Diary 15 December TO 17 March

Lectures and seminarsAnnual welfare benefits update9 January: Seminarorganised by Kensington Citizens Advice Bureau, to be held at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 from 10am to 1pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 65.

Contact David Lawson, tel: 020 8964 4685.

Deaths in custody - causes and legal consequences11 January: Lectureorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at 8.15pm at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1.

1.25 CPD hours.

Free admission to members and guests.

To go as a guest, contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

Genetic information and its disclosure17 January: Lectureorganised by Cambridgeshire and District Law Society, to be held at Robinson College, Grange Road, Cambridge at 7pm for 7.30pm.

Speaker: Dr Onora O'Neill, principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.

Cost 31; 1 CPD hour.

Contact Stephanie Cumberland, tel: 01223 367007.

Competition economics ande-commerce23 January: seminarorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held in the reading room at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.15pm.

Speaker: Simon Gaysford of Frontier Economics.

Cost 18 members, 20 non-members, 6.50 trainees.

1 hour CPD.

For details, contact Debbie Harris at JG&A Conferences & Events, 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.The clinical disputes forum8 March: Lectureorganised 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.

Contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

conferences and coursesNeighbour nuisance15 December: Courseorganised by the 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.

Cost: 125 plus VAT.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Personal injury update 200111 January: Courseorganised 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.

Youth court practice23 January: Courseorganised by The Bristol Law Society, to be held at The Law Library, Small Street, Bristol from 5.15pm to 7.15pm.

2 CPD hours.

Cost: 67 plus VAT for members, 88 plus VAT for non-members.

Contact Vicky Sleap, tel: 0117 9763090.

Insolvency and employee rights24 January: Course organised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held at NACAB, Bartholomew Street East, Exeter from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 50.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

Transfer of undertakings25 January: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held at NACAB, Bartholomew Street East, Exeter from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 50.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

Franchise supervision7 March: courseorganised by local law societies and Practitioner Associations, to be held in the council room at Birmingham Law Society, Temple Street, Birmingham from 1.30- 5pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: members 100 plus VAT, non-members 125 plus VAT.

Contact: Jon Nicholls, tel: 0121 633 6905.

Pro bono conference17 March: conferenceorganised by the Solicitors Pro Bono Group and Bar Pro Bono Unit, to be held at the The Law Society, Chancery Lane, London, WC1 from 9.30am to 5.30pm.

5 CPD points.

Cost: 150 for partners and QCs; 100 barristers and solicitors; 50 trainees, students, and voluntary organisations.

Contact Sue Bucknall, tel: 020 7929 5601.

meetings and eventsCriminal Defence Service and Salaried Defence Service18 December: Meeting organised by The Law Society, to be held at The Great Hall, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1, from 3.30pm to 5pm.

Free.

1.5 CPD hours.

Contact Yvonne Treacy, tel: 020 7320 5722.

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 from 6pm.

Cost: 10.

Contact Ben Taylor, tel: 0161 224 3311.

Bridge club8 January, 12 February, 12 March, 9 April, 14 May: Meetingsorganised by 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 Edward Album, tel: 020 7971 5667.

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 contact number, venue, cost and CPD accreditation.

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For commercial listings, turn to the inside back cover.