Diary 2 October to 4 December

A round-up of upcoming events.

CONFERENCES and coursesInvestment management in solicitors' firms2 October: Conferenceorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the City Conference Centre, 80 Coleman Street, London EC2, from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost 180 for ASIM members, 220 for non-members.

Call Wendy Goodwin for details, tel: 01892 870065.

Time management3 October: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at 4 pm at Girton College, Cambridge.

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

2.5 CPD points.

For details, call Julie Bissmire: tel 01223 328924.

Leading and managing a law firm into the 21st century4 October: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society.

What is expected of leader-managers, and how to gain the knowledge and skills required.

To be held at 9am at Downing College, Cambridge.

Cost 150 (20% discount for Law Management Section members).5 CPD points.

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924

Human rights7 October: Conferenceorganised by the Solicitors' Association of Higher Court Advocates, to be held at Scarman House, Warwick University, Coventry, preceded by dinner on6 October.

5 CPD points.

Cost 60 including lunch, or 120 including dinner, accommodation, breakfast and lunch.

Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069.

Mental health and human rights9 October: Conferenceorganised by the British Institute of Human Rights and MIND, to be held at the London Voluntary Services Council, Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7.

5 CPD points.

Cost 100 for solicitors.

To book or for further information, tel: 020 7401 2712.Best value and partnering16 October: Conferenceorganised by the Practical Partnering Forum, to be held at Denton Wilde Sapte, 1 Fleet Place, London EC4.Full day from 9.30am.

Free of charge.

6 CPD points.

Contact Jan Middleton for further details, tel: 020 7320 6416.

Employment law and human rights18 October: Conferenceorganised by Russell Jones & Walker, to be held from 3.30pm at the South Wales Magistrates' Court Committee, 47 Charles Street, Cardiff.

2 CPD points.

Free of charge.

Call Marlene Hart for details, tel: 02920 262 867.

Solicitors 2000 S2K4-5 November: Law Society annual conferenceorganised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society's Hall,113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.

Two-day conference and dinner at The Royal Courts of Justice with guest speaker Lord Woolf.

Conference fee is 95 plus VAT per delegate.

8 CPD hours.

Conference dinner tickets cost 45.

For details, contact Amanda Graham-Brown, tel: 01403 823246.

LECTURES and seminarsFaith in law2 October, 6 November, 4 December: Seminarorganised by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, to be held at Allen & Overy, 1 New Change, London EC4 from 6.30pm.

Free of charge.

Call John Lloyd, tel: 020 7353 4669.

Fourth Stonewall lecture4 October: Lectureorganised by the Bar Lesbian and Gay Group, The Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association and the Stonewall Group.

To be held at 6pm in the Law Society Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.

Free of charge.

To book, call the equal opportunities officers at the General Council of the Bar, tel: 020 7242 0082.

Personal injury law updates19, 31 October: Seminarsorganised by Old Square Chambers, to be held from 5.30pm to 7pm at the Hotel du Vin, Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead, Bristol on 19 October and Staple Inn Hall, High Holborn, London WC1 on 31 October.

1.5 CPD points.

Cost 50.

Contact Karine Bernasse, tel: 020 7269 0338.

Buying a property in France23 October: Seminarorganised by the Franco-British Lawyers' Society, to be held at the College of Law, 14 Store Street, London WC1 from 6pm to 8pm.

2 CPD points.

The seminar is free of charge.

For details, contact the administrator, tel: 020 7222 3860.

Lawyers' training day on domestic violence28 October: Seminarorganised by the Northern Circuit Domestic Violence Therapy Group, to be held from 9.30am to 4.30pm at the Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool.

Cost 50 plus VAT.

6 CPD hours.

Call Joy Morton, tel: 0151 650 5092.

EVENTSEric Ravilious - his life and work13 October: Meetingorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to be held from 6.30pm at the Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1.

Cost 8 with wine.

Contact Tom Butler, tel: 020 8852 5567.

Annual dinner20 October: Dinnerorganised by the Birmingham Trainee Solicitors' Society, to be held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole from 7pm.

Cost 60.

Black tie.

For additional details, contact Catherine Parkinson, tel: 0121 234 0148.

Address for entries: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, 6th Floor, Newspaper House, 8-16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN.

Fax: 020 7831 0869.

Entries can also be e-mailed to steve.jones@lawsociety.

org.uk Include contact details, venue, cost and CPD accreditation.

The diary page carries events run by the Law Society, charities and non-profit-making groups only.

For commercial conferences, courses and events, turn to the inside back cover.