lectures and seminarsDividing the assets on family breakdown: the content of fairness8 February: Lectureorganised by the Faculty of Laws, UCL, to be held at Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1 at 6pm.

Free.

Speaker: Professor Rebecca Bailey-Harris of the University of Bristol.

For details contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.

Prisons and the Human Rights Act21 February: Lectureorganised by Liberty, to be held at NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 from 10am to 5pm.

Speakers: Daniel Machover, Hamish Arnott, Simon Creighton.

6 CPD/NPP hours.

Cost: 100 (concessions: 50).

Contact: Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.

The United Nations decade on elimination of poverty: what role for international law?22 February: Lectureorganised by the Faculty of Laws, UCL, to be held at Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1 at 6pm.

Free.

Speaker: Professor Christine Chinkin of the LSE.

For details contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.

The future of litigation and funding22 February: Lectureorganised by the London Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 at 6.30pm.

Speaker: David McIntosh, Vice-President of the Law Society.

1.5 CPD points.

Free to members, 7 to non-members.

For further information, contact Jill Greenfield, tel: 020 7306 3448.

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: constitution or consolidation?27 February: Seminarorganised by the Faculty of Laws, UCL, to be held at Herbert Smith, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2 at 5.30pm.

Free.

Speaker: Lord Goldsmith QC with Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC and Lord Bowness as respondents.

Lord Hope of Craighead will preside.

For details, contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.

Insolvency law update28 February: Lectureorganised by the Central and South Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing from 6pm to 8pm.

Cost: 20 members; 30 non-members.2 CPD hours.

For details contact Trish McCready, tel: 0208 992 6643.

Constitutionalism and rights1 March: Lectureorganised by the Faculty of Laws, UCL, to be held at Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1 at 6pm.

Free.

Speaker: Professor Paul Craig QC of St John's College, Cambridge.

For details, contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.

conferences and coursesHousing benefit appeals9 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at ETC venues, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Budgets and profitability analysis13 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society, to be held at 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 from 3.30pm to 6.30pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 105.75.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Young people, housing and homelessnessHomelessness law: advanced13 February, 20 February: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at 168-172 Old Street, London EC1 from 10am-4pm.

'Young people, housing and homelessness' is on 13 February; 'Homelessness law: advanced' is on 20 February.

Both cost 98-144.

For details, contact David Rees, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Performance management for best value14 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at ETC venues, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

New firms15 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society, to be held at 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 from 3.30pm to 6.30pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 105.75.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

meetings and eventsBridge club12 February, 12 March, 9 April, 14 May: 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 Edward Album, tel: 020 7971 5667.

Implications of the Human Rights Act for competition law 13 February: Meeting and talkorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.15pm.

Cost 18 members, 20 non-members, 6.50 trainees.

1 hour CPD.

Speaker: Eleanor Sharpston QC.

Contact Debbie Harris, tel: 01905 724734.

Colour and brushes22 February: Talkorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to be held at Holman Fenwick & Willan, Marlow House, Lloyds Ave, London EC3, at 6.30pm.

Cost: 5 (includes wine).

For details, contact Tom Butler, tel: 020 8852 5567.

Poetry reading: correctionthe poetry reading at Clifford Chance will be on 13 March and not 15 February as stated in [2001] Gazette, 1 February, 46.

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