Diary - 26 August to 15 October

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Anti-social behaviour: law and practice; The Children Act 1989: introductory28, 29 August: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London, EC1, from 10am to 4.30 pm.

Anti-social behaviour will be held on 28 August; The Children Act will be held on 29 August.

Cost: 105 to 170.

5 CPD hours each.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Avoiding satellite litigation16 September: Courseorganised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, to be held at the Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, from 9am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 100 to 199.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact: Beverly Carr, tel: 01179 045970.

Traumatic loss of limbs, prosthetics and rehabilitation24-25 September: Two-day conferenceorganised by Lyons Davidson, to be held at @Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, from 8.30am to 5pm.

Legal aspects of claims.

Cost: 200 to 350.12 hours CPD.

Contact Christine Hossack, tel: 0117 904 5702.

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

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Registration of security interests: company charges and property other than land5 September: Seminarorganised by the Centre for Law and Business and the Law Commission, to be held at the School of Law, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, from 2pm to 5pm.

Discussion of notice-filing for company charge registration.

Free.

3 CPD hours.

Confirm by 28 August.

Contact Laura Short, tel: 0161 275 3561.

How to conduct a child care hearing; How to conduct an unfair dismissal case; How to conduct a fast-track trial: personal injury9, 27, 30 September, 1 October: Seminarsorganised by Altior.

Child care hearing will be held on 9 September at Altior, 136 Newport Road, Cardiff, and on 1 October at the British Institute of Radiology, 36 Portland Place, London W1; Unfair dismissal will be held on 27 September at the Renaissance Hotel, Blackfriars Street, Manchester, and on 10 October at Regents College, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London NW1; Fast-track trial will be held on 30 September at the British Institute of Radiology, address above.

Each seminar runs from 10am to 5.30pm, costs 295 plus VAT and carries 6 CPD hours.

Contact Janine Jones, tel: 029 2044 2036.

Proposed mental health legislation;Strategy for mental health advice and representation9 September, 7 October: Lecturesorganised by North-West Mental Health Practitioners Forum, to be held at the Edenfield Centre, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Forum membership 20: meetings free.

1 CPD hour each.

Contact Basil Herwald, tel: 0161 792 2770.

Playing with fire and the Contribution Act: What the JCT really meant; Procurement - best value; The liability of contractors for fire causing damage to work prior to practical completion10, 24, 26 September: Lecturesorganised by the Society of Construction Law.

Contribution Act will be held on 10 September at the National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1; Best value will be held on 24 September at DLA, Fountain Precinct, Balm Green, Sheffield; Contractors will be held on 26 September at the University of Bristol, Hawthorns, Woodland Road, Bristol.

Lectures begin at 6.15pm (Contractors begins at 6pm), are free and carry 1 CPD hour.

Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.

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 WC, 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.

Roskill revisited - fraud trials re-assessed5 October: Seminarorganised by the Modern Law Review and Cardiff University, to be held at the London School of Economics, Clement House, Aldwych, London WC2, from 9am to 5.30pm.

Cost: 25.

7 CPD hours.

Contact Emma Sparshott, tel: 020 7629 7991.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Law Society Cricket Club5 September: Cricket matchversus the Chartered Accountants, to be played at the Honourable Artillery Company Ground, City Road, London EC1, at 11.30am.

Free.

Please note: the Tring Park match scheduled for 26 August has been cancelled.

Contact Richard O'Hagan, tel: 0118 951 6614.

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