock, President , The Law Society of Scotland |
| 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm | How can independent firms thrive in the age of the client? Speaker: Jon Whittle, Market Development Director , LexisNexis Session Chair: Philip Yelland, Executive Director of Regulation, The Law Society of Scotland |
| 4:25 pm - 5:00 pm | The Gold Mine Effect Keynote Speaker: Rasmus Ankersen Convener: Roy Sheppard, Conference Convener |
| 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks from the Chief Executive Keynote Speaker: Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Drinks Reception to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the SLC and The winner of the ILG Rising Star Award Speaker: Christine McLintock, President , The Law Society of Scotland Speaker: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Group |
