Diary6 July to 21 September

conferences and coursesRights of way - topical issues and case law update10 July: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 1pm to 5.15pm.

4 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Housing allocations13 July: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Homelessness law: advanced17 July: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 59-118.

5.5 hours CPD, advanced, update.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Mental health and housing17 July: Course (extra date)organised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 98-144.

5 hours CPD.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Welfare benefits for franchised lawyers: update21 September: Courseorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at the Britannia Hotel, New Street, Birmingham, from 1.45pm to 5.15pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: members 90, non-members 170.

Contact Richard Miller, tel: 020 7336 8565.

lectures and seminarsLawyers 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.

Interbrew: judicial control of the Competition Commission17 July: Lectureorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.15pm.

Speaker: Daniel Beard, counsel for the Commission in the Interbrew case.

Cost: up to 24.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Debbie Harris, tel: 01905 724734.

The killing fields of construction - corporate manslaughter17 July: Lectureorganised by the Society of Construction Law, to be held at the Swallow Hotel, Carter Lane East, South Normanton, Derbyshire at 6.15pm.

Speaker: Bridget Bird.

Admission free: booking not required.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.

Customer service focus17 July: Lectures, focus groups and exhibitionorganised by Nottingham West District Land Registry, to be held at the Hotel Metropole, King Street, Leeds.

Adverse possession and lost deeds at 12.30pm, Third party interests including cautions at 5.30pm, and Avoiding requisitions at 3.30pm.

Admission free.

1.5 CPD hours each.

Booking essential.

For tickets, contact Jon Monk, tel: 0115 935 3619.

Is the convention on human rights cosmopolitan enough?18 July: Seminarorganised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1, at 6.30pm.

Cost: 20.

To book, write to Mary Webb, 8 York Avenue, London W7 3HT.

Contact Lesley Vickers, tel: 020 8997 9552.

MEETINGS AND EVENTSChampagne 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.

Bridge club9 July, 13 August, 10 September, 8 October, 12 November: Meetingsof the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1, from 7.30pm.

Contact Jane Giret, tel: 020 7831 6381.

Law Society Cricket Club10 July: Cricket matchversus Richmond Cricket Club, to be held at the Old Deer Park, Richmond, at 2pm.

Free Admission.

The club is also interested in finding new players.

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

Royal Academy exhibition14 July: Visitorganised by the Law Society's art group, meeting at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, at 11am.

There will be lunch afterwards at Fortnum and Mason.

Contact Jane Barnet-Veall, tel 020 7586 1774.

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.

Entertainment includes a 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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