Programme for the 

UKELA Annual Scottish Conference 2018

Chair: Richard Leslie, Shepherd & Wedderburn, 

Convenor UKELA (Scotland)

Current Themes and Looking Ahead - an Annual Update

9am - 4.30pm

09:45 - Welcome, Richard Leslie, UKELA Co-convenor

09:50 - Brexit, Professor Colin Reid, University of Dundee

10:15 - Brexit, Dr Ian Jardine, Scottish Government

10:40 - Climate Change- David Smith and Lowri Walker, The 2050 Climate Group

11:00 - Environmental Highlights of the Past Year, Joanna Waddell, UKELA Co-convenor

11:10  - Refreshment Break

11:30 - Practical Impacts of Recent Changes to the EIA Regime, Robin Hutchison Partner, CMS

11:50 - Case Study, the Kincardine Offshore Floating Windfarm, Dr Richard Wakefield, Niras

12:10 - Abandoned Collieries - The Potential for Geothermal Heat from Mine Water and the Legal Aspects,

Hugh Barron, Glasgow Geothermal Energy Research Field Site

12:35  -Transforming Vacant and Derelict Land in Scotland - Unlocking Opportunities for Inclusive Growth, 

Martin Valenti, Strategic Director, Vacant & Derelict Land Task Force, Scottish Land Commission.

​13:00 - Lunch

14:00- Issues Around the Landfill Ban - a Legal Perspective, Laura Tainsh, Partner, Davidson Chalmers

14:25 - SEPA View - Waste Industry, Andrew Sullivan, National Waste Team, SEPA

14:50 - Marine Plastic Pollution - The Problem with Cotton Buds and Nurdles, Sarah Archer, Fidra

15:15 - Refreshment Break

15:30 - Case Update, Alastdair Sutherland, Terra Firma Chambers

16:10- Environmental Law - A Personal Reflection, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnagaw

16:35 - Summary, Ian Cowan, Highland Environmental Law

16:40 - Thank you & Close, Richard Leslie, UKELA Co-convenor

6 Hours CPD

Programme Is Subject To Change by the Organiser