Diary - 15 January to 20 March
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
Civil litigation update; Acquisitions, mergers, reconstructions and arrangements; Insolvency update; Commercial leases; Child law update; How to look after clients; Residential tenancies and homelessness update15, 21, 29 January; 5, 12, 19, 26 February: Coursesorganised by the Centre for Legal Studies, to be held at the University of Hertfordshire, Faculty of Law, 7 Hatfield Road, St Albans.
Litigation will be on 15 January, Acquisitions on 21 January, Insolvency on 29 January, Leases on 5 February, Child law on 12 February, Clients on 19 February, and Residential tenancies on 26 February.
Each course runs from 4pm to 7.15pm, costs 60 to 95, and carries 3 CPD hours.
Contact Alan Williams, tel: 01707 286203.
PI update; Success fees after Caller, Sarwar & Halloran16, 17, 28 and 31 January: Conferencesorganised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
PI update will be held on 16 January at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Wellington Street, Leeds, and on 22 January at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Redcliffe Way, Bristol.
Contact Caroline Rising, tel: 0115 938 8714.
Success fees will be held on 28 January in Manchester (venue to be confirmed) and on 31 January at the Montague Hotel,15 Montague Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1.
Contact Rachel Walters, tel: 0115 938 8712.
All run from 9.30am to 5pm, cost: 160 to 195 plus VAT, and carry 6 CPD hours.
Information sharing v confidentiality22 January: Conference organised by the Inns of Court School of Law and InPractice, to be held at Morrison Hall, Atkin Building, Gray's Inn, London WC1.
Cost: 225 to 250.
6 CPD hours.
Contact Virginia Garaux, tel: 020 7400 3620.
Sex discrimination practice and procedure22 January: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) specialist support unit to be held at NACAB training, Churchgate House, Great Bridgwater Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 50 to LSC contract holders.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.
Head injury claims - a beginner's guide for claimant lawyers23-24 January: Two-day courseorganised by Taylor Vinters Solicitors, to be held at Merlin Place, Milton Road, Cambridge.
Speaker: Paul Tapner, Fellow of the College of Personal Injury Law.
Cost 450 plus VAT.
16 CPD hours.
Contact Jo Douglas, tel: 01223 225220.
Anti-competitive behavour 23 January: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group and the Association of Council Secretaries, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.
Cost: 149 plus VAT.
4.5 CPD hours Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.
Accidents at work12 February: Conferenceorganised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, to be held at the Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane, Cardiff, from 9.30am to 5pm.
Cost: 160 to 195 plus VAT.
6 CPD hours.
Contact Rachel Walters, tel: 0115 938 8712.
Community care law: recent developments5 March: Courseoranganised by Carers UK, to be held at Ruth Pitter House, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1, from 10am to 1.30pm.
Cost: 50 to 90.
2.5 CPD hours.
Contact Chris Hockley, tel: 020 7566 7632.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Getting on with IT9, 16 January: Seminarsorganised by the Law Society in association with Knowledgeforce, to be held on 9 January at the University of Exeter, Northcote House, The Queen's Drive, Exeter, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, and at the Somerset College of Arts & Technology, Wellington Road, Taunton, from 2.30pm to 5.30pm; on 16 January at Haven House, Quay Street, Truro, from 2.30pm to 5.30pm.
Cost: 100 plus VAT.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Elizabeth Dyer, tel: 0117 930 4824.
New rights for third parties; Costs and consequences21 January and 11 February: Seminarsorganised by Hextalls, to be held at Hextalls, 28 Leman Street, London E1, from 12.15pm to 2pm.
New rights will be held on 21 January, and Costs and consequences will be held on 11 February.
Both seminars run from 12.15pm to 2pm, are free and carry 1 CPD hour.
Contact Samantha Jayawardane, tel: 020 7488 1424.
Complaint handling and avoidance 22 January: Lectureorganised by Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5, from 6pm to 8pm.
Cost: 25 to 40.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Trish McCready, tel: 0208 992 6643.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
New Year social13 January: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held on the 28th floor, London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, W1, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 07814 133262.
C&I annual dinner20 March: Eventorganised by the Law Society's Commerce and Industry Group, to be held at the Caf Royal, 68 Regent Street, London W1, at 7pm.
The guest speaker is the Solicitor-General, Harriet Harman.
Dress: black tie.
Cost: 49.50 to 79.50.
Contact Christine Smith, tel: 0161 829 5590, or for more details e-mail: christine.
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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