Diary - 16 April to 2 May
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
Introduction to sex discrimination at work19 April: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux specialist support unit, and supported by the Legal Services Commission, to be held at Churchgate House, Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 50.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568
Introduction to planning law;Basic survival guide for child care practitioners22, 26 April: Coursesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.
Planning law is on 22 April, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 135 plus VAT.
5 CPD hours.
Survival guide is on 26 April, from 10am to 5pm.
Cost: 125 plus VAT.
5.5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Housing possession cases under the new civil procedure rules;Supporting staff through supervision;Welfare benefits update24, 25, 26 April: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.
Housing possession is on 24 April, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 113-166.
5 CPD hours.
Supporting staff through supervision is a two-day course on 25 to 26 April, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 199-277.
10 CPD hours.
Welfare benefits update is on 26 April, from 10am to 1pm.
Cost: 63 to 105.
2.5 CPD hours.
Contact training administrator, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Trainee Solicitors Group spring conference26-28 April: Conferenceorganised by the Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at the Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds, from 10am to 5.15pm on Saturday and 10.30am to noon on Sunday.
Cost: full delegates (155 plus VAT) and day delegates (85 plus VAT).
CPD hours available.
Contact Jackie Boole, tel: 01423 875222.
Money laundering - solicitors as gatekeepers2 May: Roadshoworganised by the Law Society Office in Wales, to be held on 2 May at Cardiff Law School, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, from 5pm to 7pm.
Cost: 29.38.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Richard Jones, tel: 02920 645254.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
What happens when things go wrong16 April: Lectureorganised by the University of Hertfordshire, to be held at the Faculty of Law, 7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
Cost: 8.
Contact Alan Williams, tel: 01707 286203.
Making best use of experts in the employment tribunal16 April: Lectureorganised by the London Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Admission is free to LYSG members and 7 to non-members.
1.5 hours CPD.
Contact Jane Swan, tel: 0207 374 8000.
The jury system: still 'the lamp that shows that freedom lives' - or the weak link in the war on crime?17 April: Seminarorganised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1, from 7pm to 8pm.
Cost: 20, 1 CPD hour.
Contact Susan Fogarty, tel: 01473 328 650.
Managing citizens' privacy - local authority masterclass18 April: Seminarorganised by Berwin Leighton Paisner, to be held at Adelaide House, London Bridge, London EC4, from 6pm to 7pm.
Free admission.
1 CPD hour.
Contact Simon Raffaghello, tel: 020 7760 4168.
Digital document management and disaster recovery for law firms22 April: Seminarorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, at 2pm.
Cost: 30 to 40.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Harpreet Sandhu, tel: 0115 9584875.
Home ownership: new horizons - the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill24 April: Seminarorganised by 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers, to be held at Transport House, 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 8.30 pm.
Cost: 50 plus VAT.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Claire Halas, tel: 020 7440 8450.
Criminal law update 30 April: Lectureorganised by Central and South Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5, from 6pm to 8pm.
Cost: 20 to 30.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Trish McCready, tel: 0208 992 6643.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Judicial appointment17 April: Information eveningorganised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society's Reading Room, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6pm to 8pm.
Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC and members of the Lord Chancellor's Department judicial group provide information on the judicial appointments process.
Free.
Contact Linda Winter, tel: 020 7320 5680, or e-mail: linda.winter@lawsociety.org.uk
Open day25 April: Eventorganised by Nottingham West District Land Registry, to be held at Chalfont Drive, Nottingham, from 9.30am to 5pm.
Free.
CPD hours available.
Contact Jon Monk, tel: 0115 935 3619.
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
No comments yet