Diary - 6 September 2001 to 18 January 2002
Conferences and coursesMental health and housing:Children Act 1989 in practice6 September: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at the Riverside Centre, Minton Lane, North Shields, (Mental health) and Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London, EC1 (Children Act), from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 71 to 155 depending on status.
5 hours CPD.
Contact the training administrator, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Market revolution - securities and investments in China14-15 September: Fourth Chinese Commercial Law Conferenceorganised by the East Asia Institute, University of Cambridge, to be held at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, at 9am.
Cost: 385.
CPD accreditation.
Contact Patricia Wilson, tel: 01223 335101.
Security of tenure: advanced18 September: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Millfield House, Jesmond Dean, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 74-148.
5 hours CPD.
Contact the training administrator, tel: 020 7490 6720.
Welfare benefits for franchised lawyers: update21 September: Courseorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at 150 Minories, London EC3, from 1.45pm to 5.15pm.
3 CPD hours.
Cost: 90-170.
Contact Richard Miller, tel: 020 7336 8565.
Please note: this course is in London, not Birmingham as stated in [2001] Gazette, 9 August, 51.
We apologise for the error.
Human rights in practice: one year on28 September, 19 October, 26 October, 9 November 2001, 18 January 2002: Update courseorganised by Liberty, to be held at Matrix Chambers, Griffin Building, Grays Inn, London WC1, on 28 September 2001 and 18 January 2002; the Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York on 19 October; NACAB, Blenheim Court, Huntingdon St, Nottingham, on 26 October; and RNIB Bristol, Stillhouse Lane, Bedminster, Bristol, on 9 November.
Examining the courts' role when a public authority is challenged under the HRA, how far will the courts go to read legislation compatibly with the Convention, and the definition of a public authority.
Cost: 35 for LSC contract holders.
3 CPD hours.
No more than three delegates from any firm/organisation owing to limited space.
Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.
Bridging the gap12 October: Annual conferenceorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at Manchester conference centre and hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester , from 9.15am to 5pm.
Cost: from 125 depending on status.
5 CPD hours.
Keynote speaker: Baroness Scotland, parliamentary secretary at the LCD.
Other speakers include Steve Orchard, chief executive of the Legal Services Commission, and Austin Mitchell MP.
Contact Barbara Moody on 020 7336 8565.
Immigration, asylum and human rights update - incorporating the Race Relations Amendment Act9 November: Update courseorganised by Liberty, to be held at Linklaters, One Silk Street, London EC2, from 10am to 5pm.
Cost: 100-200.
6 CPD hours.
Speakers from the immigration team at 2 Garden Court Chambers.
Chaired By Mona Arshi of Liberty.
Contact: Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.
Lectures and seminarsHuman rights update19 September: Lecture organised by Central and South Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5, from 6 to 8pm.
Cost: 30 non members, 20 members.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Trish McCready, tel: 020 8992 6643.
Mediation: how effective is it?19 September: 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 for 7pm.
Wine and snacks provided.
Followed by dinner (not included in price).
To book, send cheque for 20 made out to FIFCJ to Mary Webb, 8 York Avenue, London W7 3HT.
Tel: 020 8567 0008.
How to succeed when working under pressure19 September: Seminarorganised by the Law Society, to be held at Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon, from 1.45pm to 5pm.
Cost: 105.75.
3 CPD hours.
Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.
Time management for conveyancers25 September: Seminarorganised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 2pm to 5pm.
Cost: 105.75.
3 CPD hours.
Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.
Meetings and eventsLaw Society Cricket Club28 August: Cricket matchversus the Royal Institute of Chartered Accountants, to be held at the HAC Club, City Road, London EC1, at 11.30am.
Free admission.
The club is also interested in finding new players.
Contact Richard O'Hagan, tel: 0118 951 6614.
Gallery visit and painting expedition15 September: Gallery visitorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7.
Meet in the main entrance hall at 11 am.
There will be a guided tour of the collections and the glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly.
Entrance: 5.
Contact: Tom Butler, tel: 020 8852 5567.
(Please note: the painting expedition to Hackney is postponed owing to the redevelopment work at the Hackney Empire).
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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