CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Residential and commercial property10 September: Courseorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 149 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox on 01483 275577.

Annual education law conference11 September: Conferenceorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at the National Union of Teachers, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox on 01483 275577.

Lexcel training for practices11 September: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Lexcel Office, to be held at the Malmaison Hotel, Gore Street, Manchester, from 9.30am to 4pm.

Cost: 195 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Richard Watkins, tel: 020 7320 5749.

Medical evidence for PI lawyers; Leading and managing a law firm into the 21st century; Personal effectiveness and excellent client care; Claiming interest in commercial cases15, 24, 29 September: Coursesorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham.

Medical evidence will be held on 15 September, from 9.30am to 1pm.

Cost: 180 to 225.

6 CPD hours.

Managing a law firm will be held on 24 September, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

Cost: 50.

3 CPD hours.

Client care will be held on 24 September, from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Cost: 50.

3 CPD hours.

Claiming interest will be held on 29 September, from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Cost: 20.

1.5 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Probate practice and procedure update; Survival guide to the Land Registration Act 200216, 18, 23 September: Coursesorganised by Conveyancing Support Services, to be held on 16 September at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Place, Liverpool; on 18 September at the Leverhulme suite, Chester Racecourse, Chester; on 23 September at the Royal Clarence Hotel, Cathedral Yard, Exeter.

Probate practice will run from 10am to 1pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 95 plus VAT.

Survival guide will run from 2pm to 5pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 95 plus VAT.

Contact Jack, tel: 01482 679911.

Solicitors 2003: legal services - a future framework25 and 26 September: Annual conferenceof the Law Society, to be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London.

10.5 CPD hours.

Cost 225-325 plus VAT.

Discounts for students and trainees.

Download booking form from www.events.lawsociety.org.uk.

Contact Judy Lane Consulting, tel: 01202 699488, e-mail: solicitors2003@btopenworld.com.

Excellence through diversity - fourth biennial minority lawyers conference18 October: Conferenceorganised by the Law Society, the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Bar Council, and the Institute of Legal Executives, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 8.30am to 6.30pm.

Cost: 59 to 130.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Judy Lane Consulting, tel: 01202 699488.

Property section annual conference29 October: Conferenceorganised by the Law Society's Property Section, to be held at Le Meridien Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1, from 9am to 5.15pm.

Cost: 120 to 295 plus VAT.

Discounts available.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Melissa McDonnell, tel: 020 7316 5697.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Negligence and wasted costs; Ancillary relief - the impact of capital gains tax on matrimonial negotiations and orders; The Planning Bill; Liability of educational establishments in tort2, 9, 16, 23 Octoberorganised by Trinity Chambers, to be held at Trinity Chambers, Highfield House, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, from 5pm to 7pm.

Negligence will be held on 2 October; Ancillary relief will be held on 9 October; Planning Bill will be held on 16 October; Liability will be held on 23 October.

2 CPD hours.

Cost: 55 plus VAT.

Contact Angela Hiskey, tel: 01245 605040.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Law Society Cricket Club4, 5-7, 14 September: Cricket eventson 4 September, in a 6-a-side tournament, to be held at the Honourable Artillery Company Cricket Ground, City Road, London EC1, at 11.30am; on 5-7 September, on tour to Oporto, in Portugal, versus Oporto and House of Lords/House of Commons teams in a triangular tournament.

New players welcome (cost: 156.50p per person); on 14 September, versus the Refreshers, to be held at Old Alleynians Cricket Club, Dulwich Common, London SE21, at 1pm.

Admission free.

Contact Richard O'Hagan, tel: 0118 951 6614.

Cocktail reception23 September: Eventorganised by Middlesex Law Society, to be held at the Terrace Marquee, House of Commons, London SW1, from 7pm to 9.30pm.

Cost: 25.

Contact Peter Hesom, tel: 020 8567 5015 or 07930 386798.

Mortimer's Miscellany24 September: Eventorganised by the Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust, to be held at Salters' Hall, 4 Flore Street, London EC2, from 7pm.

Sir John presents a show packed with stories and anecdotes from the legal world.

Cost: 60.

Contact Anna Stealey, tel: 020 7582 4677.

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: diary@lawsociety.org.ukInclude telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation