Diary 6 september to 10 december
Lectures and seminarsImmigration and housing11 September: Lectureorganised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, from 5pm to 7pm.
Speakers: barristers Alex Durrance and Amanda Weston of Garden Court North.
Cost: 10.
2 CPD hours.
Contact John Kershaw, tel: 0161 445 2287.
Environmental judicial reviewIPPC inquiries and appeal14 and 28 September: Seminarsorganised by the Environmental Law Foundation and Verulam Chambers, to be held at Verulam Chambers, Verulam Street, London WC1, from 8.30am to 10.30am.
Each seminar is presented by an ELF member barrister, costs 39 including light breakfast, and carries 2 CPD hours.
Contact Paul Stookes, tel: 020 7404 1030.
Lexcel accreditation28 September; 2, 4, 16 October: Workshopsorganised by Axxia Systems, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, on 28 September; Cardiff County Council, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, on 2 October; the Britannia Hotel, Fairfax Street, Coventry, on 4 October; and the Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, on 16 October, from 9.30am.
Free.
Contact Mark Peasley, tel: 01189 602 627.
VAT and standard monthly payments - guidance for legal aid practitioners5 October; 5, 9, and 20 November: Seminarorganised by the Law Society and the Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 2.30pm to 6.00pm.
Cost: 50.
2 CPD hours.
Contact Simone Tomlinson, tel: 020 7320 5817.
Conferences and coursesHighways - topical issues and case law update6 September: Conferenceorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at London Zoo, Regent's Park, London NW1, from 10am to 4pm.
4.5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Secure tenancies - problem areas in practice10 September: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4pm.
4.5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Dispute avoidance and resolution11 September: Workshoporganised by the Society of Construction Law, to be held in the Palmer Room, ICE, 1 Great George Street, London, at 6.15pm.
Free.1 CPD hour.
Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.
Excellent client service, billing and getting paid18 September: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at Jesus College, Cambridge, at 3.45 pm.
Cost 95 plus VAT (discounts available).
3 CPD points.
Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.
How to succeed when working under pressure20 September: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at the Royal Cambridge Hotel, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, at 3.45 pm.
Cost 95 plus VAT (discounts available).
3 CPD points.
Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.
Transfer of undertakings21 September & 23 November: CourseOrganised by the National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux specialist support unit, to be held on 21 September at NACAB, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham and on 23 November at NACAB, Churchgate House, Great Bridgwater Street, Manchester, both from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 50.
5 CPD points.
Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.Solicitors 200127-28 October: Annual conferenceof the Law Society, to be held at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, from 9.30am.
Cost: 125 to 250 plus VAT.
8 CPD hours.
Contact CLT, tel: 0121 355 0900.
Meetings and eventsBridge club10 September, 8 October, 12 November, 10 December: 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.
The trade union movement is dead18 September: Debateorganised by the Employment Lawyers Association, to be held at Gray's Inn Hall, London WC1, at 6.30pm.
Against the motion: Cherie Booth QC and TUC general secretary John Monks.
For: CBI director-general Digby Jones and Andrew Clarke QC.
Tickets 35 from the Employment Lawyers' Association, PO Box 353, Uxbridge UB10 OUN.
Contact: Christine O'Brien, tel: 020 7919 1000.
Law Society Cricket Club23 September: Cricket matchversus Middleton Stoney, to be held at Middleton Park, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, at 1pm.
Free.
New players welcome.
Contact Richard O'Hagan, tel: 0118 951 6614.
A Space Odyssey26 October: Ballorganised by Bristol Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Explore building, @Bristol, Harbourside, Bristol, at 7.30.
Tickets 40, including space cocktails, playtime snacks, gourmet space tray, wine, movie and entertainments.
Dress: light sabres, space suits or DJs.
Contact Alison Hinch, tel: 0117 910 7120.
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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