FRANCO-BRITISH LAWYERS’ SOCIETY

COLLOQUE – EDINBURGH Friday 25 September 2015

The Environment and the Law

SPEAKERS INCLUDE*

  • Jean-Marc NEUMANN, University of Strasbourg
  • Ruth CHARTERIS, Advocate
  • Kate FLEMING, Crown Office
  • Dr Apolline ROGER, Edinburgh School of Law
  • Patricia CUBA-SICHLER, DS Avocats, Paris
  • Thomas McMILLAN, Savills-Smiths Gore

@The MacKenzie Building, Old Assembly Close Edinburgh

Gala Dinner on Friday 25 September at the Scottish Arts Club

Optional tours of St Giles Cathedral and Parliament Houseon Saturday 22 September.

Attendance at the Colloquium will qualify for 4 hours of CPD. The event is accredited with the Bar Standards Board, ILEX and the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England & Wales; with the Law Society of Northern Ireland, the Bar Council of Northern Ireland and the Faculty of Advocates (Scotland). Solicitors in Scotland self-certify. Colloque homologué par l’Ecole de Formation du Barreau pour 6h de formation continue.

*Please note that speakers may be subject to change

Picture credits: Whitelee Wind Farm (2010) Scottish Government (CC BY-NC 2.0)

The Environment and the Law

Edinburgh 25 September 2015

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Colloque:
Friday 25 Sept - The Colloque,The MacKenzie Building, Old Assembly Close Edinburgh – refreshments and lunch included. / To become a member please visit our website
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Gala Dinner (evening 25Sept)
Scottish Arts Club, Rutland Square. / £60 (+ …….. guests at £60 each)
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Please note, by returning this form and reserving a place you are making a firm booking. Bookings must be made on the enclosed form. No refund can be made after 18thSeptember 2015.

Please send your completed application form (marked private & confidential) with a cheque payable to Franco-British Lawyers’ Society to Carole Hope, Murray Beith Murray, 3 Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6AQ by Friday 18th September 2015. Alternatively, please e-mail to book a place and receive details for electronic payment.

The Environment and the Law

The MacKenzie Building, Old Assembly Close Edinburgh

PROGRAMME

0900-0930Registration

0930Welcome: Lady Dorian

Session One: The protection of animals

Chair: Lady Dorian

0945-1015Jean-Marc NEUMANN, University of Strasbourg “The Legal Status of Animals”

1015-1045Ruth CHARTERIS, Advocate “The recent RSPB/windfarm Judicial Review”

1045-1115Tea break

1115-1145Kate FLEMING, Crown Office, “The Challenges of prosecuting wildlife crime”

1145-1215Dr Apolline ROGER, Edinburgh School of Law, “Keeping the buzz on: about the EU, the Bees and the UK”

1230-1400Lunch – Michael Neave Restaurant

Session Two: The protection of the environment

Chair:David Guild, European Court of Justice

1400-1445Patricia CUBA-SICHLER, DS Avocats, Paris - “ Environmental Law : new legal framework for polluted soil in France ”

1445-1530 Thomas McMILLAN, Savills-Smiths Gore, – “Ongoing opportunities in a changing renewable energy market”

1530-1545 Tea break

1545-1630Plenary Q&A

Gala Dinner at the Scottish Arts Club

Saturday 26th September

Optional tours of St Giles Cathedral and Parliament House