It's the Law - Conveyancing
 
 Thursday, 8 June 2017  
 
Thursday, 8 June 2017
09:00 - 09:30Registration and refreshments
09:30 - 09:45Welcome and introduction
Ross Mackay, Partner, Coulters Property and Convenor of the Law Society of Scotland Property Committee
09:45 - 10:20Land registration applications: Getting it right
Frances Rooney, Associate and Head of Land Registration, Harper Macleod LLP
  • How to ensure your application does not bounce
10:20 - 10:30Questions and discussion
10:30 - 11:05LBTT and ADS in 2017: One year on
Deborah Lovell, Partner, Anderson Strathern LLP
  • A summary of the basics
  • How the ADS applies to individuals and family clients
  • How the ADS affects non individuals including companies, farmhouses, holiday homes and buy to let
11:05 - 11:15Questions and discussion
11:15 - 11:35Refreshments, exhibition and networking
11:35 - 12:10Digital Transformation and developments in registrations
Stef Brown, Head of Business Development, Registers of Scotland
  • Introduction of digital services
  • ScotLIS
12:10 - 12:20Questions and discussion
12:20 - 12:55CML update
Jennifer Bourne, Senior Policy Adviser, Council of Mortgage Lenders
  • Handbook update
  • Mortgage market review
  • Trade body merger
12:55 - 13:05Questions and discussion
13:05 - 14:05Lunch, exhibition and networking
14:05 - 14:40Mitigating risk in conveyancing panel session
Calum MacLean, Director of Risk Management, Lockton
Morna Grandison, Director of Interventions, The Law Society of Scotland
James Ness, Deputy Registrar, The Law Society of Scotland
Graham Mackenzie, AML Auditor, The Law Society of Scotland
Gillian Alexander, Senior Solicitor, The Law Society of Scotland
  • Where in a conveyancing transaction claims typically arise
  • The common causes of claims against residential conveyancing solicitors
  • AML red flags and guidance
  • Fraud prevention and steps that can be taken to reduce risk
  • Digital signatures
14:40 - 14:50Questions and discussion
14:50 - 15:25Residential tenancies: Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016: The new regime, what will it do and when
Andrew Cowan, Partner, TC Young
  • Introduction of new Private Residential Tenancy
  • Increased Security of Tenure for Tenants
  • Introduction of Rent Controls
  • Transfer of jurisdiction to First Tier Tribunal (Housing and Property Chamber)
15:25 - 15:35Questions and discussion
15:35 - 15:55Refreshments, exhibition and networking
15:55 - 16:25Update on boundaries and servitudes
Professor Roderick Paisley, Chair of Scots Law, The School of Law, University of Aberdeen
16:25 - 16:35Questions and discussion
16:35 - 16:50Looking to the future
Graham Matthews, President, The Law Society of Scotland
16:50 - 16:50Closing remarks
Ross Mackay, Partner, Coulters Property and Convenor of the Law Society of Scotland Property Committee