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Brochure
Scotland
in association with
The University of Strathclyde
Programme of events – around the country and online
October 2015 onwards
turning knowledge into advantage
• Scots Law 2015 Conference/Exhibition
• Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
• Webinars & Webinar Recordings
• On-Site Training & Consultancy
• Paralegal Qualifications
• TCPD/PEAT
Scots Law
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Scotland’s Leading Conference &
Personal Injury
Conveyancing
6 hours CPD
6 hours CPD
Chair: David Short, Balfour + Manson
Chair: Professor Robert Rennie, Harper MacLeod
Some practical issues
Negligence claims - the expert witness
• Dealing with contributory negligence
• The wearing of seatbelts
• Alcohol and drugs etc.
• Two year time bars in aviation and shipping for holiday cases
Gavin Thornley, Compass Chambers
• The Standard of care - Hunter v Hanley
• The role of the expert
• The question of independence
• Recent scenarios
Professor Robert Rennie, Harper MacLeod and Donald Reid, Mitchells
Roberton
26th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
The new Sheriff PI court
• The type and value of case which will be permitted
• The rules which will apply
• The fees that will be payable
• The IT system developments
Kim Leslie, Digby Brown
Scottish labour market trends - do they affect future
loss calculations in personal injury cases?
26th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
Conveyancing under the 2012 Act - where are we now?
• Key practice changes
• A new deal with developers
• Supporting e-conveyancing
• Delivering a complete Land Register
John King, Business Development Director, Registers of Scotland
Title indemnity solutions for servitude issues
• Can there be a loss of future earnings for those working in the Oil
and Gas Industry?
• How do you calculate loss for those on a zero-hours contract?
• The other Facts and Figures (career earnings the Annual Survey of
Hours and Earnings (ASHE) doesn’t tell us about)
• Retirement. A choice, trend, option for those in manual
employment
Keith Carter, Keith Carter & Associates
• Difficulties surrounding the discovery of a lack of servitude rights
• Practical application of issues through case studies
• Availability of title insurance as an alternative to formalising
servitude rights
• Points to remember
Kirsty Findlater, First Title Insurance
Patients’ rights, progress and proposals for change developments in clinical negligence
• When might becoming a prescriptive claimant be the right option
• How do I navigate the procedures to get a successful result?
• What happens if a true owner appears?
• What sort of evidence do I need and how do I present it?
• Prescriptive claimants and the completion of the Land Register
Valerie Clough
• Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board
• The Supreme Court decision
• Implications for the law
• Implications for the medical profession
• Proposals for change
• No Fault Compensation
• Apologies (Scotland) Bill
• Duty of Candour proposals
• Damages Bill
• Clinical Negligence protocol
Ann Logan, Balfour & Manson
Chronic regional pain syndrome - fact or fiction?
• What is chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) ?
• How is CRPS diagnosed and treated?
• Why is CRPS of medicolegal importance?
• What are common CRPS legal case problems?
Professor Chris Oliver, Shawfair Park Hospital & The University of Edinburgh
Quantum update
• Important recent cases
• Impact on practice
• Other forthcoming issues to look out for
Gordon Lamont, Compass Chambers
Prescriptive claimants under the Land Registration
etc. (Scotland) Act 2012
Use of praedial servitudes to benefit land outside the
dominant tenement
• The Irvine Knitters rule
• Exceptions to the rule
• Practical implications
Professor Roddy Paisley, the University of Aberdeen
Enforcement of missives
• The seller’s and the purchaser’s obligations
• Remedies and damages
• General considerations in raising proceeding
• Professional negligence
Carolyn Morgan, Harper MacLeod
Residential tenancies - a practical update
• No automatic right to get possession back after 6 months?
• Right to restrict rent increases?
• Current law
• Recovery of possession
Professor Peter Robson, The University of Strathclyde
26th & 27th October, Glasgow Hilton
2015
Exhibition Series of Events
Corporate Law
Family Law
26th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
26th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
6 hours CPD
6 hours CPD
Chair: Andrew Meakin, Morton Fraser
Chair: Rachael Kelsey, Sheehan Kelsey Oswald
Commercial contracts - pitfalls to look out for and
drafting tips
Claims for financial provision
• Interpreting fundamental clauses/common terms
• Lessons from recent case law
• Common problems and drafting solutions
David Wood, Lindsays
• Identifying the Relevant Date
• Review of the Application of Section 9 Principles
• Clean Break and Periodical Allowance
• Approaching s.28 claims
Kate Dowdalls QC
Assisted reproducution - recent developments and
current issues
Company caselaw update
• Cases recently decided
• Impact of these cases in practice
Gavin MacColl, The Hastie Stable
Guarantees
• Treating guarantees with suspicion
• The beneficiary’s view - making them watertight
• The guarantor’s view - what a guarantee should say (and what it
really shouldn’t)
• Transactional risks for all parties
• Dealing with changes to the underlying deal
• Is a guarantee ever watertight?
Andrew Meakin, Morton Fraser
Tax update
• Entrepreneur’s relief
• Substantial shareholding exemption
• Stamp duty
• Capital gains
Jim Hillan, CMS Cameron McKenna
• An overview of recent case law and current controversies in
relation to:
• Parenthood in assisted reproduction
• Surrogacy and parental orders
Robert Gilmour, Sheehan Kelsey Oswald
A Conservative Government at Westminster and an
SNP Government at Holyrood - what does this mean
for the Human Rights Act and Scots Law?
• Reserved matters
• Changes to the Human Rights Act - what is the relevance for family
law cases?
• What should you be thinking about when you are advising your
clients?
Martin Downs, Barrister, One Crown Office Row
Recent developments in Europe
Conduct of meetings
• Calling meetings - requirements for and content of notice
• Conducting the meeting
• the role of the chairman
• voting
• recording decisions
• Difficult meetings
• disruptions
• meetings convened by members
• incompetent business
Adrian Bell, Morton Fraser
Financial covenants - interpretation and application
• The basic principles of interpreting accounts
• Which covenants are essential for lenders
• Why certain items are expressly excluded/included
• What should legal advisers look for
Gareth Magee, Scott Moncrieff
• Maintenance regulation
• Succession - Rome IV
• Recent CJEU case law
• Other items on the horizon
• Impact on Scots family lawyers
Kirsty Hood, the Hastie Stable
Share and business valuation in matrimonial cases
• Principal methods used by expert accountant valuers
• Information typically needed
• The role of financial neutral share and business valuers in
collaborative cases
• Working with other experts (eg property, specialist assets)
• Other matters
Euan Fernie, Geoghegans
Child private law update
• Contact
• Child abduction
• Residence and relocation
Noel Ferry, Turcan Connell
“Good venue and great speakers
– excellent value for money”
£165 + VAT - CLT Members/£195 + VAT - Non Members
Scots Law
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Scotland’s Leading Conference &
Commercial Property Licensing
27th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
27th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
6 hours CPD
6 hours CPD
Chair: Professor Kenneth C Ross, Brodies
Chair: Scott Blair, Terra Firma Chambers
Rent Review
Tales from the trenches: a review of reviews
• Headline rents
• Preparing for disputes
• The arbitration process
• Making an appeal
Anthony McEwan, DWF Biggart Baillie
Contaminated land - the current position
• How does liability arise?
• The contaminated land regime in terms of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990
• Common law liability
• Decided cases
• Esso Petroleum v Scottish ministers and Others
Professor Kenneth C Ross, Brodies
The repairing obligation - an analysis of recent case law
Denis Garrity, Terra Firma Chambers
Plans under the Land Registration etc. (Scotland)
Act 2012 and the commercial conveyance
• Plans Reports and how to deal with problem answers
• How do I produce a suitable plan for my deed inducing
registration?
• Supplementary Data - what is it and why might I need it?
• Burdens and servitudes and how can they be referenced correctly?
• Voluntary registration - what do I advise my client?
Valerie Clough
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and leasing
• The new rules/regime and how this compares to SDLT
• What is taxed?
• How is tax calculated?
• When are returns required?
• How to make returns
Deborah Lovell, Anderson Strathern
Leases and the Land Register
- key guidance post-Designated Day
• Understanding lease title sheets
• Automatic plot registration
• Registration requirements
• Advance Notices and reports
• Shared plots
• Pre-registration reports
• Registration services and support
A senior speaker from the Registers of Scotland
Developments in the construction industry
• Current trends (procurement methods etc)
• Key contractor risk positions
• Interface issues between property and construction
Stacey Cassidy, Pinsent Masons
• Premises review hearing case studies
• Personal licence hearing case studies
• Developing trends in the practice of review hearings
• Alternatives to review
• Reviews of the future
Stephen McGowan, TLT
Legislative update
• Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill
• Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill
• Other developments
Quentin Fisher, Head of Licensing, the Scottish Government
Opening new premises - an occasional nightmare”
• New applications - timing and procedure
• The run up to opening - what needs to be done?
• Transfers of existing licences
Niall Hassard, Lindsays
Licensing of large events
• Processing applications
• The consultation process
• Hearings on and conditions for
• Other regulatory regimes
Colin Elliott, Perth & Kinross Licensing Board
Implementation of Innkeeper
and current and future policy
• Current/Future Police Scotland Strategy
• Innkeeper - A national database for Licensing
• National approach utilising Innkeeper
Inspector Stuart Cameron & Chief Inspector Derek Mateer, Police Scotland
Scottish licensing cases review
• Recent caselaw from England and Wales
• Gambling Act caselaw review
• Suggested possible future legal challenges
Scott Blair, Terra Firma Chambers
Overprovision
• Overprovision under the 2005 Act
• Applying the “overprovision” test in case law
• The importance of Licensing Board Policy Statements
• The Air Weapons & Licensing (Scotland) Bill and potential further reform
Andrew Hunter, Harper MacLeod
“The conference more than
lived up to expectations”
26th & 27th October, Glasgow Hilton
2015
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Exhibition Series of Events
Private Client
Contract Law
6 hours CPD
6 hours CPD
Chair: Colin Henderson, Anderson Strathern
Chair: Michael Upton, Hastie Stable
Incapacity law: moving beyond NW and Great Stuart
Trustees
Implied terms, good faith and judicial activism
27th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
27th October, 9.30am - 5.00pm
• What next in incapacity law?
• What has been happening in the case law apart from NW etc?
• Estate planning and incapacity law
Alan Eccles, Brodies
Negligence in willmaking
• The erosions of the historical protection against claims
• The present law in Scotland; Developments in England
• Developments in England
• How is the law likely to develop in Scotland
• Practical examples
John Kerrigan, Morrisons
Pension planning
• Pension planning and wealth preservation
• New freedoms, increased flexibility and options
• Tax reliefs, lifetime allowance and annual allowance all explained
• The new flat rate state pension
Malcolm Steel, Mearns & Company
Trusts Do’s and Don’t’s
• Who is your client?
• Tax considerations
• Trust Law reform
• Practical points on trust administration
Alexis Graham, Maclay Murray & Spens
• The distinction between implied terms in fact and implied terms in
law
• The nascent implied term of good faith
• The relationship of implied terms to express terms
• The relationship to implied terms to interpretation
David Cabrelli, The University of Edinburgh
Warranties and indemnities - how these are used in
corporate and commercial purchase transactions?
• Key differences between warranties and indemnities
• When is an indemnity appropriate
• Balancing the position of the purchaser and the vendor - the
negotiation
• Limitations of liabilities
• Disclosure - how does it work in practice?
• Recent trends in M&A in Scotland, the UK and further afield
Louise Mahon, Brodies
Review of recent cases
• Construction of contracts
• The court as interpreter of what is ‘commercially sensible’
• Error
• Facility and circumvention
Keith Stewart QC
What does the contract mean?
Inheritance tax planning and the family home
• Issues to consider in respect of the family home
• Will planning and the family home
• Gifting all or part in lifetime?
• Gifts with reservation
• Pre-owned asset rules
• Downsizing to release capital
Professor Alex McDougall
• What’s the point of a written agreement?
• Need we look beyond it?
• Must it mean anything at all?
• Is it fair to take folk literally?
• Should it matter who wrote it?
• Do actions speak louder than words?
Michael Upton, The Hastie Stable
Reforming contract law: counterpart
execution and third party rights
The Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015
Execution of documents in counterpart
Delivery of documents by electronic means
Next project: third party rights (SLC DP 157, 2013)
The practical problems: company groups, collateral warranties,
insurance, etc
• The solutions: abolishing the requirement of irrevocability; clarity
on conditions, remedies and defences
Professor Hector MacQueen, The Scottish Law Commission
Family Law - what the private client lawyer needs to
know
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• The risks of restructuring, tax planning and inter-generational gifts
• Claims by cohabitants on death and separation
• The impact of declaring a Scottish domicile in a Will
• Guardianship on the death of one or both parents
Jennifer Maciver, Sheehan Kelsey Oswald
Breach and damages
Family investment companies as an alternative to
trusts
• How to protect wealth for future generations
• Tax treatment on establishment, operation and profit extraction
• Non-tax considerations, including protecting shares from claims
Sarah McKinlay, HBJ Gateley
• The usual measure of damages
• Some exceptions to the usual rule
• The current approach to causation and remoteness
• The role of mitigation
David McLean, The Hasie Stable
£165 + VAT - CLT Members/£195 + VAT - Non Members
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Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
Seminars
Workshops
& Masterclasses
The tutorial format of CLT Scotland’s wide range of
seminars, masterclasses and workshops allows
delegates an unrivalled selection of in depth quality
training provided by leading legal and other
professional experts.
• Tutorial format provides easy access to expert speakers
• Practical, detailed guidance on the topic being covered
• Over 150 separate events to choose from each year
Proving or Disproving
Discrimination
3 hours CPD
Glasgow
30 September 2.00-5.15pm
This workshop will explore the following
points:
• How can discrimination be proven in
practice?
• What are the constituent elements or
facts that need to be established?
• On what grounds can this be challenged?
• How do the rules on burden of proof
work?
• What practical guidance can be offered
to manage discrimination cases
effectively?
This session is relevant for any litigant
dealing with discrimination claims,
irrespective of the protected characteristic
involved. The session will offer practical
examples and case studies to ensure that
delegates fully understand the law and its
operation in practice.
Speaker: Professor David Hoey, bto
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
Wills and Succession
Issues for the Business
Client
Mediation for New and
Recently Qualified
Lawyers
3 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
Glasgow Edinburgh 28 October
21 October
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
This seminar will look at the issues which
need to be considered when advising clients
on business and succession planning.
After attending this seminar delegates will
understand:-
• the need to consider individual circumstances
• the need to consider the business’ legal structure
• the effect of legal rights
• the effect of transferable nil rate bands
Glasgow 8 October
2.00-5.15pm
There has been a significant increase in the
use of mediation in business and the public
sector. It is being used both formally and
informally in a wide range of commercial
situations and also in a variety of workplaces
and organisations.
After attending this half-day course
delegates will have an understanding of:
• mediation in context
• the stages of mediation
• preparing effectively to represent your Speaker: Murray Burns
clients in mediation
and there will also be an opportunity to be
involved in a short interactive workshop.
Speaker: Pamela Lyall
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£210 + VAT Non Members
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Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
Agricultural Law
Update 2015
Property Aspects
of Insolvency
Criminal Law – the
essential 2015 Update
3 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh
8 October 2.00-5.15pm
This comprehensive seminar will cover
recent changes in agricultural law. It is
an ideal update for practitioners in this
field or those who want to further their
understanding of agricultural and rural law.
After attending this event, delegates will:-
• understand subsidies under the new
Common Agricultural Policy, the introduction of the Basic Payment Scheme
and transfer of entitlements under the new regime
• have an understanding of Chapter 10 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
• be aware of the impact of the important agricultural law cases decided in 2014/2015
Speaker: Odell Milne (chair), Lorna McKay,
Fiona Scott and Kate McLeish, Brodies
Glasgow Edinburgh 8 October
22 October
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
This seminar is designed to examine in
depth the property aspects of insolvency.
It assumes a basic knowledge of normal
conveyancing practice and examines in
detail the differences caused by insolvency
procedures. After attending this seminar,
delegates will have an understanding of:-
• conveyancing transactions: acting for/
against trustees, liquidators, receivers and administrators
• transactions at an undervalue, gratuitous alienations and unfair preferences
• transactions to defeat the claims of creditors
• lease issues including the Nortel case (and its successors) and landlords’ hypothec
• the matrimonial home in bankruptcy
• warrandice
• the “race to the register”
Speaker: Professor Kenneth C Ross, Brodies
Glasgow Edinburgh 20 October
28 October
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
Scots criminal law is one of the most
vibrant areas of law with a number of key
developments taking place.
This comprehensive seminar will look at the
most important of these and the impact
they have on practice.
After attending this event delegates will
have an understanding of:-
• the current and continuing impact of recent legislation
• the most important cases decided in the last 12 months
• developments to look out for in the near future
Speaker: Clare Connelly, Compass Chambers
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Residential Landlord
and Tenant – the latest
developments
Media Law – all you
need to know
Unfair Dismissal
4 hours CPD
Edinburgh 21 October
9.30am-2.30pm
With the residential letting market continuing
to perform relatively well, a panel of experts
will take a “nuts and bolts” look at the law.
After attending this conference delegates
will have an understanding of:-
• the new tenancy regime
• repairs – is the law effective?
• HMO licensing and how it works
• the regulation of private landlords
• rent
• anti-social behaviour notices
This timely and comprehensive conference
will be of essential interest to all who advise
on residential leasing matters and will also
include a networking lunch.
Speaker: Professor Peter Robson (chair),
Adrian Stalker, Westwater Advocates ,
Adèle Nicol, Anderson Strathern & Dr Nick
McKerrell, Glasgow Caledonian University
£200 + VAT CLT Members
£300 + VAT Non Members
3 hours CPD
Glasgow
21 October
2.00-5.15pm
This half day seminar will provide a roundup of all the cutting edge issues in media
law, with case law update, and discussion of
difficult areas.
After attending this seminar, delegates will
have an understanding of the current issues
relating to:-
• defamation
• contempt of court
• privacy
• data protection
• freedom of information
Speaker: Rosalind McInnes, BBC Scotland
£140 + VAT CLT Members
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7
3 hours CPD
Glasgow
22 October
10.00am–1.15pm
Unfair dismissal continues to be a
cornerstone of employment law and this
comprehensive update will consider all of
the key aspects.
After attending this event delegates will
understand:-
• the concept of unfair dismissal and unfair constructive dismissal
• the relationship with wrongful dismissal
• who has the right
• what is a dismissal
• automatically unfair reasons for dismissal
• potentially fair reasons for dismissal including fair procedures, reasonableness and the ACAS Code
• unfair dismissal claims in the employment tribunal
Speaker: Lindsey Cartwright, Morton
Fraser
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Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
Land Registration - the
2012 Act - what do I
really need to know!
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 29 October 9.45am-1.00pm
Glasgow 19 November 2.00-5.15pm
This seminar looks at the essential
changes that have taken place since the
implementation of the Land Registration
etc. (Scotland) Act 2012. It cuts through the
extraneous and explains what you really do
need to know in order to get your clients’
title registered with the minimum of fuss.
After attending you will be confident about:
• how to deal with the mapping of Residential Care and
Preserving Assets
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 29 October 2.00-5.15pm
Glasgow 12 November 2.00-5.15pm
Inverness 27 January 1.00-4.15pm
Conflict is continuing to arise between
those who wish to preserve assets for their
families and the Local Authorities cast
with the difficult responsibility of ensuring
proper provision of care on an economic
and fair basis. After attending this seminar,
delegates will be aware of:
• existing case law
• the NHS dimension and the involvement Advanced Negotiation
Skills for the
Experienced Solicitor
3 hours CPD
Glasgow 22 October
Edinburgh 30 October
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
Mastering negotiation is a must for the
successful solicitor. Experienced solicitors
are so well used to negotiating that they
are unlikely to pay close attention to
understanding what differentiates a successful
outcome from one that’s less satisfying. After
attending this seminar, delegates will:
• understand the nature of influence tenement properties from a legal and plans point of view
• when shared and sharing plots become an issue and how to resolve any difficulties
• what to do when there are overlaps or underlaps with existing cadastral units
• how to ensure your application gets on to the register without being rejected
Speaker: Valerie Clough
of the Scottish Local Authority Ombudsman
• examples of steps taken by Local Authorities
• what steps can be taken to fund care costs
• issues of concern for the future, including whether the personal care allowance is sustainable
• the findings of the Dilnot Report
Speaker: John Kerrigan, Morrisons
(conscious and unconscious) and what constitutes effective communication
• be able to handle the perceptions, motivations, expectations and individual communication styles of self, clients and opponents
• understand the importance of rapport and how to achieve it
• understand and use the language of influence
Speaker: Anne Johnstone
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Succession – the
fundamental changes
Anti-Money Laundering
– the essential guide for
all lawyers
Preparing for a Law
Society Inspection
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh Glasgow 11 November 2.00-5.15pm
17 November 2.00-5.15pm
In June 2015, the Scottish Government
published a new Succession (Scotland)
Bill and issued its second Consultation
Document on succession which appears
to indicate that Scottish Government is
considering fairly major changes to certain
aspects of our Laws of Succession. Some of
these changes will engage our approach to
Will drafting. This Seminar will consider the
changes which are:-
• almost certain to be made
• highly likely to be made
• under consideration and perhaps still in
the balance
The issues which have not been addressed
by the Scottish Government will also be
considered at this seminar which is a “must”
for all Private Client Solicitors.
Speaker: John Kerrigan, Morisons
£140 + VAT CLT Members
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3 hours CPD
Aberdeen 3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 26 November 2.00-5.15pm
24 November 1.00-4.15pm
All solicitors need to be up to speed on
the threat of money laundering, and how
to remain on the right side of the Money
Laundering Regulations 2007. Failure to do
so can have severe consequences both for
the individual and their firm.
This interactive seminar will be a refresher
and updater, for the busy practitioner.
After attending delegates will have an
understanding of:-
• the concept of money laundering
• the main offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act
• when disclosure should be made
• safeguards (e.g. due diligence, policies and procedures)
• available defences
Solicitors worry about law society
compliance inspections, but with a proper
understanding of the accounts rules, and
the correct procedures and processes, they
needn’t.
After attending this workshop you will
understand:-
• the Solicitor’s Accounts Rules
• the procedures and systems you need to comply with the rules, and how that can
help your business
• how best to complete the pre inspection
questionnaire
• the practical steps to take before the inspection to ensure all goes smoothly
Speakers: Pauline Brooks & Lynn McAllan,
The Cashroom
Speaker: Iain Sim
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Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
Conducting Effective
Client Meetings –
winning and keeping
your clients
Land Registration
Essentials for New and
Recently Qualified
Lawyers
Property Transactions
with Local Authorities
3 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 25 November 2.00-5.15pm
Glasgow 26 November 2.00-5.15pm
Edinburgh 26 November 2.00-5.15pm
Glasgow 30 November 2.00-5.15pm
Conducting a client meeting involves a
range of hard and soft skills. You might have
to meet potential clients and try to bring
their business into your firm. You certainly
will have to meet established clients and
give them the best service possible.
This highly interactive seminar will cover:
• benefits of effective client meetings
• conversion rates for new clients
• planning and structuring client meetings • listening and questioning skills
• cross-selling skills
• non-verbal communications
• troubleshooting difficult clients
• agreeing actions and timelines
Speaker: Iain Sim
How do I sift out the essentials to make an
effective application?
This practical seminar is tailored for new and
recently qualified lawyers and will cover the
essentials of the Act with worked examples
to consolidate the learning. Areas covered
are:
This course is aimed at the commercial
property lawyer who wants to know how
to smooth the path for local authority
transactions, whether acting for private
sector clients or the local authority itself.
After attending this event delegates will
have an understanding of:
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Employment Tribunal
Workshop
Business assets and
divorce and financial
provision; when it’s not
50:50
Essential Contract
Drafting for New and
Recently Qualified
Lawyers
3 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 7 December 2.00-5.15pm
Edinburgh 8 December 2.00-5.15pm
Glasgow 9 December 2.00-5.15pm
6 hours CPD
Edinburgh 30 November 9.30am-5.00pm
Taught from a practitioners’ viewpoint,
topics to be covered will include:-
• drafting Employment Tribunal claims
• preparing Employment Tribunal responses
• maximising the orders procedure (including information and documentation requests)
• case management discussions
• pre-hearing reviews
• preparing for the full hearing – practice directions
• closing submissions
After attending this workshop, delegates
will have gained a practical and tactical
understanding of the Employment Tribunal
process and procedure and will be equipped
with the necessary skills required to
represent clients in the pursuit or defence of
an Employment Tribunal claim.
Speaker: Lindsey Cartwright, Morton
Fraser
£200 + VAT CLT Members
£300 + VAT Non Members
• Advance Notices
• Legal and Plans reports
• Development Plan Approval
• Application forms
• Voluntary registration.
Speaker: Valerie Clough
9
3 hours CPD
Glasgow 27 November 2.00-5.15pm
• vires issues - getting the right powers in
place to close the deal
• the new procurement environment for local authorities
• valuation issues and the disposal of land
regulations
• special powers: compulsory purchase, land assembly, and the changing picture
• the Council as landowner and planning authority
• special types of ‘ownership’ - common good, trust, and other specialities
Speakers: John Watchman, Watchman &
Co & Andrew Ferguson
Two of the trickiest areas of the law of
financial provision are the interaction of
business assets and divorce; and when there
should be an unequal sharing of the net
value of the matrimonial property. In this
seminar you will:
• gain an understanding on how business assets are treated on divorce, the tax consequences and what tactics to employ
• understand when special circumstances arguments can justify a departure from equal sharing,
• discover which section 9(1)(b) arguments can stand up
Speaker: Scott Cochrane & Richard Smith,
Brodies
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
No skill is more important to new or recently
qualified lawyers than clear and deliberate
contract drafting.
We can do a better job and be more
productive if (and only if) we can express
our clients’ instructions using small words
in even smaller quantities. This extremely
practical session will focus on:
• using Plain English
• working with styles (and conquering the blank page)
• being aware of different sorts of contracts
• incorporating all of the terms
• getting the right thing signed in the right place by the right person
Speaker: Alan Stalker, Young & Partners
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
Visit www.clt.scot to book your place
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Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
Quantifying Difficult
Damages
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 10 December 2.00-5.15pm
Land Registration – do
your plans make the
grade post-2012 Act?
3 hours CPD
10 December 1.00-4.15pm
Advising Families with
Vulnerable Adults
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh Glasgow 14 December 2.00-5.15pm
16 December 2.00-5.15pm
Clients are dependent upon you to provide
them with realistic valuations, whether it
be for reserve purposes, colossus purposes
or simply on the basis that you are
providing them with accurate and reliable
advice.
Topics to be covered in this seminar will
include back injury/whiplash damages,
psychiatric injury – remoteness, stress
claims, Ogden tables; interest and taxation,
developments in pleural plaques/asbestos
damages, fatal damages, interim and
provisional damages.
After attending this event, delegates will
understand the recent developments in the
quantification of civil damages and what
will currently constitute realistic advice.
Speaker: Michael Upton, the Hastie Stable
Aberdeen £140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
The Commercial Court Current Practice and
Procedure
Human Rights –
compatibility and recent
case law
3 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
Rectification and
compensation under the
Land Registration etc.
(Scotland) Act 2012
Edinburgh
16 December 2.00-5.15pm
As more and more commercial actions
make it to the courts, this timely seminar
will focus on the key aspects of commercial
court practice and procedure that all those
who litigate regularly or occasionally in this
specialised field need to know.
After attending this seminar delegates will
have an understanding of:-
• Court of Session and Sheriff Court procedures
• recent case law
• pleading in commercial actions
• advantages and disadvantages of the commercial approach from the perspective of a user
Speaker: Alan McMillan, Burness Paull
Plans are a crucial part of the requirements
for registration under the 2012 Act. After
attending this course you will understand:-
• plans reports and what they mean
• how to get an acceptable plan for attachment to a deed for registration
• prescriptive servitudes and what is required to have them registered
• plans suitable for burdens deeds
• the Cadastral Map and the base map explained
Speaker: Valerie Clough
Glasgow Edinburgh 18 January
25 January
This seminar will focus on finance and
financial issues, largely approached
from the aspect of advising parents
or grandparents of a vulnerable adult,
including arrangements for finances after
they themselves have died. Topics to be
covered will include:-
• Legal capacity
• Adults with Incapacity Act
• Use of trusts
• Taxation
• Legal rights
After attending this seminar delegates
will understand the most important issues
to consider when advising families with
vulnerable adults.
Speaker: Murray Burns
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
There have been a number of recent cases
where compatibility issues in relation to
human rights have recently come to the
fore. After attending this event delegates
will have an understanding of:-
• the process for raising a compatibility issue
• the recent court decisions
• the role of compatibility in family and other areas of law
Including commentary on the impact
should the Human Rights Act 1998 be
repealed by the Westminster Government
and how Human Rights under the ECHR
will be enforced, this topical seminar will be
of essential interest to all litigators.
Speaker: Clare Connelly, Compass
Chambers
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh Glasgow 21 January
28 January
How do I deal with a rectification of the
register and make a compensation claim
for my clients? Attendees will be confident
in ensuring their clients get rectification
and the relevant compensation for their
clients after attending this course. Using
interactive examples the topics covered
will be:
• The appropriate time for rectification.
• Manifest error and how it can be corrected
• Which set of rules apply and how do I use them?
• How do I deal with trivial errors?
• When can I get compensation?
• Quantifying the compensation.
Speaker: Valerie Clough
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
All Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses can be reserved online
Seminars, Workshops & Masterclasses
Commercial Awareness
and Effectiveness for
New and Recently
Qualified Lawyers
Six Pack – current
thinking and the impact
of the Enterprise &
Regulatory Reform Act
6 hours CPD
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh 26 January 9.30am-5.00pm
Commerciality lies at the heart of every
successful, modern legal business. It
comprises both formal knowledge and
practical skills, personal management and
negotiation. A solicitor with enhanced
commerciality will always have the edge in
the legal market place. After attending this
event delegates will be able to:
Edinburgh Glasgow 27 January
3 February
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
The provisions of the Enterprise &
Regulatory Reform Act have fundamental
implications for those who seek to rely on
health and safety legislation in order to
establish civil liability and obtain an award
of damages. This essential update will look
at the impact of the Act in practice and
will also include an in-depth look at the
Regulations that form the “Six Pack”. After
attending this seminar delegates will have
an understanding of:
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Contentious Executries
and Complex Estates
3 hours CPD
Glasgow
Edinburgh
14 January
20 January
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
Executry practice was at one time
reasonably straightforward and for the
most part non-confrontational. However,
things have changed. After attending
this seminar, delegates will have an
understanding of:-
• executors and conflicts of interest
• the main causes of contention - Speaker: Damian White, Digby Brown
allegations of circumvention/undue influence - both in relation to the making of the relevant will and in respect of lifetime giving by the deceased
• disputes as to valuations for legal rights purposes
• the problems arising from Sections 28 and 29 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 in relation to intestate estates
• the competition to be executor dative
• problems with HMRC
Speaker: John Kerrigan, Morisons
£200 + VAT CLT Members
£300 + VAT Non Members
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
Understanding
Sequestration
Complex Private Client
Issues and Solutions
Prescriptive Claimants how to get your client’s
a non domino title on to
the Land Register
• develop personal management and negotiation skills
• understand the theory of negotiation
• recognise the interaction of these skills • understand that this interaction forms the basis of modern commerciality
• understand that commerciality training drives personal performance and leads to enhanced commercial focus
Speaker: Iain Sim
3 hours CPD
Edinburgh Glasgow • the key provisions of the Act
• in what circumstances the previous regime can continue to be relied upon
• the Regulations that form the “Six Pack”
• current case law and judicial thinking
4 hours CPD
3 February
10 February
2.00-5.15pm
2.00-5.15pm
This comprehensive essential update will
consider matters, not just from the creditor’s,
but also from the debtor’s point of view.
Delegates attending this seminar will:
• understand the formalities which a creditor needs to comply with before presenting a sequestration petition
• be able to draft and present a
sequestration petition successfully
• be able to advise a debtor on applying for sequestration
• understand and advise on the rights and obligations of the trustee in dealing with the debtor’s estate, including the debtor’s home
• gain an appreciation of the legal and practical differences between Trust Deeds and sequestration
Speakers: Richard McMeeken & Nicola
Ross, Morton Fraser
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
Glasgow Edinburgh 18 February
24 February
1.00-5.15pm
1.00-5.15pm
Private client practice becomes more
complex as the days go by.
The purpose of this essential update is to
consider some of the most difficult aspects.
After attending this event, delegates will
• understand how to avoid negligence in will making
• be aware of the current issues relating to residential care and preservation of assets
• understand the problems occasioned by Section 29 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006
• have a working knowledge of financial guardianships & interventions
Speaker: John Kerrigan, Morisons
£160 + VAT CLT Members
£225 + VAT Non Members
3 hours CPD
Inverness 25 February
1.00-4.15pm
This seminar will explore the thinking
behind the new procedures for registering
a non domino titles and give practical
examples of what to do. After attending
delegates will understand the following:
• when a non domino is applicable
• how to make an a non domino application
• the Notification procedures
• what happens if a true owner appears?
• how to work through practical examples
Speaker: Valerie Clough
£140 + VAT CLT Members
£210 + VAT Non Members
Visit www.clt.scot to book your place
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Paralegal Qualifications for your Support Staff
Paralegal Qualifications
CLT Scotland is the leading provider of paralegal qualifications in Scotland.
 A paralegal qualification provides the student with a practical, in-depth knowledge of their chosen area of the law.
 Qualified paralegals are represented throughout the country in all of the legal practice areas.
 Qualified paralegals reduce risk and improve overall profitability.
Paralegal qualifications are primarily taught via distance learning, however group training options are
also available. Contact Melanie Taylor on [email protected] for more information.
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The Civil Courts and their Jurisdiction
The Law of Contract
Contracts for the supply of Goods and Sale of Goods Act
Elements of the law of Delict and Evidence
Debt Recovery and Diligence
Drafting Skills
Small Claims, Summary Cause, Ordinary Cause Procedure & Initial Writs
Court of Session Procedure
Appeals and Account of Expenses
Dealing with the Client including Preparing and Presenting a case
Debt recovery and diligence
• Client Entities, communicating with and reporting to clients, introducing the commercial property marketplace
• The Different Registers, Examining Title
• Registration of Deeds in the Land Register of Scotland/Register of Charges
• Notifying Tenants and Superior Landlords of Transfer
• Purchase And Sale Transactions
• Missives Of Lease, Common Law of Leases, Back Letters, Schedule
Of Condition, F.R.I. (Full Repairing And Insuring) Leases
• Progressing And Completing The Lease Transaction
• Assignations, Sub-Leases and Variations of Lease
• Enforcement of Missives
Criminal Law
Company Law
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Introduction to Company Law, Business Mediums; Company Formation; Company Names and Name Changes
Company Constitution (Memorandum and Articles of Association); Tailor Made v Shelf Company
Director and Shareholders meetings; resolutions and minutes
Share capital; types of shares; rights attaching to shares
Transfer of shares
Company Directors, Company Secretary, Auditors, Company Registers, Audited Accounts and the Annual Return
Shareholder Actions and Insider Dealing Regulation
Company Shares, Finances, facilities and Security
Receivership, Administration and Liquidation Procedures
• An Introduction to Scots Criminal Law
• The Structure of the Criminal Courts
• Investigation and Prosecution of Crime
• The Role of the Defence
• Bail
• Summary and Solemn Criminal Procedure
• Mental Health cases
• Legal Aid
• Taking Instructions and advising
• Crimes and Offences
• Evidence; Defences
• The Trial (including sentencing)
“Paralegals are integral to our business. If you ask law firms in five years time whether
they have increased their number of paralegals, you will almost certainly find that they
have done so.“
Rob Aberdein – Partner at Aberdein Considine
“I have gained invaluable knowledge completing my paralegal course and this has certainly
encouraged me to study further and I am looking forward to completing further courses in
the near future.“
Louise Hamilton, Cowan Douglas Law LLP
Each Paralegal Qualification contains a module covering ethical conduct and standards for paralegals
in Scotland - a necessary requirement for all professionals who provide services to the public
Email [email protected] or call 0141 225 6706
in association with
Paralegal Qualifications for your Support Staff
Debt Recovery
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Who is the Debtor and Basic Credit Management
Identifying the different types of legal person against whom court action can be taken
The Data Protection Act and Consumer Credit Act
The Office of Fair Tradings Debt Collection Guidance and the Consumer Credit Directive
Late Payment Act, Jurisdiction and Undefended Debt Recovery Procedural rules when raising the three types of court action Defended Litigation: An Introduction
Joint and several liability
Diligence, bankruptcy and liquidation
Scotland’s Debt Arrangement Scheme
Domestic Relations
Legislation Surrounding Family Law and the Grounds for Divorce and Dissolution
Financial Provision on Divorce and on Dissolution
Separation Agreement
The Divorce Client
Parents and Children
The Legal Capacity of Children
Court Orders Relating to Parental Responsibilities and Rights
Local Government Law
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• Contracts of Employment
• Unfair Dismissal
• Disciplinary Hearings
• Redundancy
• Termination of the Employment Relationship
• Discrimination
• Employment Tribunal Procedure
• Maternity Rights, Paternity Leave and Time Off For Dependants
• Transfer Of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE)
• Trade Union Recognition and Consultation
Licensing Law
Family Law
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The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Licensing Objectives, Boards & Forums
Premises Licences; The Operating Plan
The Licensed hours & Extensions
Personal Licences & Trade Staff
Variations, Transfers, Reviews
Licensing Standards Officers
Conditions, Offences & Conduct
The Gambling Act 2005
The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
SIA Licensing & Employee Conduct
Reparation Law UPDATED SUMMER 2015
The Development of Local Government in Scotland
The Reorganisation of Local Government 1995-96
Elections and Councillors; How Councils Work
Local Government: General Powers and Duties
Where the Money Comes From; Audit and Accountability
Local Government: Involving the Public
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
The Councillors’ Code of Conduct and the Standards Commission for Scotland
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Road Traffic Claims
Public Liability Claims
Occupiers Liability Claims
Employer’s Liability Claims
Some Specific Statutory Duties (“The Six Pack Regulations“)
Quantum
The Pursuer’s Claim
Progressing the Claim
Raising the Action and Basic Court Procedure
Incidental Procedures
Residential Conveyancing
Wills, Trusts & Executries
• Sources of Law, Capacity to Contract and Client Information
• Offering for/Selling Heritable Property; Breach of Contract
• New Build Developments and Missives
• Requirements of Writing and Execution of Documentation
• Matrimonial/Family Homes and Property Transactions
• Examination of Title
• Land Registration and Conveyancing Procedures
• Sale of Secure Tenancies
• Abolition of the Feudal System and the Title Conditions Act
• Law of the Tenement; Borrowing on Heritable Property
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What you cannot do if you wish to make a valid Will
The Law Applicable where there is no Will
When a deed of family arrangement (Deed of variation) is used
The procedure from death to close of Executry
Style of Form C1
The Procedure in intestate succession
Inheritance Tax
Guardianships and Powers of Attorney
Provides styles of Executry Account and of Discharge
Provides style of Trust Accounts for 2 Consecutive Years
The Law Relating to Trusts
NEW Intellectual Property Qualification coming soon, ideally suited for creative
practitioners, in-house IP managers and private practice support staff.
Contact our team for more information!
£1,495 + VAT - CLT Members/£1,695 + VAT - Non Members
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On-site Training
& Professional Consultancy
Convenient
Flexible
Affordable
On-site training is a convenient, cost effective and flexible solution when you have three
or more delegates. Customised versions of our public courses are available and we
regularly work with clients to develop one-off solutions.
We provide an extensive range of training in a number of core areas including: People
Management; Business Management; and the Law. A sample of some bespoke courses
are provided below.
Increasing
profitability
Legal Project
Management
Develop your business
through social media
At your premises
At your premises
At your premises
This course is designed to maximise the
measurable productivity of solicitors.
Focussing on utilisation and recoverability
of fees, this course builds commercial
awareness and develops good time
recording practices. Training is delivered on
your premises and delivered one-to-one or
in groups and covers the following topics.
Project management is an essential skill
for all lawyers aspiring to senior roles in
managing matters. While a great deal of
legal work is effectively project-based,
increasingly lawyers are required to formally
assume overall responsibility, as project
manager, in many major transactions.
Training is delivered on your premises in
groups or one-to-one. Subjects include
developing practical skills to:
With the continued growth in the use of social
media, and as the economy improves, you do
not want to miss an opportunity to promote
your business and attract new clients. Our
bespoke social media training and coaching
works with you to grow your business
through the effective use of your chosen
social media platforms. We will also provide
support until you have gained 100 followers!
In groups or one-to-one, topics can be
chosen from:
• Understanding time recording
• Understanding fee recovery
• Common time-recording errors
• Defining a process for time recording
• Developing your staff to become good time recorders
• Personal organisation and time management
• Achieving quick improvements
• Addressing poor performance
• Determine clients’needs and define the scope
• Identify, breakdown and schedule the tasks
• Plan and manage task-based budgets
and agree fees
• Control the risks to a matter’s schedule
and budget
• Manage your own people and other
advisers involved in the transaction
• Keep clients informed
• Negotiate fees for changes in the scope
• Conduct post-transactions reviews to
• Social media from scratch (assumes no
previous knowledge)
• Using Twitter
• Using LinkedIn
• Using Facebook
• Other platforms
• Blogging
• Social media strategy
• Social media for HR professionals
embed the learning within your firm
Half Day £900+VAT
Full Day £1600+VAT
Small Firms from £300+VAT
Non Members - quotation available on request
Half Day £900+VAT
Full Day £1600+VAT
Small Firms from £300+VAT
Non Members - quotation available on request
Half Day £900+VAT
Full Day £1600+VAT
Small Firms from £300+VAT
Non Members - quotation available on request
“The tutor was extremely helpful and his experience
invaluable, plus he provides us with on-going guidance!
All in all, the training has been excellent.”
Gordon McIntosh, Munro and Noble Solicitors, Estate Agents & Financial Services
“An interesting, in-depth and enjoyable course.
Thanks to CLT Scotland for organisation and content!”
Susannah Pencovich, Deans Solicitors and Estate Agents LLP
For further information call Hugh Anderson McKnight on 0141 225 6700
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a third on every recording you purchase.
To book, visit our website on www.clt.scot and select “Webinars”.
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Powers of Attorney: English Cases
6 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Patricia Wass
Defective Goods Personal Injury
Claims
6 October 2015 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Speaker: Mark Gibson
Contentious Probate, Capacity
Issues & Financial Abuse in
England
8 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Mary Butler
Networking for New and Recently
Qualified Lawyers
8 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Iain Sim
Human Rights for New and
Recently Qualified Lawyers
9 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Jamie Kerr
Holiday Pay – no time to relax!
14 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: John Sprack
The What, Why, When & How
of Trusts
19 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Murray Burns
Pre-emption rights in
Conveyancing
20 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Donald Reid
Powers of Attorney
– avoiding the traps
21 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: John Kerrigan
Making Your Land Registration
Applications “Bullet-Proof”!
22 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Valerie Clough
Drafting Enforceable Boilerplate
Clauses
23 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Alan Stalker
Irritancy in Commercial Leases
28 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Sheila Webster
Accidents at Work
30 October 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Damian White
Legal Privilege
2 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Diane Turner
Inaccuracies in the Land Register
5 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Valerie Clough
Breach of the Employment Contract
9 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Lindsey Cartwright
Utility Providers’ Powers to
Acquire Land – what are the rights
and remedies of landowners?
11 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Karen Hamilton
Residential v Commercial
Conveyancing
18 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Ann Stewart
Financial Provision on Divorce –
what you need to know
19 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Marika Franceschi
Psychiatric Injury Claims
24 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: David Wilson
Dilapidations – hints and tips to
maximise your clients’ position
25 November 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Alan McMillan
Conveying Common Property problems and solutions
1 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Professor Kenneth C Ross
The A-Z of Planning for New and
Recently Qualified Lawyers
2 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Kendra Lennox
Resolving International Disputes
7 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Brandon Malone
E-estates – the practical
implications for lawyers
10 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Iain Sim
Managing Disciplinary Issues in
the Workplace
11 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: David Hoey
Discretionary Trusts - current
planning issues
15 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: John Kerrigan
Licensing - what property lawyers
need to know!
16 December 2015 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Speaker: Stephen McGowan
Visit our website on www.clt.scot and select “Webinars”
Certificate in
Mediation for Lawyers
in association with the University of Strathclyde
This course provides a practical introduction to
mediation and mediator skills for legal practitioners.
The Certificate consist of four components and is
taught over 12 hours. An Introductory Certificate is
available for those completing the first 6 hours of the
programme.
TCPD
Authorised by
from CLT Scotland and the University of Strathclyde
is the most flexible, practical and comprehensive
programme available.
Trainee solicitors can attend any of the conferences,
seminars and webinars contained in this brochure†
Trainees also have access to the events below which are
specifically designed for Trainee Solicitors
Mediation Characteristics and Models
Fees:
at the end of this component delegates will be able to:
• describe the principal models of mediation
• explain the key characteristics of mediation
• demonstrate an awareness of the principal critiques
of mediation
TCPD Clients can deduct the appropriate hours from
their package
£30+VAT per hour
Practical Negotiation Skills
6hrs TCPD
Mediator Skills
Glasgow
at the end of this component delegates will be able to:
• demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of
the mediator
• apply principled negotiation techniques
• effectively deal with emotions in conflict
This course directly addresses the PEAT2 requirements for negotiation both
from a knowledge and skills perspective.
You will learn about different theories and models of negotiation, examine
key elements of negotiation and develop skills for effective negotiation.
You will have an opportunity to conduct a negotiation and to reflect your
own practice.
The seminar will also provide an overview of mediation.
TCPD Clients - £n/a Trainee rate - £180+VAT
Putting it into Practice
at the end of this component delegates will be able to:
• prepare for and conduct a mediation session
• reflect on his/her own mediation practice and
development
• critically evaluate the mediation approaches of
others
Mediation within the Legal System
at the end of this component delegates will be able to:
• understand mediation within the litigation process
• demonstrate an awareness of the use of mediation in
various spheres
• understand mediator ethics and the regulation of
mediation activities
The Certificate in Mediation for Lawyers also runs as a
public course at the following times and locations:
GLASGOW
Course commences in October
Certificate:
£595+vat (CLT Member)
£695+vat (non CLT Member)
Introductory Certificate:£350+vat (CLT Member) £450+vat (non CLT Member)
For further details, contact Hugh Anderson
McKnight on 0141 225 6700
23 October
9.15am - 4.45pm
The Sheriff Court (Civil) - everything
you need to know
6hrs TCPD
Edinburgh 23 November 9.15am - 4.45pm
Appearing at court can be a daunting prospect.
Exclusively designed for trainees, this seminar provides guidance and
practical tips for those preparing for, conducting and reporting on simple
civil court appearances.
While suitable for all trainees, it is particularly beneficial to second year
trainees who have a restricted practising certificate.
TCPD Clients - £n/a Trainee rate - £180+VAT
Mandatory Ethics
4hrs TCPD
Edinburgh
Glasgow 3 December
8 March 9.15am-1.30pm
9.15am-1.30pm
Attendance at this training is mandatory for trainees between months 9 and
15 of their traineeship.
The seminar covers: confidentiality; conflict of interest; and anti-money
laundering.
Delegates will consider ethics and the practical application in relation to
hypothetical case study scenarios.
The seminar has been designed to be entirely interactive and trainees will be
encouraged to reflect upon practice and to consider how ethics will assimilate
with their existing legal knowledge and skills.
TCPD Clients - £n/a Trainee rate - £120+VAT
Become a TCPD client for only £1200+vat
• access over 500 events
• undertake training online
• guaranteed place on Mandatory Ethics
For further information contact 0141 225 6700
†Except those marked for Experienced Solicitors
SN118120