Diary - 17 February to 26 April

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Harassment and illegal eviction; Domestic violence and housing; Homelessness case law update25, 25, 26 February: Coursesorganised by Shelter.

Domestic violence will be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester.

The others will be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.

Harassment and illegal eviction and Domestic violence will be on 25 February; Homelessness will be on 26 February.

Each course runs from 10am to 4.30pm, costs 85 to 170 and carries 5 CPD hours.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel 020 7490 6720 or visit: www.shelter.

org.uk/training

Sex discrimination law; Disability discrimination law and personal injury; Procedure and litigation tactics; Remedies and compensation; Advocacy at the ET; EU employment law; Employment law update and the Human Rights Act 19986, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 March: Coursesorganised by the London Race Discrimination Unit, to be held at the National Black Crown Prosecutors Association, Cooperage Building, Gainsford Street, London SE1.

Sex discrimination law will be on 6 March; Disability discrimination law and personal injury will be on 7 March; Procedure and litigation tactics will be on 10 March; Remedies and compensation will be on 11 March; Advocacy at the ET will be on 12 March; European Union employment law will be on 13 March; Employment law update and the Human Rights Act 1998 will be on 14 March.

Each course runs from 10am to 5pm, carries 6 CPD hours and costs from 50 to 100 (plus VAT), including refreshments and lunch.

Contact Zoe Malcolm, tel: 020 7793 0378.

Introduction to race discrimination law and practice13 March Courseorganised by Citizens Advice Specialist Support Unit, to be held at BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham, from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 50 to LSC contract holders.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

The death penalty in America22 March and 5, 22 April: Three-day courseorganised by Amicus, to be held on 22 March, and 5 and 26 April, at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 19 Cornwall Street, Birmingham, and the University of Central England, Perry Barr, Birmingham, from 9.30am to 4pm.

Cost: 5 to 30.

16.5 CPD hours.

Contact Rachel Heilbron, tel: 0870 414 1000, or e-mail: admin@amicus-alj.org

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Consultation on publicly funded work17 February: Lectureorganised by the Greater London regional office of the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society's Hall,113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 5pm to 7pm.

Admission free.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Consultation on publicly funded work; Stress management workshop26 February, 12 March: Seminarsorganised by the south-west regional office of the Law Society.

Consultation will be held on 26 February, to be held at Taunton School, Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset, from 5pm to 7pm.

Free admission.

Stress management will be held on 12 March, to be held at Loyes, Topsham Road, Exeter, from 2pm to 5.30pm.

Cost: 50 plus VAT.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Elizabeth Dyer, tel: 0117 930 4824.

A judge's duty in a revolution6 March: Lectureorganised by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting, to be held at Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4, at 6pm.

Sir Sydney Kentridge QC will speak on the case of Madzimbamuto v Lardner-Burke.

Law students, pupils and trainees free: all others 5.

Refreshments at 7pm, included in the price.

Contact Martha Hawting, tel: 020 7242 6471.

PACE new codes of practice and silence after R v Howell; Immigration advice in the police station19, 27 March; Lecturesorganised by the Police Station Defence Service.

New codes of practice will be held on 19 March at New Hunt's House, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, London SE1, from 6pm to 9pm.

Immigration advice will be held on 27 March at the LSE, Clement House, 97-99 Aldwych, London WC2.

Each lecture runs from 6pm to 9pm, costs 120 plus VAT (including post-lecture reception) and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Peter Dovey, tel: 020 7407 9999.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Careers evening; Pub quiz19, 27 February: Eventsorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors' Group.

The careers evening will be held on 19 February in the Reading Room at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 7pm.

Drinks afterwards at a local wine bar.

The pub quiz will be held on 27 February at the Hogshead, Fetter Lane, from 7pm.

Free nibbles, bar tab and raffle.

Proceeds to Shelter.

To enter, e-mail: lysg@lycos.com quoting 'Shelter Quiz'.

Contact Julia Davenport, tel: 01223 222413.

Poetry drop-in11 March: Eventorganised by Poet in the City, to be held at Dechert, 2 Sergeant's Inn, London EC2, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

With John Mole.

Free admission.

Contact Jason Butwick, tel: 020 7583 5353.

Annual general meeting21 March: AGMof the Association of Women Solicitors, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, at 6.30pm.

Followed by a reception and dinner.

Cost: members 45, trainees 35.

Contact Sharon Whittle, tel: 020 7320 5727.

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