Brodies LLP Local Government Conference 2025.

We are delighted to announce the return of our half day Local Government Conference which will take place in our Glasgow office on Wednesday 19 November at 9.00am. We will also be offering a hybrid option for local authority colleagues that cannot make it to Glasgow.

Our event this year will cover a range of key issues that will be of interest to local government lawyers with speakers from Brodies and local authorities. We are also delighted to be able to provide an opportunity for delegates to attend in person and connect with colleagues across the Scottish local authority network.

Agenda

09:00 - 09:30	Breakfast and registration
09:30 - 09:35	Welcome and introduction Niall McLean, Partner and Head of Local Government at Brodies LLP
09:35 - 10:05	Judicial review: what to do and how to respond when you get a legal challenge Douglas Waddell, Senior Associate at Brodies LLP Lauren Hazel Smith, Senior Associate at Brodies LLP
10:05 - 10.40	Compulsory Purchase Orders - a case study Deborah Henderson, Head of Legal at Glasgow City Council Pauline Bradshaw, Legal Services Manager at Glasgow City Council Karen Hamilton, Partner at Brodies LLP
10.40 - 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30	Case law update – a round up of the latest case law in litigation and local government Kirsty Street, Solicitor at Brodies LLP
11.30 - 12.15	Panel discussion: Council's experience with the Class 98 PFI Expiry Iain Henderson, Legal & Procurement Manager at Falkirk Council Paul Kettrick, Head of Investment Assets and Climate at* Falkirk Council* Stuart Murray, Partner at Brodies LLP
12.15	Close of conference. For those of you wishing to stay, lunch with be provided