Diary - 2 September to 25 November
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
Housing possession hearings - procedure and practice; Supporting people; Using the small claims procedure for housing cases; Mental health and housing; Housing benefit update; Human rights and housing; Stress and time management; The Homelessness Act 20022, 3, 4, 6, 11, 19 September: Coursesorganised by Shelter.
Housing possession hearings will be held on 2 September at Friend's Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester, from 10am to 5pm.
5.5 CPD hours.
The others will be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
5 CPD hours each.
Supporting people and Small claims will be on 3 September; Mental health will be on 4 September; Housing benefit will be on 6 September; Human rights and Stress will be on 11 September; Homeless-ness Act will be on 19 September.
Cost: 85 to 170.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Roles and responsibilities of the NHS in community care; Asylum seekers - support and accommodation; Community care law - recent developments; Carers and mental health law3, 4, 11, 30 September: Coursesorganised by Carers UK, to be held at Ruth Pitter House, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
NHS will be held on 3 September; Asylum seekers will be on 4 September; Community care law will be on 11 September; Carers and mental health law will be on 30 September.
Cost: 90 to 165 each.
5 CPD hours each.
Contact Chris Hockley, tel: 0207 566 7632.
Essential management skills; Domestic violence and housing; Key housing aid and advice - parts A and B3-4, 4-5, 10-11, 11-12, 16-17 September: Coursesorganised by Shelter.
Essential management skills and Domestic violence are two-day courses, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1 on 3-4 and 4-5 September respectively.
Cost: 200 to 310.
10 CPD hours each.
Housing aid parts A and B are four-day courses.
Part A will be on 10-11 and 16-17 September at York CVS, Priory Street, York.
Part B will be on 4-5 and 11-12 September at Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester.
Each costs 285 to 480 and carries 20 CPD hours.
All sessions 10am to 4.30 pm.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Road traffic accident basics: stage I and II12, 24 September: 17 October, 14 November: Coursesorganised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society.
Stage I will be held on 24 September at the Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1, from 9.30am to 4pm (5 CPD hours).
Stage II will be held in three venues: on 12 September at the Britannia Hotel, New Street, Birmingham; on 17 October at the Tavistock Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1; and on 14 November at Leeds United Football Club, Elland Road, Leeds, all from 9.30am to 4.30pm (5.5 CPD hours).
Cost: 75 to 150.
Contact June Lowe, tel: 0117 929 2560.
Statutory nuisance litigation: Legal aspects of housing repairs and nuisance; How to dismiss an employee legally and fairly; Practice and procedure in employment tribunals: unfair dismissal claim; Contaminated land: the legal implications19 September; 9, 23, 30 October: Coursesorganised by the University of Surrey, to be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford.
Statutory nuisance litigation will be held on 19 September and Housing repairs will be held on 9 October, both from 9.45am to 5pm; How to dismiss will be on 23 October from 9.45am to 1pm; Employment tribunals will be on 23 October 1.45pm to 5pm; Contaminated Land will be on 30 October from 9.45am to 5pm.
Half-day courses cost 140 and carry 3 CPD hours; full-day courses cost 180 to 250 and carry 6 CPD hours.
Contact Dawn Birt, tel: 01483 686242.
Solicitors 2002 - the changing legal landscape27 and 28 September: Annual conferenceof the Law Society, to be held at the Manchester International Convention Centre, Windmill Street, Manchester.
Speakers include the Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, QC, (Friday) and the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, (Saturday).
Cost: 195 to 295, plus VAT.
Discounts for multiple bookings, trainees and young solicitors.
10 CPD hours.
Contact Danielle Richards, tel: 01625 267880, or e-mail: solicitors2002@rfb.co.uk
Serving children's interests? - advocacy, representation, and human rights25 November: Conferenceorganised by NAGALRO, the professional association for family court advisers and independent social work practitioners and consultants, to be held at the Cavendish Conference Centre, Duchess Mews, London W1, from 10.15am to 4.30 pm.
Cost: 65 to 130.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Arts and business; N2 - What you need to know10 September, 15 October: Talksorganised by the London Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.30pm.
Arts will be held on 10 September; N2 will be held on 15 October.
Members free, non-members 7.
Contact Jane Swann, tel: 020 7622 4468.
Litigating under the Competition Act 199818 September: Lectureorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.15pm.
Cost: up to 35.
1 CPD hour.
Contact Jo Rae, tel: 01905 724734.
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
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