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Where next for the Environment Agency?
January 27th, 2010
Environment Agency Chairman The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [November 23rd, 2009]

What the Countryside can expect from a Conservative Government
November 11th, 2009
Conservative Policy Group Chair The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [July 10th, 2009]

Antarctica and Climate Change
October 7th, 2009
Emeritus Research Fellow British Antarctic Survey Professor Andrew Clarke.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [July 10th, 2009]

London Branch AGM followed by The Cadogan Estate Past and Present
June 3rd, 2009
Lord Chelsea will give a presentation on running a combined urban and rural estate.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [February 13th, 2009]

What Future for the Grouse Moors?
March 10th, 2009
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Chief Executive Teresa Dent and CKD Kennedy Macpherson Partner Jonathan Kennedy.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 29th, 2009]

The Goodwood Estate: A Presentation
January 28th, 2009
Estate Director Nigel Draffan.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 12th, 2009]

The Provenance of Food
November 18th, 2008
Fortnum & Mason Food Buyer and CLA Vice President Harry Cotterell.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [October 22nd, 2008]

The Rise of Agricultural Commodity Prices: Cyclical Peak or Sustainable Trend?
October 14th, 2008
Schroders Soft Commodity Fund Manager Rodolphe Roche and CLA Policy Director Professor Allan Buckwell.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [June 16th, 2008]

CLA London Branch Debate: Have I got Policies for You?
July 26th, 2008
Politicians from all major parties will take part in this debate.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [June 16th, 2008]

London Branch AGM followed by a presentation on the Diversification and Restructuring of the Holker Estate
June 10th, 2008
Lord Cavendish.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [December 11th, 2007]

The Nuclear Option - Sources of Future Energy
March 11th, 2008
Lady Thomas Judge, Chairman of UK Atomic Energy Authority and Nick Butler, Director of Cambridge Centre for Energy Studies.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 29th, 2008]

"Water for All?" - What do the increasing Pressures on Supply Coupled with the Demands of the New Environmental Regulations really mean for Farming?
January 28th, 2008
Robin Purchas QC and John Devall, Director of Operations for Essex & Suffolk Water.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [September 19th, 2007]

Reforming the House of Lords
November 29th, 2007
Lord Wakeham, former Leader of the House of Lords.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [September 19th, 2007]

How the Media sees the Landowner
October 16th, 2007
Libby Purves, presenter of Radio 4's Midweek programme, chaired an informal panel debate with journalist Rosie Boycott and CLA President David Fursdon.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 7th, 2008]

London Branch AGM followed by a presentation on the Commercial Development of the Duchy of Cornwall's Estate
May 23rd, 2007
Bertie Ross, Duchy of Cornwall Secretary & Keeper of the Records and Tim Gray, Duchy of Cornwall Estate Surveyor 6.30pm-8.30pm, Forsters, Hill Street, W1
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [September 19th, 2007]

Managing Your Art Assets
March 21st, 2007
Art is an asset that can be used to reduce your tax bill – that was the message of the March meeting of the CLA’s London Branch hosted by Bonhams at their New Bond Street salerooms. A panel of Bonhams' senior specialists and valuers explained how art...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [March 27th, 2007]

Opportunities for Agriculture: A Commonwealth View
January 10th, 2007
Speaking at the January London Branch meeting, Matthew Neuhaus, Director of the Political Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, focused his remarks on the importance of agriculture to most of the Commonwealth countries, and the strategies...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 12th, 2007]

Looking Forward: Rising to Environmental Challenges
November 22nd, 2006
Workshop with CLA Conservation Adviser Ben Underwood 6pm, 16 Belgrave Square, SW1
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 12th, 2007]

Climate Change and its Implications for Land Management
October 31st, 2006
The CLA’s London Branch met at the Royal Geographical Society in October to assess the impact of climate change on the countryside. The speakers addressed the implications for land management as set out in the recent report published by the CLA and the...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [November 10th, 2006]

London Branch AGM followed by a presentation on The Crown Estate
June 8th, 2006
Those who attended the June meeting of the CLA London Branch, hosted by the Crown Estate at their offices in New Burlington Place, enjoyed a fascinating talk on the challenges and opportunities in managing the very diverse Crown Estate property...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [December 1st, 2006]

London Branch AGM followed by a presentation on The Crown Estate
June 8th, 2006
Those who attended the June meeting of the CLA London Branch, hosted by the Crown Estate at their offices in New Burlington Place, enjoyed a fascinating talk on the challenges and opportunities in managing the very diverse Crown Estate property...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [November 10th, 2006]

The New Face of Farming
April 26th, 2006
CLA London Branch met in April, courtesy of private bankers Coutts & Co, to discuss the new face of farming. BBC Rural Affairs Correspondent, Tom Heap chaired a fascinating and informative question and answer session which explored the issues facing...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [May 10th, 2006]

Country Sports and Wildlife Management - A Middle Way Vision
March 22nd, 2006
In March the All Party Parliamentary Middle Way Group joined CLA London Branch members at Belgrave Square for a well informed evening of questions and debate on the future of country sports and wildlife management.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [April 5th, 2006]

Land Use and Planning
February 8th, 2006
At the February meeting of the CLA London Branch, held at the Portman Street offices of sponsors Cluttons, a full house listened to CLA Chief Economist & Head of Land Use, Professor Allan Buckwell and CPRE Head of Policy, Tom Oliver discuss land use...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [February 20th, 2006]

The Implications of Antrobus
January 25th, 2006
Workshop with CLA Senior Taxation Adviser Brian Castle 6pm, 16 Belgrave Square, SW1
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [January 12th, 2007]

Could Capital Gains Tax Replace Inheritance Tax?
November 16th, 2005
At the November meeting of the CLA London Branch, held in the London office of sponsors Charles Russell solicitors, a full house heard CLA Chief Tax Adviser Adrian Baird argue that inheritance tax was a bad tax. It had become a tax on the moderately...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [February 20th, 2006]

How are we going to pay for our country life?
October 5th, 2005
The October meeting of the CLA London Branch, held in the offices of sponsors Withers solicitors, looked at the issue of diversification, with Viscount Coke discussing his family’s approach to their estate at Holkham.
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [February 20th, 2006]

Rural Crime and Rural Responsibility
July 6th, 2005
Speaking at the July CLA London Branch meeting on Rural Crime and Rural Responsibility, CLA Public Law Adviser Christopher Price explained that rural crime is running at about half the level of that in our inner cities, but the public perception...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [December 30th, 2005]

London Branch AGM - followed by - History, present and future of the Grosvenor London Estate
June 1st, 2005
Those who attended the June meeting of the CLA London Branch hosted by Grosvenor, the international property group, at its Mayfair headquarters heard a fascinating talk on the history of the group and in particular the Grosvenor London Estate from its...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [February 20th, 2006]

Who does the most for England's Heritage?
April 27th, 2005
In April the CLA London Branch met at the premises of C Hoare & Co, Fleet Street, to discuss who does the most for England’s heritage and looked at listed buildings and the need for a complete review of the law relating to them. English Heritage...
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [December 30th, 2005]

The Politics of Shooting
February 9th, 2005
Those who value the sport of shooting debated "The Politics of Shooting" at the first CLA London Branch event of 2005 which took place in February courtesy of hosts
[In_Your_Area/London Branch/Past Events] - [December 30th, 2005]