About this Event
ALA and The WS Society are delighted to invite you to their 29th Joint Annual Conference on Agriculture at The Signet Library on Friday, 5 June 2026.
Our timetable for the day is as follows:
09.25 – 09.30 Chair’s Welcome
Heather Bruce, Turcan Connell
09.30 – 10.00 Case Update
Michael Upton, Advocate
10.00 – 10.45 Tenancies: Valuing the Invaluable
Alan Barr, Brodies & Sarah Jackson, Savills
10.45 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.00 Rents without Tenancies and Tenancies without Rents?
Catherine Telfer, Turcan Connell
12.00 -12.30 Dispute Resolution under The Rural Payments (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 – the practicalities
Aileen A Nimmo, Scottish Government Litigation Division
D. Alan Fraser, Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Division
12.30- 14.15 Lunch
Hosted by The Honourable Lord Duthie, Chair of The Scottish Land Court
14.15 – 14.45 Tenant Farming Commissioner’s Update and Future Challenges
Rob Black, Tenant Farming Commissioner
14.45 – 15.15 Legislative Lacunae
Hamish Lean, Shepherd and Wedderburn
15.15 – 15.30 UK Perspective from the ALA
Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones FALA, Chair, Agricultural Law Association
15.30- 16.00 Tea
The deadline for bookings is 5pm on Thursday, 21 May 2026.
If you have any dietary requirements email: [email protected] by the 21 May 2026
This year our preference is not to print the conference pack. This will be emailed to all delegates post the conference. Please advise by the 21 May 2026 if you require a hard copy to - [email protected]
As with all our Conferences, the event is open to Members and Non-Members with a preferential rate for ALA and WS Society Members. If you are not a Member and would like to join the Association, please click here
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Signet Library, Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 300.00
