Diary 28 june to 3 august
conferences and coursesHousing and the Human Rights Act2 July: Updateorganised by Liberty, to be held at Linklaters & Alliance, 1 Silk Street, London EC2, from 5.30pm to 8pm.
Cost: standard 50; Lawyers for Liberty 40; concessions 30.
2 CPD points.
Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.
Asylum law update for local authorities3 July: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London, SE1, from 1.30pm to 5pm.
3.25 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Welfare benefits: meeting the mandatory franchising requirements4-5 July: Two-day courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Attendance on this course satisfies the Legal Aid Commission's Welfare Benifits franchising requirement.
Cost: 185-258.
10 hours CPD.
Contact the training administrator, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Legitimacy and accountability in the EU after Nice 5-6 July: Two-day conference organised by the Institute of European Law, to be held at the Senate Room, University of Birmingham, Aston Webb Building, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Registration on 5 July at 10am and on 6 July at 9.30am.
Cost: 20 to 50 depending on status.
10.5 hours CPD.
Contact: Nadene Bryan, tel: 0121 414 6334.
Crime - does it pay?6 July: Conferenceorganised by the Young Solicitors Group, to be held in the common room at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 3.45.
Speakers Vera Baird QC and Imran Khan.
Cost: 25.
4.15 CPD hours Booking forms available from: Peter Murphy, PMP Consulting, 30 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, Kent BR4 0RG.
Tel: 020 8776 1765.
Racial harassment and housing (new course): Immigration, asylum and housing rights10 and 12 July: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Racial harassment and housing is on 10 July and Immigration, asylum and housing rights is on 12 July.
Each course costs: 98-144 and carries 5 hours CPD.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Special education needs12 July: Conferenceorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London, SE1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
lectures and seminarsCloning - where should it end?2 July: Seminarorganised by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, to be held at Allen & Overy, 1 New Change, London EC4 at 6.15pm.
Free.
Speaker: Professor Nigel Cameron, consultant in bio-ethics and public policy.
Contact: John Lloyd, tel: 07947 069980.
Money laundering2 and 4 July: Briefingsorganised by the PEP & ISA Managers' Association, to be held at Stocktrade, 160 Causewayside, Edinburgh, on 2 July at 12 noon, and at the Strand Palace Hotel, Strand, London WC2, on 4 July at 6.30pm.
Cost: 50 per head for first two delegates; 35 for each subsequent delegate.
Contact Susan Butler, tel: 01642 207200.
Are we all in the wrong job?3 July: Lectureorganised by the Society of Construction Law and the Society of Construction Arbitrators, to be held at Institute of Chartered Engineers, 1 Great George Street, London SW1, at 6.15pm.
Speaker: Professor John Uff QC.
Admission free.
Booking not required.
1 CPD hour.
Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.
Lawyers in the community 12 July: Seminar organised by The South West regional office of the Law Society, in conjunction with Bristol ProHelp and Bristol Law Society, to be held at Bristol Law Society, Small Street, Bristol, from 5pm to 7.30pm.
Admission free.
Contact: Elizabeth Dyer, tel: 0117 930 4824.
meetings and eventsEvening social28 June: Meetingorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held on the Queen Mary, Victoria Embankment, London WC2, at 6.45pm.
Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 01322 435371.
Champagne lunch and Nostell Priory tour6 July: Eventorganised by the Yorkshire Branch of Women in Property, to be held at the newly restored Nostell Priory, Doncaster Road, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, at 11:30am.
Cost 30, Contact: Sue Fairman, tel: 0113 284 7029.
An evening with Ally McBeal3 August: Partyorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at Kensington Roof Gardens, 99 Kensington High Street, W8 from 7pm until late.
Cost: 35 for members and non-members.
Barbecue, themed drinks, karaoke challenge, kick-boxing demonstration, Barry White impersonator, the 'Derries' trainee awards, carwash disco, fireworks and more.
Dress to impress.
Contact Beth Wright, tel: 0207 300 4261.
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.
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