Annual Rating Conference 2023

Programme

9.30 - 10.00 Registration & refreshments

10.00 – 10.10 Introductory remarks – Lord Carnwath

Morning sessions Chaired by Jenny Wigley KC

10.10 – 10.40 What recent Supreme Court decisions tell us about interpreting rating legislation – Dan Kolinsky KC

10.40 – 11.20 Collecting and enforcing rates in an economic downturn – Jacqueline Lean and Evie Barden

11.20 – 11.30 Questions

11.30 – 11.50 Refreshments

11.50 – 12.20 The valuation of fitted out premises – Jenny Wigley KC

12.20 – 12.50 The valuation of composite hereditaments – Luke Wilcox

12.50 – 13.00 Questions

13.00 – 13.50 Lunch

Afternoon Sessions Chaired by Galina Ward KC
13.50 – 14.20 Mode and category of occupation – David Forsdick KC

14.20 – 14.40 Religious exemption update – Julia Smyth

14.40 – 15.10 Routes of challenging rating decisions – Tim Morshead KC

15.10 – 15.20 Questions

15.20 – 15.40 Refreshments

15.40 – 16.30 Panel discussion - legal issues arising from the Non-Domestic Rating Bill – Dan Kolinsky KC, Galina Ward KC and Luke Wilcox

16.30 Close