The ALA and the WS Society are delighted to announce details of our 25th Anniversary Joint Annual Conference on Agriculture which will be held at The Signet Library on Friday, 10 June.

We are also delighted that The Rt. Hon. Lord Gill will be our Guest Speaker for an extended lunch to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Conference.

Our speakers/topics are:

Chaired by Jon Robertson, Turcan Connell

Michael Upton, Advocate - Case Update and Reflections on Case Highlights from the last 25 Years

Graham Gass, Turcan Connell - Capital Taxes and the Modern Farming Business

Clive Beer & Sarah Jackson, Savills and Jon Robertson - Increasing Values, be Careful What You Wish For? The Value of Carbon and the Unforeseen Consequences

Peter Hall, Laurence Gould - Farming in a Challenging World

Bob McIntosh, Tenant Farming Commissioner - Has the Introduction of the Fixed Duration Tenancy Saved the Tenanted Sector in Scotland?

Sarah-Jane Laing, SLE - Homing in on Housing - the Impact of Recent & Future Legislative Changes on Farmhouses and Cottages on Tenanted Farms

Hamish Lean, Shepherd + Wedderburn - The Road to Relinquishment – the Voluntary Termination of Agricultural Tenancies

The deadline for bookings is 5pm on Friday, 3 June.

As with all our Conferences, the event is open to Members and Non-Members with a preferential rate for ALA and WS Society Members.

The full Conference timetable can be viewed in the link below:

Conference Timetable