Terra Firma Chambers' Robert Sutherland and Alasdair Sutherland will present papers at the University of Aberdeen’s Land Reform in Review Symposium on Friday 22nd August 2014.

In 2012, the Scottish Government convened an independent review group to consider matters of land law and policy in Scotland. The remit of the Land Reform Review Group was to explore measures that would enable more people in Scotland to have a stake in land use and management.  The LRRG published its Final Report on 23 May 2014, entitled “The Land of Scotland and the Common Good”.

Whilst the Report does not represent legislation or even a commitment to legislate, it does provide a benchmark for future reform in Scotland. It also provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on where Scots law is at the moment and consider where it ought to be.  This event will consider matters across the wide spectrum of practice areas that land law reform touches on, including matters as diverse as succession law and planning law.

The session will be chaired by Malcolm Combe from the University of Aberdeen, an adviser to the LRRG appointed in June 2013.  Robert Sutherland’s talk will address the issues of “ownerless land” and “common good land” identified by the LRRG while Alasdair Sutherland’s talk will focus on planning law concerns.

The event will be followed by a drinks reception sponsored by Terra Firma Chambers. Attendance is free of charge. For further information including details of how to book a place at this event, please visit the School of Law’s website.