Seminars
What you get
Speaker: Stephen Vallance
10am-1pm; 3hrs CPD
This 3 hour session is aimed as those looking to develop their commercial skills with a view to progression within their firm.
Speaker: Euan Mcsherry
10am-1pm; 3hrs CPD
This seminar will demystify dilapidation disputes, giving a legal overview of the subject area, including ancillary claims, exploring the key issues and how they are best resolved.
Speaker: Iain Sim
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
Money laundering is an ever present (and ever evolving) threat. As such, AML compliance must remain a priority area for all solicitors.
Speaker: Amanda Masson
3hrs CPD
A new Bill will be presented to the Scottish Parliament to reform the present law. The talk will be of interest to lawyers who specialise in family law but equally those lawyers for which family law is part of their general practice.
Speaker: Stephanie Hepburn
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
For most people, buying a home is the most important (and expensive) transaction that they will undertake in their lives. When something goes wrong, it is important to know the various options open to clients.
Speaker: Amanda Masson
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
The drafting or preparation of a Separation Agreement represents the beginning of the end of perhaps lengthy and detailed negotiations between solicitors or at mediation. It is therefore of the utmost importance that solicitors exercise caution and meticulously consider the finer points of what will represent a legally binding agreement between the parties.
Speaker: Ken Gerber
2–4pm; 2hrs CPD
Failing to understand how a rent review clause, especially an inflation linked rent review clause, works in practice can have vastly expensive consequences for the client as well as possible complaints and claims against solicitors.
Speaker: Lorna Christine
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
This seminar will look at key steps in the establishment, life, and the ending of a trust. It will cover what should be considered when advising on the use of trusts including important tax considerations.
Speaker: Jennifer Thomson
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
Neurodiversity is very much in the press just now. In recent research around 10 percent of the workforce are classed as “neurodiverse” in the United Kingdom. This has a significant impact on the workplace and to claims being brought.
Speaker: Andrew Stevenson
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
This seminar will focus on how the solicitor can best protect himself or herself against the perennial grievances of clients.
Speaker: Lorna Christine
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
This webinar is a chance to step back and consider the key parts of an executry. The session will be useful for those new to this work as well as more experienced practitioners.
Speaker: Frances Rooney,
Lexares LLP
2pm - 5pm; 3hrs CPD
Frances Rooney, formerly of Harper Macleod and founding member of Lexares LLP, is a recognised expert on land registration and property law.
Speaker: Iain Sim
1:30-5:30pm; 4hrs CPD
A 4 hr course designed to satisfy LSS Peat 2 requirements, exploring the importance of ethical behaviour, the core values of professional practice, and illustrating the creation and enforcement of ethical issues.
Speaker: Jennifer Thomson
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
So you've been given your very own personal injury case as a trainee or NQ? What do you do now? Jennifer will take you through a mock personal injury claim from both sides of the pursuer/defender divide.
Speaker: Lorna Christine
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
This session will cover the classic bases for dispute in this area and also try to give you clever tools to avoid these situations.
Speaker: Stephen Vallance
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
Time flies, particularly in the legal world. With so many demands on your time as a lawyer, how do you fit everything in? This 2 hour session will look at the importance of time management and prioritisation.
Speaker: Stephen Vallance
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
In this 2 hour session we will explore the legal markets, current regulatory issues and the challenges and opportunities that you and your firm may encounter as you begin your career.
Speaker: Stephen Vallance
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
Getting our message over clearly and in a way that makes the best impression has never been more important In this 2 hour session we will look at the theory behind effective business communication and best practice for presentations.
Speaker: Lorna Christine
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
This session will provide a blueprint for best practice in wills, trusts and estates matters which will not only improve client service but also help solicitors identify and manage risk.
Speaker: Stephen Vallance
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
In this 2 hour seminar we will look to develop delegates awareness of how to identify opportunities, bring in new business and assess their own personal impact.
Speaker: Frances Rooney
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
A comprehensive session on land registration in a post-2012 Act era with emphasis on how solicitors can minimise pitfalls, risk and liability.
Speaker: Amanda Masson
3hrs CPD
This seminar will look at failure to comply with court orders for contact or residence, as well as the often acrimonious relocation of children.
Speaker: Stephen Vallance
2-4pm; 2hrs CPD
This 2 hour session will help delegates identify different character types, understand trigger points that can lead to conflict and explore an array of tools to deal with potential issues when they arise.
Speaker: Lorna Christine, Blackadders
2-5pm; 3hrs CPD
Lorna Christine speaks on the pitfalls and possibilities of protecting the family home, including inheritance tax, the technicalities of gifting homes, and care home planning.