Diary - 12 March to 25 June

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Training for members on standards committees; Debt recovery; Listed buildings and conservation; Street collections and street trading13, 17, 18 March: Conferencesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group.

Training for members will be held on 13 March at West Yorkshire Fire Authority training centre, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, Bradford.

Debt recovery will be on 13 March, Listed buildings on 17 March, and Street collections on 18 March, all at 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.

Training for members runs from 10am to 3pm and carries 3.75 CPD hours.

The others run from 10am to 4pm and carry 4.5 CPD hours each.

Cost: 99 to 149 plus VAT.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

DNA conference 200314 March: Conferenceorganised by Just Legal Training, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 5.45pm.

Cost: 357.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Rick Armstrong, tel: 0113 2364620.

PI management skills20 March: Conferenceorganised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, to be held at Le Meridien Victoria and Albert Hotel, Water Street, Manchester, from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost: 160 to 195 plus VAT.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Marlene Lord, tel: 0115 938 8712, e-mail: marlene@apil.com.

Keeping it legal20 March: Conferenceorganised by Social Enterprise London and Bates Wells & Braithwaite, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost: 135 to 250 plus VAT.

Contact Carolyn Pedwell, tel: 020 7704 7490 or e-mail: carolyn.pedwell@sel.org.uk.

Security of tenure - advanced; Human rights and housing; Using the small claims court for housing cases20, 25, 26 March: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.

Security of tenure will be held on 20 March, Human rights and housing on 25 March, and Small claims on 26 March.

Each course runs from 10am to 4.30pm, costs 120 to 170, and carries 5 CPD hours.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Interference with highways7, 14 April: Courseorganised by Specialised Legal Training, to be held on 7 April at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Wellington Street, Leeds, and on 14 April at Hitchin Priory, Tilehouse Street, Hitchin.

Each course runs from 10am to 4pm, costs 150 plus VAT, and carries 4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Denise Graham, tel: 01707 394138.

Recent developments in local authority landlord and tenant law8 April: Courseorganised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, from 5pm to 7pm.

Cost: 10 (some discounts).

1.5 CPD hours.

Contact Ben Taylor, tel: 0161 224 3311.

Asbestos-related diseases - medico-legal issues25 June: Conferenceorganised by Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group, to be held at the Radisson SA Hotel, Chicago Ave, Manchester Airport, from 9.15am to 4.30 pm.

Cost: up to 150.

7 CPD hours.

Contact Tony Whitston, tel: 0161 953 4037.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Stress management workshop12 March: Seminarorganised by the south-west regional office of the Law Society, to be held on 12 March at Loyes, Topsham Road, Exeter, from 2pm to 5.30pm.

Cost: 50 plus VAT.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Elizabeth Dyer, tel: 0117 930 4824.

Excellent client service, billing and getting paid; The route to enhanced profitability13, 18 March: Seminarsorganised by the Law Society's eastern regional office, to be held at Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge.

Excellent client service, billing and getting paid is on 13 March; The route to enhanced profitability is on 18 March.

Each seminar runs from 4pm to 7pm, costs 99 plus VAT and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

Ethics in immigration31 March: Seminarorganised by the Law Society and the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, to be held in the Old Council Chamber, the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 3pm to 5pm.

Free admission.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Rekha Shah, tel: 020 7320 5746.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

The future of publicly funded legal services12 March: AGM and lectureorganised by the Middlesex Law Society, to be held at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Ealing Common, London W5, from 6.30pm to 9pm.

AGM followed by lecture.

Speaker: Andy Grant, Legal Services Commission London regional director.

Free admission and buffet.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Robert Drepaul, tel: 020 8459 1125.

Evening social and AGM24 March: Eventorganised by the Law Society Yacht Club, to be held at Cort's Wine Bar, 115 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.30pm.

Cost: 5 for finger buffet and wine.

Contact Helen Chapman, tel: 020 7242 1011 or e-mail: hchapman@bwlaw.co.uk.

Evening social24 March: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at Hodgsons wine bar, Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.

Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 01322 435 371.

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