In-House Influencing Legal Excellence: Staying in Demand and Building for our Future
 
9:30 am - 5:15 pmConference Registration [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:00 amRegistration & refreshments
10:00 am - 10:05 amWelcome [More Info]
Convener: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Committee, Scottish Government
10:05 am - 10:45 amOpening Keynote [More Info]
Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Committee, Scottish Government
Keynote Speaker: Catherine Dyer, Chief Executive, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
10:45 am - 11:30 amLand Reform - Where are we now? [More Info]
Keynote Speaker: Rachel Oliphant, Senior Practice Development Lawyer, Pinsent Masons LLP
Session Chair: Andrew Todd, In-House Lawyers Committee, Springfield Properties Plc
11:30 am - 11:45 amMid-morning break
11:45 am - 12:30 pmThe Potentials & Pitfalls of social media: in-house & beyond [More Info]
Keynote Speaker: David Morgan, Partner, Burness Paull LLP
Session Chair: Graeme McWilliams, In-House Lawyers Committee, Standard Life
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmLaw Society of Scotland - Developments & Strategy [More Info]
Keynote Speaker: Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, The Law Society of Scotland
Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Committee, Scottish Government
2:00 pm - 2:45 pmWhere is FOI going in Scotland? [More Info]
Keynote Speaker: Rosemary Agnew, Scottish Information Commissioner., Scottish Information Commissioner
Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Committee, Scottish Government
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmEnergy law developments on land, sea and legislation in a climate change world? [More Info]
Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Committee, Scottish Government
Speaker: Anna Cameron, Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna
Donald Cumming, Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmConstitutional developments continue; the Scotland Bill, Scottish Taxes & the EU Referendum [More Info]
Keynote Speaker: Charles Livingstone, Partner, Brodies
Session Chair: Lynda Towers, Chair of the In-house Lawyers Committee, Scottish Government
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmDrinks and Networking