Diary - 19 June to 23 July

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

LMS legal finance forum 200219 June 2002: Conference/exhibitionorganised by the Law Management Section of the Law Society and sponsored by the Bank of Ireland, to be held at Regents College Conference Centre, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1, from 9am-5pm.

Sessions will include banking behind the scenes; and risk management.

Cost: 195 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Paul Seymour, tel: 020 7316 5572.

The Children Act 1989 in practice; Housing possession cases under the new Civil Procedure Rules; Harassment and illegal eviction; Homelessness and allocations case law update19, 21, 27 June: Coursesorganised by Shelter.

Children Act in practice will be held on 19 June at Leeds Church Institute, 20 New Market Street, Leeds; and Housing Possession will be held on 19 June, Harassment and Illegal Eviction will be held on 21 June, and Homelessness and Allocations will be held on 27 June, all at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.

Courses run from 10am to 4.30pm, carry 5 hours CPD each, and cost from 79 to 166.

Contact the training administrator, tel: 020 7490 6720.

A new Mental Health Act - reform or retreat?; Mental incapacity - who is deciding?20-21 June: Two-day conferenceorganised by the Law Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, to be held at the Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1, from 9.30am to 5.30pm on both days.

Mental Health Act is on 20 June and mental incapacity on 21 June.

Cost: from 211.50 to 352.50.

11 CPD hours.

Contact Rosemary McMahon, tel: 020 7233 8322.

Community care law: remedying the wrongs;Charging for community care26 June, 18 July: Coursesorganised by Carers UK, to be held at Ruth Pitter House, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1.

Community care law will be on 26 June and Charging for community care will be on 18 July.

Each costs from 90 to 165 and carries 5 CPD hours.

Contact Chris Hockley, tel: 020 7566 7632.

Property law;Commercial leases4, 8 July: Coursesorganised by the Property Law Web site.

Property law will be held on 4 July at Building 65, Southampton University, Highfield Road, Southampton, in two sessions; Possession claims - commercial and residential update from 9.30am to 1pm, and Boundaries, adverse possession and the Land Registration Act from 2pm to 5.20pm.

3 CPD hours per session.

Commercial Leases will be held on 8 July at the Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane, Cardiff, also in two sessions; Property lawyers' warning from 9.30am to 1pm, and Property litigators' delight from 2pm to 5.30pm.

3.25 CPD hours.

Courses cost 115 per session or 210 for each full day, plus VAT.

Contact Gary Webber, tel: 01225 471595.

Joint SCL/SCA/ESCL conference12 July: Conferenceorganised by the Society of Construction Law and the Centre of Construction Law at King's College, to be held at King's College, Strand, London WC2, from 9am to 5.30pm.

Cost: 95 to 275.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.

Premises and pupils; Truancy16 July: Coursesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House,6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.

Premises and pupils is from 10am to 1.15pm and truancy from 2pm to 5.15pm.

Cost: 79 to 135 plus VAT.

3 to 6 CPD hours.

Contact Lisa Hart, tel: 0807 303040.

Maximising civil costs23 July: Courseorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at 150 Minories, London EC3, from 1.30pm to 5pm.

Cost: 95 to 190 plus VAT.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Land Registration Act 2002 and electronic conveyancing26 June: Lectureorganised by Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5, from 6pm to 8pm.

Cost: 20 to 30.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Trish McCready, tel: 020 8992 6643.

How to handle housing casesDrafting disrepair claims;Possession Proceedings8, 11 July: Seminarsorganised by Altior, to be held on 8 July at Regents College, Regents Park, London, and on 11 July at the David Lloyd Club, Tongue Lane, Moortown, Leeds.

Disrepair claims is from 9.30am to 12.45pm and Possession proceedings is from 1.45pm to 5pm.

Each seminar costs 145 plus VAT and carries 3 CPD hours.

Book both and receive a 10% reduction.

Contact Janine Jones, tel: 029 2044 2036.

The work of the Serious Fraud Office10 July: Seminar organised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1, from 6.30pm to 7pm.

Cost: 20.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Susan Fogarty, tel: 01473 328 650.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Poetry and healing25 June: Eventorganised by Poet in the City, to be held at Dechert, 2 Sergeant's Inn, London EC2, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

With Juliusz Wodzianski, partner at Bates Wells & Braithwaite and Vice-President of the National Federation of Spiritual Healers.

Entry free; drinks provided.

Contact: Rebecca Morris, tel 020 7583 5353.

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