EDINBURGH, 28-29 APRIL 2023
Registration is now closed
We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh in April 2023.
For those Delegates and their accompanying guests attending the Full Conference, the Social Programme will start on Friday 28 April with a reception at Edinburgh Castle from 7pm to 11pm, where attendees will be able to relax and mingle whilst enjoying drinks and canapes. The head of Scotland's judiciary, the Right Honourable Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session, will welcome delegates and guests to the conference.
The Conference will close with a black tie drinks reception and dinner dance in Parliament House, a beautiful complex of historic buildings which houses the Supreme Courts of Scotland. The drinks reception will start at 6:15pm with dinner at 7:00pm. The evening will draw to a close at 12:30am.
For those Delegates and their accompanying guests attending the Full Conference, the Social Programme will start on Friday 28 April with a reception at Edinburgh Castle from 7pm to 11pm, where attendees will be able to relax and mingle whilst enjoying drinks and canapes. The head of Scotland's judiciary, the Right Honourable Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session, will welcome delegates and guests to the conference.
The Conference will close with a black tie drinks reception and dinner dance in Parliament House, a beautiful complex of historic buildings which houses the Supreme Courts of Scotland. The drinks reception will start at 6:15pm with dinner at 7:00pm. The evening will draw to a close at 12:30am.
Academic Programme
Parliament Hall, Parliament House, Edinburgh
9:30 Am
Registration & coffee
sponsored by Macnabs LLP
Chair - Shaun George, Head of Family Law, Brodies LLP
10:00 am
Keynote Speech - The Right Honourable Lady Wise, Inner House, Court of Session
10:15 am
Cohabitation law reform
Kate Dowdalls KC (Scotland), HH Judge Elizabeth Maguire (Ireland) and District Judge Natalie Cuddy (Northern Circuit)
11:15 am
Coffee break
sponsored by Brodies LLP
Chair - Lady Carmichael, Principal Family Judge, Court of Session
11:45 am
Financial provision - foreign and intra-UK pension issues
Kirsty Malcolm KC (Scotland), Master Noreen Sweeney (Northern Ireland), HH Judge Mark Haigh (Northern Circuit) and Dervla Browne SC (Ireland)
12:45 Pm
Close Brothers
1:00 Pm
Lunch
Chair - Lynda Brabender KC, Westwater Advocates
2:00 Pm
Social media and family law
Talk - District Judge John Meehan (Northern Ireland)
Discussion Panel - Michael Lanigan (Ireland), Kate Burnell KC (Northern Circuit), Lowri Patterson (Wales) and Enda Lavery (Northern Ireland)
3:30 Pm
Our Family Wizard
3:45 pm
Closing Remarks - Janys Scott KC, Westwater Advocates
Finish 4pm (4.5 hours CPD)
How to book your space
1. Complete the Registration Form
2. Receive invoice by email
3. Make payment
4. You will receive confirmation of your attendance
2. Receive invoice by email
3. Make payment
4. You will receive confirmation of your attendance
Hotels and Accommodation
This year we do not have a conference hotel, but there are numerous hotels within a 15 minute walk of the conference venues. Here are some suggestions of hotels closest to the venues:-
Apex City of Edinburgh
Apex Grassmarket
Cheval Old Town Chambers
Ibis South Bridge
Motel One
Radisson Blu
Virgin Hotel
Apex City of Edinburgh
Apex Grassmarket
Cheval Old Town Chambers
Ibis South Bridge
Motel One
Radisson Blu
Virgin Hotel