Diary18 JANUARY TO 19 APRILLECTURES AND SEMINARSRe-establishment of the rule of law in former Yugoslavia18 January: Lectureorganised by The British Institute of Human Rights, to be held at the Great Hall, King's College, London, 152-170 Strand, London WC2, from 1pm to 2pm.

Free admission.

Lecture by Professor Zoran Pajic, formerly of the International Crisis Group.

For further information, contact Sarah Lucas, tel: 020 7401 2712.

Risk management22 January: Seminarorganised by St Paul, to be held at Tara Copthorne, Liffey Suite, Scarsdale Place, Kensington, London, W8, at 5pm.

1.5 CPD hours.

Cost: free to St Paul customers, or 65 plus VAT.

For details, contact Lynne Roberts, tel: 020 7645 6800.

Competition economics ande-commerce23 January: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held in the reading room at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.15pm.

1 hour CPD.

Cost: 18 members, 20 non-members, 6.50 trainees.

For further information, contact Debbie Harris, tel: 01905 724734.

Do children have rights? 24 January: Lecture organised by the International Federation Of Women In Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London, W1, at 7pm.

Cost: 20.

To book, contact: Mary Webb, 8 York Avenue, London, W7 3HT.

For more details on the lecture, contact Lesley Vickers, tel: 020 8997 9552.

The Prison Reform Trust annual lecture 2001 31 January: Lectureorganised by The Prison Reform Trust, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2, from 6.30pm to 9pm.

Free admission.

Speaker: Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice.

For further information, contact Lucy de Lancey, tel: 020 7251 5070.Tax planning - traps and opportunities31 January: Seminarorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.30am to 5.00pm.

6 CPD hours.

For details, contact Wendy Goodwin, tel 01892 870065.

The 4th Burrell competition lecture 19 February: Lecture organised by The Competition Law Association, to be held at The Council Chamber, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, London WC2, from 6pm to 7pm.

Cost: 35.

For details, contact Caroline Glover or Ros Stanger, tel: 01932 782254.

Railway disasters 19 April: Lecture organised by The Medico-Legal Society, to be held at The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1, from 8.15pm to 9.15pm.

One and a quarter CPD hours.

Cost: free for members,non-members welcome.

For details, contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

CONFERENCES AND COURSES Youth court practice23 January: Courseorganised by Bristol Law Society, to be held at the Law Library, Small Street, Bristol from 5.15pm to 7.15pm.

2 CPD hours.

Cost: 67 plus VAT for members, 88 plus VAT for non-members.

For details, contact Vicky Sleap, tel: 0117 9763090.

Committees Stage 224 January: Course organised by the Local Government Group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 165 plus VAT.

For details, contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Insolvency and employee rights24 January: Course organised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held at NACAB, Bartholomew Street East, Exeter from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 50.

For details, contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

Homelessness 25 January: Course organised by the Local Government Group, to be held at the Novotel, Birmingham Centre, 70 Broad Street, Birmingham, from 10am to 5pm.

5.5 CPD hours.

Cost: 125 plus VAT.

For details, contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Self-invested pension schemes13 February: Courseorganised by the Cambridgeshire and District Law Society, to be held at the Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road, Cambridge.2 CPD hours.

Cost: 30 for members, 45 for non-members.

For details, contact Stephanie Cumberland, tel: 01223 367007.

MEETINGS AND EVENTSLawyers for Palestinian Human Rights23 January: Meetingorganised by Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR), to be held at the offices of Hickman & Rose, 144 Liverpool Road, London N1, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Free admission.

For details, contact Daniel Machover, tel: 020 7700 2211.

Annual dinner26 January: Dinnerorganised by Cardiff and District Law Society, to be held at the City Hall, Cardiff, at 7.30pm.

Cost: 39 (30 trainees).

The dinner will be presided over by Frances Williams, the Society's first lady President.

For details, contact Richard Fisher, tel: 02920 491271.

Send entries to: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, Newspaper House, 8-16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN.

Fax: 020 7831 0869.

E-mail: steve.jones@lawsociety.org.ukInclude telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation.

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