Events
Booking details
With occasional exceptions, ALA events are open to all professionals with an interest in the subject. A restricted event will be indicated as such in the Calendar of Events. If you would like to attend any unrestricted ALA event, please e-mail us at enquiries@ala.org.uk or telephone 07885 643341. CPD hours are available at all ALA events unless stated.
ALA Annual General Meeting 2020
Thursday 24 September 2020
The Annual General Meeting of the Agricultural Law Association will take place on Thursday 24 September 2020 at 6.00p.m. via Zoom Webinar.
Full details will be circulated to Members on 11 September.
Only Members of the Association are permitted to attend the AGM.
If you have any queries, please contact Mike Holland at mike.holland@ala.org.uk or on 07885 643341.
Time : 6pm to 7pm
ALA Council
Thursday 24 September 2020
ALA Autumn Conference 2020
Wednesday 4 November 2020
The Association’s Autumn Conference will be held at We The Curious, One Millennium Square, Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB on Wednesday, 4 November 2020.
Speakers/Topics:
Full details and booking information will be published in late Spring.
Time : 9.30am to 4.30pm
ALA/WS Society Joint Annual Conference on Agriculture 2020 – Edinburgh
Friday 6 November 2020
UPDATE 25.03.20: IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, THE DATE OF OUR ANNUAL JOINT CONFERENCE WITH THE WS SOCIETY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 6 NOVEMBER 2020
The ALA/WS Society 23rd Joint Annual Conference on Agriculture will take place on Friday, 6 November 2020 at the Signet Library, Parliament Square, Edinburgh.
The Conference programme and booking details will be published in the summer.
Time : 9am to 4.15pm
ALA Council
Thursday 10 December 2020
ALA Starter for Ten – England & Wales 2021
Tuesday 23 February 2021 - Thursday 25 February 2021
Starter for Ten – England & Wales
ALA’s training course, Starter for Ten, gives a basic introduction for trainees and the newly qualified in those elements of the law which are relevant to rural business advice.
Land law and tenancies are covered as are the new agricultural policies and legislation as they apply to England and Wales.
Tax and trusts are dealt with insofar as they affect farming and rural businesses and the course also deals with relevant litigation aspects.
The 2021 Starter for Ten will be held on 23 to 25 February 2021
As a consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 issues, the 2021 course will be HELD ONLINE ONLY utilising a fully interactive video platform provided by the conference team at The University of Warwick.
Please note that it is a requirement of the course that those attending are full members of the Association. To join please go to https://ala.org.uk/join-the-ala/
There is a limit of 40 places.
At this stage we are seeking firm expressions of interest. If you would like to register your interest, please contact Mike Holland by 30 September 2020 at mike.holland@ala.org.uk