Diary - 7 October to 3 December

Diary - 7 October to 3 December

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Local authority law and admin stage 18 October: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group and the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors., to be held at held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 5pm.

Cost: 139 plus VAT.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Advocacy training - pre-hearing negotiation8 October: Courseorganised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, from 5pm to 7pm.

Cost: 10.

2 CPD hours.

Contact John Kershaw, tel: 0161 273 2474.

Introduction to mental health review tribunals; Youth justice: an update on practice and procedure; Managing criminal contracts14-15, 17, 30 October: Coursesorganised by the Legal Action Group.

Mental health is a two-day course, to be held on 14-15 October at ETC Venues, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 9.30am to 5.15pm.

Cost: 395.

12 CPD hours.

Youth justice will be held on 17 October, also at ETC Venues, from 9.30am to 5.15pm.

Cost: 239.

6 CPD hours.

Criminal contracts will be held on 30 October at the Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, London WC1, from 5.30pm to 8.45pm.

Cost: 139.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Lisa Butchers, tel: 020 7833 7434.

Welfare benefits update;Harassment and illegal eviction14, 15 October: Coursesorganised by Shelter.

Welfare benefits update will be held on 14 October, at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 1.30pm.

Cost: 65 to 110.

2.5 CPD hours.

Harassment and illegal eviction willbe held on 15 October at York CVS, the Priory Street Centre, 10 Priory Street, York, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 80 to 140.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Ethics and accounts16 October: Courseorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.45am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 195 to 295 plus VAT.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01892 870065.

Trainee Solicitors Group conference, AGM and ball25-27 October: Conferenceorganised by the Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol.

The conference will be held on 26 October, from 10.20am to 1pm and 2pm to 4.15pm; the AGM will run from 4.30pm to 6pm; and the ball 8.30pm to 2am.

Sessions include litigation, European law, legal research, ADR, the route partnership.

Full weekend rate is 190 including VAT.

CPD hours will be available.Contact Donna Pickard, tel: 01423 875 222.

Staff records and supervision under the specialist quality mark; Devolved powers19, 27 November; 3 December: Coursesorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group.

Staff records will be held on 19 November at 150 Minories, London EC3.

Devolved powers will be held on 27 November at Jurys Inn, 56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, and on 3 December at 150 Minories, London EC3.

All courses run from 1.30pm to 5pm and carry 3 CPD hours.

Cost: 95 to 190 plus VAT.

Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Environmental and planning conveyancing update7, 8, 23 October: Seminarsorganised by Landmark Information Group, to be held on 7 October at Meridien Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester; on 8 October at Liverpool Marriott City Centre,1 Queen Square, Liverpool; and on 23 October at Copthorne Hotel, The Close, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Each seminar is free, carries3 CPD hours, and runs from 1pm to 4.30pm.

Contact Ian Purchase, tel: 01392 685413.

Journey into a far country: human rights legislation and the movements of migrants16 October: Lectureorganised by the Institute of Contemporary Arts, to be held at the ICA, The Mall, London SW1, from 7pm to 9am.

Speaker: Stephen Sedley, Judge of the Court of Appeal, and sometime UK Judge at the European Court of Human Rights.

Cost: 6 to 8.

Contact the box office, tel: 020 7930 3647.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

National poetry day breakfast10 October: Eventorganised by Poet in the City, to be held at Clyde & Co, 51 Eastcheap, London EC3, from 8am to 9am.

John Hegley will recite poetry with the theme 'celebration'.

To confirm a place, e-mail: b.richards@bateswells.

co.uk or contact Brennie Richards, tel: 020 7551 7783.

President's reception16 October: Eventorganised by the Society of Construction Law, to be held at Ironmonger's Hall, Shaftesbury Place, Barbican, London EC2, from 6.30pm to 9pm.

Cost: 40.

Contact Jackie Morris, tel: 01235 770606.

Trainees' black-tie ball1 November: Eventorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors Group and Cancer Research UK, to be held at the Tower Thistle Hotel, St Katharines Way, London E1, from 7pm, Tickets: 35 to 40.

Includes meal, wine, and disco.

Send cheques payable to LTSG to Julia Davenport, c/o 11 Broadmeadows, Manhattan Drive, Cambridge CB4 1JS.

Tel: 0771 3693007.

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: diary@lawsociety.org.ukInclude telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation