About this Event
Join Estate Research in Aberdeen for a focused, in-person masterclass designed specifically for Private Client solicitors working in Scots law.
Our agenda brings together expert speakers SJ MacDonald and Ewan Forsyth for a morning of practical, relevant discussion around current issues in Private Client practice.
The sessions will explore key considerations, potential risks and best practice, with a clear focus on the challenges practitioners may encounter in their day-to-day work.
The masterclass offers 3.5 hours of face-to-face CPD training, with the full programme and speaker details set out in the agenda below.
Arrival and registration: from 9.00am
A hot lunch will be served from 1.00pm, with an opportunity to continue conversations and network with other attendees.
Join us at The Chester Hotel, Aberdeen, on Wednesday 4th November for a practical morning of learning, discussion and professional development.
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration with Coffee and Pastries
Host: Estate Research
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
Introduction
Host: Andrew Miller, Estate Research
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:30 AM
Pensions & IHT: Implications for Private Client practitioners post April 2027
Host: Ewan Forsyth, McKee Campbell Morrison
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Risk Management in Executry Estates
Host: Andrew Miller, Estate Research
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The Hokey-Cokey of Legal Rights - What is In and What is Out?
Host: SJ MacDonald, Anderson Strathern
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Coffee Break
🕑: 12:05 PM - 01:00 PM
Where There's a Will... There's Sometimes a Way!
Host: SJ MacDonald, Anderson Strathern
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM
Vote of Thanks and Conclusion of Meeting
Host: Andrew Miller, Estate Research
Event venue & nearby stays
The Chester Hotel, 55-63 Queen's Road, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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