Diary - 24 June to 26 September
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
The future of publicly funded legal work 26 June: Seminarorganised by the south-west regional office of the Law Society, to be held at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Millbay Road, Plymouth, from 5pm to 7pm.
Free.
Contact Elizabeth Dyer, tel: 0117 929 5171.
The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning? CFAs after the Court of Appeal test cases30 June: Seminarorganised by 1 Temple Gardens, to be held at the Atlantic Suite, Terminal 2, Manchester Airport, Manchester, from 6pm to 9pm.
Cost: 45 to 50.
1.5 CPD hours.
Contact Paula Penson, tel: 020 7583 1315.
Behind bars and disqualification of directors - the new deterrents for cartels1 July: Seminarorganised by Cooper Kenyon Burrows, to be held at Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley St, Manchester, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
Speakers: Chris Mayock, acting director of cartels at the Office of Fair Trading; Jane Martin, senior legal adviser at the Serious Fraud Office; and David Berkley, head of Merchant Chambers in Manchester.
Cost: students and trainees 10, others 20, plus VAT.
1.5 CPD hours.
Contact Madeleine Abas, tel: 0161 834 7374.
Mortgages and undue influence - Etridge [2001] House of Lords1 July: Seminarorganised by Arden Chambers, to be held at the Naval Club, 38 Hill Street, London W1, from 6pm to 8.30pm.
Cost: 58.75.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Iphie Modu, tel: 020 7242 4244.
JCT clients - form of contract1 July: Lectureorganised by the Society of Construction Law, to be held at the National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1, from 6.15pm.
Admission free.
1 CPD hour.
Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.
Case management conferences for solicitor-advocates2 July: Workshoporganised by the Solicitors' Association of Higher Court Advocates, to be held at Clifford Chance, 200 Aldersgate Street, London EC1, from 2.15pm to 6.30pm, followed by reception.
Cost: members 90, non-members 140.
3.5 CPD hours.
Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069.
Cost compliance for legal aid practitioners7 July: Lectureorganised by Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, Ealing, London W5, from 4.30pm to 7pm.
Cost: members 25, non-members 50.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Peter Hesom, tel: 020 8567 5015, e-mail: peterhesom@aol.com.
Post-conflict Iraq - a Russian and central Asian perspective9 July: Lecture and dinnerorganised by the British Russian and Central Asian Law Associations, to be held at the Oxford & Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, London SW1, from 7.15pm to 10pm.
Cost: 32.
Contact, Elizabeth Owen, tel: 01223 473 750.
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
Science, law and environmental policy27-29 June: Three-day conferenceorganised by the UK Environmental Law Association, to be held at the Robbins Conference Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, from 4pm on 27 June to 2pm on 29 June.
Cost: 90 to 270, including dinner at the Eden Project.
8 CPD hours.
Contact the secretariat, tel: 01752 233304, e-mail: ukelaconference@plymouth.ac.uk.
Winning 'unwinnable' PI cases; Risk assessment for CFA funding1, 11, 16 July: Coursesorganised by the College of Personal Injury Law.
Unwinnable PI cases will be held on 1 July at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Waters Reach, Old Trafford, Manchester, from 9am to 5pm.
Cost: 211.50 to 264.38.
6 CPD hours.
Risk Assessment will be held on 11 July at the Holiday Inn, Peartree Roundabout, Woodstock Road, Oxford, and on 16 July at the Pavillion Hotel, 45 Main Street, Fulford, York, from 9am to 5pm.
Cost: 211.50 to 264.38.
6 CPD hours.
Contact Lisa Fretwell, tel: 0115 9388 700.
Managing the local authority legal department11 July: Conferenceorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, Kensington, London, W8, from 10am to 5pm.
Cost: 195 plus VAT.
5.5 CPD hours.
Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.
Young solicitors management conference 200324 July: Conferenceorganised by the Law Management Section of the Law Society and the London Young Solicitors Group Lexcel office of the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10.30am to 9pm.
Cost: 195 to 215 plus VAT (discounts).
7 CPD hours.
Contact Paul Seymour, tel: 020 7316 5572.
Solicitors 2003: legal services - a future framework25 and 26 September: Annual conferenceof the Law Society, to be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London.
10.5 CPD hours.
Cost 225-325 plus VAT.
Discounts available.
Download booking form from: www.events.lawsociety.org.uk.
Contact Judy Lane Consulting, tel: 01202 699 488, e-mail: solicitors2003@btopenworld.com.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Tribute to Larry Grant24 June: Eventorganised by the Immigration Law Practitioners Association, to be held at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 9pm.
Larry was a civil rights and immigration specialist.
Contact Elizabeth White, tel: 020 7251 8383.
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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