Diary
12 July to 21 September
conferences and coursesHousing allocations13 July: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4pm.
4.5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Homelessness law: advanced17 July: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 59-118.
5.5 hours CPD, advanced, update.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Mental health and housing17 July: Course (extra date)organised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 98-144.
5 hours CPD.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Local authorities and the Race Relations Act20 July 2000: 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 275577.
Welfare benefits for franchised lawyers: update21 September: Courseorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at the Britannia Hotel, New Street, Birmingham, from 1.45pm to 5.15pm.
3 CPD hours.
Cost:90-170.
Contact Richard Miller, tel: 020 7336 8565.
lectures and seminarsLawyers in the community12 July: Seminarorganised by the South West regional office of the Law Society, in conjunction with Bristol ProHelp and Bristol Law Society, to be held at Bristol Law Society, Small Street, Bristol, from 5pm to 7.30pm.
Admission free.
Contact: Elizabeth Dyer, tel: 0117 930 4824.Interbrew: judicial control of the Competition Commission17 July: 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: Daniel Beard, counsel for the Commission in the Interbrew case.
Cost: up to 24.
1 CPD hour.
Contact Debbie Harris, tel: 01905 724734.
The killing fields of construction - corporate manslaughter17 July: Lectureorganised by the Society of Construction Law, to be held at the Swallow Hotel, Carter Lane East, South Normanton, Derbyshire at 6.15pm.
Speaker: Bridget Bird.
Admission free: booking not required.
1 CPD hour.
Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.
Customer service focus17 July: Lectures, focus groups and exhibitionorganised by Nottingham West District Land Registry, to be held at the Hotel Metropole, King Street, Leeds.
Adverse possession and lost deeds at 12.30pm, Third party interests including cautions at 5.30pm, and Avoiding requisitions at 3.30pm.
Admission free.
1.5 CPD hours each.
Booking essential.
For tickets, contact Jon Monk, tel: 0115 935 3619.
Is the convention on human rights cosmopolitan enough?18 July: Seminarorganised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1, at 6.30pm.
Cost: 20.
To book, write to Mary Webb, 8 York Avenue, London W7 3HT.
Contact Lesley Vickers, tel: 020 8997 9552.
meetings and eventsRoyal Academy exhibition14 July: Visitorganised by the Law Society's art group, meeting at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, at 11am.
Lunch afterwards at Fortnum and Mason.
Contact Jane Barnet-Veall, tel 020 7586 1774.Lunchtime music20 July: Concertgiven by the Matravers Trio, to be held at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London EC4, from 1.15pm to 1.45pm.
Tchaikovsky's Trio in A Minor, Opus 50.
Admission free.
Contact: Sophie Hawkes, tel: 020 7300 4617.
Law Society Cricket Club24 July: Cricket matchversus the Lords and Commons, to be held at Old Emanuel Cricket Ground, Park View, New Malden, Surrey, at 11.30am.
Free.
Contact Richard O'Hagan, tel: 0118 951 6614.
Charity barn dance26 July: Danceorganised by trainee solicitors at Thomson Snell & Passmore, to be held at High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, from 8pm to 11pm.
Proceeds to the National Deaf Children's Society.
Tickets 7 per person.
To book, contact Emma Eastwood, tel: 01892 701212/701234.
An evening with Ally McBeal3 August: Partyorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at Kensington Roof Gardens, 99 Kensington High Street, W8 from 7pm until late.
Cost: 35 for members and non-members.
Barbecue, karaoke challenge, kick-boxing demonstration, Barry White impersonator, the 'Derries' trainee awards, carwash disco, fireworks.
Dress to impress.
Contact Beth Wright, tel: 0207 300 4261.
Bridge club13 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.
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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