Diary - 27 March to 14 July

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Early interventions - a framework for contact27 March: Conferenceorganised by New Approaches to Contact, to be held at the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, from 10am to 4.15pm.

Cost: 89.

CPD applied for.

Contact Oliver Cyriax, tel: 020 8748 1081.

Welfare benefits: separation, maintenance and settlement10 April: Courseorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

Cost: 50 to 75.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Practical partnering forum18 April: Conferencesponsored by Denton Wilde Sapte, to be held at 1 Fleet Place, London EC4.

For in-house lawyers dealing with PPP/PFI and those working in-house in the public sector.

Admission free.

Contact Jan Middleton, tel: 020 7320 6416.

Crime and Disorder Act including anti-social behaviour; Introduction to planning law18, 22 April: Coursesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London, SE1.

Crime and Disorder Act is on 18 April, from 10am to 4pm.

Cost: 135 plus VAT.

4.5 CPD hours.

Planning law is on 22 April, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 135 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Introduction to sex discrimination at work19 April: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held at Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 50.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

LMS /Lexcel quality forum1 May: Conference and exhibitionco-organised by the Law Management Section and the Lexcel office of the Law Society, to be held at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, from 9am to 4pm.

The forum will include a keynote address by Society President David McIntosh.

Cost: 150 to 295 plus VAT.

(Various discounts available).

5 CPD hours.

Contact Paul Seymour, tel: 020 7316 5572.

Immigration, asylum and human rights update - including the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum White Paper10 May: Courseorganised by Liberty and Two Garden Court Chambers to be held at Linklaters, 1 Silk Street, London EC2, from 10am to 5pm.

Cost: fees range from 100 to 200.

Discounts of 10% for members of Lawyers for Liberty.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Welfare benefits 25 March: Update lectureorganised by West Essex Law Society, to be held at Packfords Hotel, 16 Snakes Lane West, Woodford Green, Essex, from 5pm to 8.15pm.

Cost: 80.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Christine Montague, tel: 020 8505 4110.

Dignity at work26 March: Lecture and discussionorganised by the London Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

Speaker: Janet Pareskeva, chief executive of the Law Society.

LYSG members free, non-members 7.

1.5 CPD hours.

Contact Jane Swan, tel: 020 7374 8000.

Money laundering - solicitors as gatekeepers18 April, 2 May: Roadshowsorganised by Law Society regional offices, to be held on 18 April at Homerton College, Cambridge, from 4.30 to 6.45pm (contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924) and on 2 May at Cardiff Law School, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, from 5pm to 7pm (contact Richard Jones, tel: 02920 645254).

Each roadshow costs 29.38 and carries 2 CPD hours.

VAT and standard monthly payments for legal aid practitioners23 April: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's Greater London regional office, to be held at Fairfield Hall, Park Lane, Croydon, from 1pm.

Cost: 50 plus VAT.

2.5 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

EVENTS

Manches Cup trip; Training weekend21 March; 11-12 May, 13-14 July: Eventsorganised by the Law Society Yacht Club.

The trip to the Manches Cup is on 11-12 May for more information contact, tel: 0207 353 6007; e-mail: pb@corkerbinning.co.uk.

The fleet departs from Hamble, Southampton.

Some sailing experience required.

The training weekend will be held on the Solent on 13-14 July and is for experienced and novice sailors alike.

For both events, meet around 8am.

Cost: around 120 per person, excluding food.

Contact Lou Cadd, tel: 020 7695 1000.

Annual general meeting27 March: AGMof the Bristol Young Solicitors' Group, to be held at the BSB Bar, Waterfront (near the Watershed), Bristol at 6.30 pm.

All committee positions are open for re-election.

Free bar.

Contact Colin Ligman, tel: 0117 902 2789.

Black-tie ball5 April: Eventorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors' Group, to be held at the London Dungeon, 28-34 Tooley Street, London SE1, from 7.30pm.

Cost: 25 members, 30 non-members.

Contact Lucy Pickering, tel: 020 7655 5124.

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