Diary - 12 November 2002 to 2 April 2003
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
Employment law essentials; Introduction to employment tribunals; Legal resources on the Internet: an introduction; Supervision skills in civil cases; Housing law: a practical introduction; Housing and support for asylum-seekers - advanced; Defending possession proceedings; Housing arrears and welfare benefits12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 28 November; 4, 10 December: Coursesorganised by Legal Action Group.
All except Legal Resources on the Internet will be held at ETC Ltd, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 9.30am to 5.15pm.
Cost: 239.
6 CPD hours.
Employment law will be on 12 November; Employment tribunals will be on 13 November; Legal resources on the Internet will be held on 15 November at Happy Computers, 40 Adler Street, London E1(from 1.30pm to 5.15pm.
Cost: 175; 3 CPD hours); Supervision skills will be on 19 November; Housing law will be on 20 November; Asylum seekers will be on 28 November; Possession proceedings will be on 4 December; Housing arrears will be on 10 December.
Contact: Lisa Butchers, tel: 020 7833 7434 or e-mail: courses@lag.org.uk
The Proceeds of Crime Act16, 30 November: One-day conferenceorganised by the Inns of Court School of Law, to be held at Morrison Hall conference centre, Atkin Building, Gray's Inn, London WC1, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Cost: up to 229.13.
5.5 CPD hours.
Contact Catherine Brickett, tel: 020 7400 3603.
Carers and their rights; Community care law - remedying the wrongs19, 20 November: Coursesorganised by Carers UK, to be held at Ruth Pitter House, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Carers and their rights will be on 19 November: 5 CPD hours.
Community care law will be on 20 November: 4.5 CPD hours.
Cost: 90 to 165 each.
Contact Chris Hockley, tel: 020 7566 7632.
Immigration status and housing rights; Asylum, refugees and housing rights; Welfare benefits update; Harassment and illegal eviction19, 20, 21, 25 November: Coursesorganised by Shelter.
Harassment will be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1; the others will be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester.
Welfare Benefits Update is a half-day course on 21 November from 2pm to 4.30pm.
Cost 50 to 95.
2.5 CPD hours.
Immigration Status and Housing Rights will be held on 19 November; Asylum, Refugees will be held on 20 November; and Harassment and Illegal Eviction will be held on 25 November, all from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 80 to 150.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Construction law for the developer; Planning obligations; Landlord and tenant20 November 2002; 5 February, 2 April 2003: Workshopsorganised by Lester Aldridge, to be held at Russell House, Oxford Road, Bournemouth, from 3pm to 6pm.
Construction law will be on 20 November; Planning will be on 5 February; Landlord and tenant will be on 2 April.
Cost: up to 30 each.
Contact Laura Balmer, tel: 01202 786237.
Employment Act 2002 and TUPE regulations; Specialist posession proceedings; Highways basic survival guide21, 22, 25 November: Coursesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group and the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors.
Employment Act will be held on 21 November at Nabarro Nathanson, Lacon House, Theobalds Road, London, WC1, from 10am to 3pm.
Cost: 149 plus VAT.
4 CPD hours.
Specialist posession proceedings will be on 22 November, and Highways will be on 25 November, both at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.
Each costs 149 plus VAT and carries 4.5 CPD hours.
Contact Lucy Fox on 01483 275577.
Essential management skills; Housing benefit - intro-ductory; Welfare Benefits - introductory; Key housing aid and advice - part A21-22, 25-26, 26-27 November: Two-day coursesorganised by Shelter.
Housing benefit will be held to be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester; the others will be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.
Management skills will be on 21-22 November; Housing benefit will be on 25-26 November; Welfare benefits will be on 25-26 November; Housing aid will be on 26-27 November, all from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 200 to 290.
10 CPD hours.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Managing for Success 200221 November: Conference, exhibition and AGMorganised by the Law Management Section of the Law Society, to be held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, NEC, Birmingham, from 9am to 5.30pm.
Cost: 130 to 300 plus VAT.
Discounts available.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Paul Seymour, tel: 020 7316 5572.
LMS/Lexcel quality forum28 November: Conference and exhibitionorganised by the Law Management Section and the Lexcel office of the Law Society, to be held at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London WC1, from 9am to 5pm.
Cost: 120 to 295 plus VAT.
Discounts available.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Paul Seymour, tel: 020 7316 5572.
Practising criminal law in a human rights context: Immigration, asylum and human rights law update29 November, 13 December: Coursesorganised by Liberty.
Criminal law will be held on 29 November at Herbert Smith, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2.
Immigration will be on 13 December at Linklaters, One Silk Street, London EC2.
Courses run from 10am to 5pm, cost 90 to 200 and carry 6 CPD hours.
Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.
Housing and community care; Carers benefits - advanced; The new NHS - structure and implications4, 10, 18 December: Coursesorganised by Carers UK, to be held at Ruth Pitter House, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 90 to 165 each.
Housing and community care will be on 4 December; Carers benefits will be on 10 December; The new NHS will be on 18 December.
Carers Benefits carries 4.5 CPD hours; the rest carry 5 CPD hours each.
Contact Chris Hockley, tel: 020 7566 7632.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Funding environmental action; Environmental sentencing; Third party rights in planning15, 29 November, 6 December: Seminarsorganised by the Environmental Law Foundation, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 11am.
Funding will be on 15 November, Sentencing on 29 November, and Third party rights on 6 December.
Each seminar costs 44 (33 members) and carries 2 CPD hours.
Contact Anastasia Calder, tel: 020 7404 1030.
The new Land Registry rules; Employment law briefing - a round-up19 November, 10 December: Talksorganised by the London Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.30pm.
N2 will be on 15 October; Land Registry will be on 19 November; Employment Law will be on 10 December.
Members free, non-members 7.
Contact Ben Rigby, tel: 020 7218 4796.
Landlord and tenant update19 November: Lectureorganised by the West London Law Society, to be held at the RAF Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1 from 7pm.
1.5 CPD hours.
Cost: 32 (includes meal).
Send cheques payable to West London Law Society to David Fleming, 16 Sale Place, Sussex Gardens, London W2.
DX: 38750.
Making the most of legal aid19 November: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's legal aid unit, to be held at the Beeches Hotel, Broomhill Road, Brislington, Bristol from 10am to 4pm.
Cost: 75.
4 CPD hours.
Contact Simone Tomlinson, tel: 020 7320 5817.
Industrial Diseases - an overview; Employers' liability and public liability; Employment law for people managers19 November, 3, 10 December: Seminarsorganised by Hextalls Solicitors, to be held at Hextalls, 28 Leman Street, London E1.
Industrial diseases will be held on 19 November, and Employers' Liability on 3 December, both from 12:15pm to 2pm.
Free admission.
1 CPD hour.
Employment Law will be held on 10 December from from 8:30am to 12:30pm.
Free admission.
3.5 CPD hours.
Contact: Samantha Jayawardane, tel: 020 7488 1424 or email: snj@hextalls.com
'Law-law is better than war-war' - a transatlantic debate20 November: Seminarorganised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1 (nearest tube Green Park) from 6.30pm for 7pm.
Cost: 20 (includes wine and snacks).
1 CPD hour.
Send cheques payable to FIFCJ to Susan Fogarty, The Gables, Brantham Court, Brantham, Suffolk CO11 1PP.
Tel: 01473 328 650.
Effective performance management without the stress20 November: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's Eastern Regional Office, to be held at Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, from 4pm to 7pm.
Cost: 95 plus VAT.
Discounts available.
3 CPD hours.
Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
43rd annual exhibitionuntil 22 November: Eventorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.
This year's judge is painter Ken Howard.
Free admission.
Contact Hazel Bate, tel: 020 8946 5094.
Dinner dance16 November: Eventorganised by the Middlesex Law Society, to be held at the New Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, London WC2, from 7.30pm to 1am.
Cost: 48.
Contact Dave Debidin, tel: 020 8567 1381.
Casino night22 November: Buffet dinnerorganised by the Devon Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Southgate Hotel, Southern Hay, Exeter.
Cost: 5.
Contact Hannah Lush, tel: 01626 202404.
Moulin Rouge Cocktail Party4 December: Eventorganised by Women in Property, to be held at Harvey Nichols Fourth Floor Caf & Bar, Victoria Quarter, Leeds, from 7pm to 11pm.
Dress: French attire or black tie - prizes for the most originally dressed male and female.
Tickets: Members and guests 30, non-members 35.
Send cheques payable to Women in Property and guests' names to Jo Hatton-Jones c/o Eversheds, Cloth Hall Court, Infirmary Street, Leeds LS1 2JB.
Tel 0113 243 0391 or e-mail johattonjones@eversheds.com
Winter ball7 December: Eventorganised by Exeter and District Trainee Solicitors Group/Young Solicitors Group, to be held at St Olaves Hotel, Mary Arches Street, Exeter.
Tickets 25, including four-course meal and disco.
Contact Denise Gammack, tel: 01392 211185.
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
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