Diary 18 November to 11 December

Conferences and coursesManaging billing - how to create a win/win strategy21 November: Courseorganised by the Law Society Eastern Region Office, to be held at 4.30pm at Putteridge Bury Conference Centre, Luton.

2.5 CPD points.

Cost 85 (20% discount for Law Management Section members).

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

23 November: Courseorganised by the Law Society, to be held from 4pm-7pm at St Andrews Court House, London EC4 (Venue changed from Law Society).

3 CPD points.

Cost 23.50.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Education, negligence and misfeasance23 November: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held from 10am-4pm at Regent's College, Inner Circle, London NW1.

Cost 125 plus VAT.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Working time regulations24 November: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizen's Advice Bureaux, to be held from 10am to 4.30pm at the Pilgrim Centre, Regent Circus, Swindon.

Cost 50.

5 hours CPD.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568

New firms28 November: Courseorganised by the Law Society, to be held from 4pm-7pm at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2.3 CPD points.

Cost 105.75.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Supervision skills for franchise supervisors30 November, 5 December: Workshopsorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held on30 November at Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff and 5 December at Finsbury Barracks, City Road, London EC1.

6 hours CPD.

Cost: 150 for LAPG members, 225 for non-members.

For further details, contact Barbara Moody, tel: 020 7336 8565.

Transfer of undertakings1 December: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held from 10am to 4.30pm at NACAB Midlands Region, Norfolk House, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham.

Cost 50.

5 hours CPD.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

lectures and seminarsHuman Rights Act and military justice: review of implementation18 November: Seminar and AGMorganised by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, to be held at Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1 from 10am to 3pm.

Seminar free of charge and open to non-members: to be followed by the annual general meeting of the UK group.

For details, contact Colonel Charles Garraway, tel: 020 7218 4766.

Suspects' rights within the police station20 November: Lectureorganised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society, to be held at the College of Law, 50-52 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6 pm to 8pm, followed by drinks.

Free; non-members are encouraged to join the society.

2 CPD points.

Speakers: Professor John Spencer of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and avocate Isabelle Coutant Peyre.

Comparison between French and English criminal law.

For details, contact Susannah Witting, tel: 020 7222 3860.

Defending neighbour nuisance injunctions and committals21 November: Lectureorganised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester from 4.30pm to 7.30pm.

Cost 10 for solicitors, 5 voluntary organisations.

1.5 CPD hours.

Speaker: barrister Adam Fullwood.

For details, contact John Kershaw, tel: 0161 445 2287.

Conditional fees update27 November: Lectureorganised by Cambridgeshire and District Law Society, to be held at Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road, Trumpington, Cambridge from 5pm to 7pm.

Speaker: Tony Girling.

2 CPD hours.

Cost 30 members, 45 non-members.

For details, contact Stephanie Cumberland tel: 01223 367007.

Tax and estate planning for the multinational family29 November 2000: Lectureorganised by World Jewish Relief, to be held at 6pm at Investec Bank,2 Gresham Street, London EC2.

Followed by a cocktail party as part of the World Jewish Relief Professional Development Programme.

Free.

Speakers: New York attorney Stanley C Ruchelman, barrister Jonathan Schwarz, and Israeli advocate Achu Frank.

For details, contact Fleur Hassan, tel: 020 7691 1774.

The appointment of judges in France and England4 December: Lectureorganised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society, to be held at the Grand Theatre, Cruciform Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1 from 6 Pm To 7.30pm, followed by drinks.

Free; non-members are encouraged to join the society.

1.5 CPD points.

Speakers: Roger Errera, Le Conseil D'Etat, France, and Sir Thomas Legg KBC QC.

For further information, contact Susannah Witting, tel: 020 7222 3860.

eventBridge club11 December: Meetingorganised 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.

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