Diary 11 DECEMBER TO 8 FEBRUARY ; ; ;lectures and seminars ;The future of lawyers ;11 December: Lecture ;organised by Gresham College, to be held at Barnards Inn Hall, Holborn, London EC1 at 6pm.

Professor Richard Susskind will speak on the effect of information technology on the legal profession.

Admission free.

For details, tel: 020 7831 0575.

; ;E Coli and food safety ;14 December: Lecture ;organised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1 at 8.15pm.

Speaker: TH Pennington, professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen.

1.25 CPD hours.

Free to members and guests.

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

; ;Reform of the implementation of ;EU competition rules ;14 December: Evening meeting ;organised by The Law Societys European Group, to be held at Law Society Hall, Old Council Chamber, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 from 6.15pm to 7.30pm.

1 CPD ;hour.

Cost: 18 members, 20 ;non-members, 6.50 trainees, free for unemployed.

Tel: 01905 724734.

; ;Annual general meeting ;19 December ;organised by North-West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at Pizza Express, Old Colony House, South King Street, Manchester, at 6pm.

;For further infofrmation, ;contact John Kershaw, ;tel: 0161 445 2287.

; ;Genetic information and its disclosure ;17 January: Lecture ;organised by Cambridgeshire and District Law Society, to be held at Robinson College, Grange Road, Cambridge at 7pm for 7.30pm.

Speaker: Dr Onora ONeill, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.

Cost 31; 1 CPD hour.

For further information, contact ;Stephanie Cumberland, ;tel: 01223 367007.

;Competition, economics, and e-commerce ;23 January: Evening meeting ;organised by The Law Societys European Group, to be held at Law Society Hall, Old Council Chamber, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 from 6.15pm to 7.30pm.

1 CPD hour.

Cost: 18 members, 20 non-members, 6.50 trainees, free for unemployed.

For further information, tel: 01905 724734..

; ;The impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on Medical Law ;8 February: Lecture ;organised by The Medico-Legal Society, to be held at The Royal Society of Medicine, Wimpole Street, London, W1, from 8.15pm.

1.5 CPD ;hours.

Admission free.

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

; ;conferences and courses ;Mergers ;12 December: Course ;organised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at Girton College, Cambridge at 4pm.

2.5 CPD points.

Cost 85 (20% discount for Law Management Section members).

For details, contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

; ;The impact of environmental law on residential conveyancing ;12, 13 December: Courses ;organised by The Society of Licensed Conveyancers, to be held on December 12 at the Novotel Hotel, Merrydale Road, (off M606), Bradford, from 1.30pm to 5pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 90 and VAT.

For further information, contact Fiona Brown, tel: 020 8681 1001.

;Organised by The Society of Licensed Conveyancers, to be held on December 13 at the Boundary Hotel, Birmingham Road, Walsall, from 1.30pm to 5pm.

3 CPD hours.

;Cost: 90 and VAT.

For further information, contact Fiona Brown, ;tel: 020 8681 1001.

; ;Neighbour nuisance ;15 December: Course ;organised by the Local Government Group, to be held at Law Society Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2 from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Cost: 125 and VAT.

For further information, contact Martina, ;tel: 01483 275577.

; ;Personal injury update 2001 ;11 January: Course ;organised by the Bristol Law Society, to be held at Armada House, Telephone Ave, Bristol, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 100.50 plus VAT for members, 132 plus VAT for non-members.

Contact Vicky Sleap, tel: 0117 976 3090.

; ;meetings and events ;Lawyers music ;9 December: Handel concert ;organised by Lawyers Music, to be held at St Pauls Church, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1, at 7.30pm.

Zadok the Priest, Music for the Royal Fireworks, and Dixit Dominus.

Tickets 7 on the door or send an SAE to the Box Office, ;4 Stone Road, Bromley, Kent BR2 9AU.

For more information, ;contact Brenda Blankfield, ;tel: 020 8449 6162.

; ;Bridge club ;11 December, 8 January: Meetings ;organised by the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St Jamess Square, London SW1, from 7.30pm.

For further information, contact Edward Album, tel: 020 7971 5667.

; ;Lawyers carol service ;13 December ;organised by the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, to be held in the Temple Church, London EC4 at 6.30pm.

Reception afterwards in the round of the church.

For details, contact John Lloyd, tel: 07947 069980.

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

Fax: 020 7831 0869.

E-mail: steve.jones@lawsociety.org.uk ;Include contact number, venue, cost and CPD accreditation.

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