Annual Scottish Conference 2021
Bookings close today for our half day conference on environmental law themes in Scotland
Join us for our Annual Scottish Conference 2021. Taking place online, we are looking forward to welcoming a wide range of expert speakers. We will be covering themes from COP26 through to Environmental Standards Scotland. It's not to be missed - all are welcome!
Bookings close on 22 September. Please log in or register to book your place.
Tickets
- UKELA member - £20
- Non member - £40
- Limited free tickets for students and unwaged
The programme is below
Speaker Biographies
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9.00am
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Join the Webinar
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9.10am
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Welcome
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Chair – Richard Leslie, Co-convenor of UKELA Scotland
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Session 1
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Theme – COP26 – what does it mean for Scotland?
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9.15am
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Introduction and Legacy
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Anne Johnstone, Fair Futures Partnership
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9.30am
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A student’s perspective on what COP26 means
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Charlotte Simpson, UKELA Student Advisor
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9.40am
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Using Law to Fix Climate Change
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William Wilson, Wyeside Consulting Ltd, COP26 and Beyond.
Followed by a short film on using the law to fix climate change. In 2021 COP26 and Beyond worked with young film makers to make a short film. We meet key young climate activists in London, Kenya, Nigeria and Australia.
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10.00am
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Q&A
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10.15am
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Break
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Session 2
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Theme – The Post-Brexit Landscape
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10.25am
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Welcome back and introduce session 2
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Chair
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10.30am
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Environmental Standards Scotland
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Brendan Callaghan, CEO, Environmental Standards Scotland
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10.45am
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The UK Internal Markets Act and its impact
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Professor Stephen Weatherill, Professor of European Law, University of Oxford
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11.00am
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Observations of post-Brexit arrangements in the rest of the UK
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Professor Eloise Scotford, Professor of Environmental Law, University College London
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11.15am
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Q&A
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11.30am
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Break
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Session 3
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Theme – The Regulators - Looking forward
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11.40am
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Welcome back and introduce session 3
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Chair
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11.45am
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The Scottish Environmental Sentencing Guidelines – what can we expect?
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David Dickson, Principal Legal Officer and Ondine Tenant, Secretary, The Scottish Sentencing Council
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12.05pm
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Changing legal frameworks for net zero
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Jamie McGeachy, SEPA
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12.25pm
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And finally……
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Joanna Waddell, Co-convenor of UKELA Scotland
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12.30pm
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Q&A
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12.45pm
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Closing remarks
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Chair
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12.50pm
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Close of Conference
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UKELA reserves the right to amend the programme at any time