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The popular Employment Law Conference celebrates its tenth anniversary on 26 September 2019. Sean Jones QC will deliver the keynote address.
Featuring four expert panellists, this event will cover what’s new in practice, the market, the Registers, LBTT and a case law update.
The WS Society and STEP Scotland’s joint conference for private client lawyers and advisers returns on 3 October. This year’s programme has an estate planning theme, with a range expert of speakers covering legal, practical and tax planning matters to update professionals advising individuals on asset protection and inter-generational wealth transfer.
The annual planning law update will focus on the implementation of the recently enacted Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. A panel of experts will look at the roles and responsibilities of planning authorities, the house building industry, community interests and the part to be played by professional advisers.
The Semenya Case: Balancing Fair Play and Human Rights Considering the CAS’s decision to uphold the IAAF Eligibility Regulations
By Autumn 2020, Scotland will have an opt out organ donation system. This means there will be deemed consent from all citizens to donate their organs upon death until they register otherwise.
Rebecca, Anna and Oliver were law student interns, participating in the WS Society Summer Internship programme during July 2019. This article summarises their research and presentation.
A conference in the Signet Library in Edinburgh, arranged by United Employment Lawyers and the WS Society, will be turning the spotlight on our smaller Scottish firms, where local lawyers still make up the majority of the legal profession.
A visitor’s perspective on the fears and uncertainties of Brexit on the food and drink industry in Scotland, by Texan law student Kristin Newby.
By Laura Crocker, Elizabeth Olofsson and Andrew Clark, WS Society Summer Internship participants (August 2018).