11 May to 10 September

conferences and coursesImmigration, asylum and housing rights15 May: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 59-118.

5 hours CPD.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

TAXIS17 May: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at the Law Society's hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275527.

ASIM conference17 to 19 May: Annual conferenceorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the Grand Hotel, Brighton.

Contact Wendy Goodwin, tel: 01892 870065.

Homelessness law: advanced 22 May: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at the University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 59-118 depending on status.

5.5 hours CPD.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Supervision skills for franchise supervisors24 May: Courseorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at the Dolphin Hotel, 34-35 High Street, Southampton from 9.30am to 5pm.

6 hours CPD.

Contact Richard Miller or Barbara Moody, tel: 020 7336 8565.

lectures and seminarsImmigration and human rights update11 May: Seminarorganised by LIBERTY, to be held at NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, from 10am to 5pm.

Topics include: raising human rights under the Immigration and Asylum Act; article 3 - support arrangements and exceptional leave to remain; article 8 - the impact on families, supporting asylum seekers, and; the convention in context - case study analysis.

Speakers: from 2 Garden Court Chambers.

Cost: 100 to 200.6 CPD points.

Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.

The UK and the Euro14 May: Seminarorganised by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, to be held at Allen & Overy, 1 New Change, London EC4, at 6.15pm.

Free.

Speaker: Graeme Leach, chief economist, Institute of Directors.

Contact John Lloyd, tel: 07947 069980.

Time management for conveyancers15 and 16 May: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's North-West regional office, to be held on 15 May at the Alma Lodge Hotel, Buxton Road, Stockport, Greater Manchester, and on 16 May at the Riverside Hotel, Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria, from 2pm to 5.30pm.

70 local law society members.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Kathy Smith, tel: 01772 561114.

Risk management15 and 22 May: Seminarorganised by the Law Society, to be held on 15 May at Fairfield Hall, Park Lane, Croydon, and on 22 May at Ealing Town Hall, Ealing Broadway, London W5, from 5pm to 6.30pm.

Cost: 25.

1.5 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Health care and human rights16 May: Seminarorganised by LIBERTY, to be held at Irwin Mitchell, 150 Holborn, London EC1, from 5.30pm to 8pm.

Topics include: the right to life-saving treatment; confidentiality; consent to treatment; incapacity, and; health care rationing.

Speakers from 39 Essex Street Chambers.

Cost: 30 to 50.2 CPD points.

Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.

How to go the extra mile for clients and increase your profitability17 May 2001: Seminarorganised by the Law Society, to be held at 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 from 4pm to 7pm.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.Rights of third parties under contract: an international comparison30 May: Lecture and discussionorganised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society, to be held at the Cruciform Theatre, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1, at 2pm.

How the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 applies and how it compares with Scottish and French Law.

Followed by general discussion and reception at 6pm.

Cost: 50 to 75; some students free.

3.5 CPD hours.

Contact Valerie Bouille, tel: 020 7222 3860.

Substantive analysis under the EC merger regulation31 May: Lectureorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.15pm.

Speaker: professor Richard Whish from Kings College, London.

Cost: 6.50 to 24.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Debbie Harris, tel: 01905 724734.

meetings and eventsBridge club14 May, 11 June, 9 July, 13 August; 10 September: Meetingsof the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1, from 7.30pm.

Contact Jane Giret, tel: 020 7831 6381.

Dinghy racing and supper30 May: Eventorganised by the Law Society Yacht Club in conjunction with the London Corinthian Yacht Club and the Bar Yacht Club, to be held at the London Corinthian Yacht Club, Hammersmith at 6.30pm; racing begins at 7.15.

Crew required.

Cost: around 20 for sailing and supper.

Contact: Susan Leon, tel: 020 7400 5023.

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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