Diary 8 January to 26 September

lectures and seminarsAnnual welfare benefits update9 January: Seminarorganised by Kensington Citizens Advice Bureau, to be held at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 from 10am to 1pm.3 CPD hours.

Cost: 65.

Contact David Lawson, tel: 020 8964 4685.

Deaths in custody - causes and legal consequences11 January: Lectureorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at 8.15pm at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1.

1.25 CPD hours.

Free admission to members and guests.

To go as a guest, contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

Genetic information and its disclosure17 January: Lectureorganised by Cambridgeshire and District Law Society, to be held at Robinson College, Grange Road, Cambridge at 7pm for 7.30pm.

Speaker: Dr Onora O'Neill.

Cost 31; 1 CPD hour.

Contact Stephanie Cumberland, tel: 01223 367007.

Landlord and tenant law update17 January: Lectureorganised by Central and South Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5.

6pm-8pm.

Cost 20 members, 30 non-members.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Diane Hodges, tel: 020 8231 2140.

Competition economics ande-commerce23 January: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held in the reading room 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.

Contact Debbie Harris, tel: 01905 724734.

The impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on medical law8 February: Lecture organised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, Wimpole Street, London, W1, from 8.15pm.

1.5 CPD hours.

Free admission to members and guests.

To go as a guest, contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

The clinical disputes forum8 March: Lectureorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, Wimpole Street, London, W1, from 8.15pm.

1.5 CPD hours.

Free admission to members and guests.

To go as a guest, contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

conferences and coursesPersonal injury update 200111 January: Courseorganised by Bristol Law Society, to be held at Armada House, Telephone Ave, Bristol, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 100.50 members, 132 non-members, plus VAT.

Contact Vicky Sleap, tel: 0117 976 3090.

Renewal of business leases17 January: Courseorganised by Bristol Law Society, to be held at at Armada House, Telephone Ave, Bristol, from 2pm-5.15pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: 100.50 plus VAT for members, 132 plus VAT for non-members.

Contact Vicky Sleap, tel: 0117 9763090.

Employment rights for parents23 January, 14 May, 26 September: Courseorganised by Maternity Alliance, to be held at the alliance's Barbican office, 45 Beech Street, London EC2, 10am-4pm.

Cost 75 for advice workers and voluntary sector employees, 175 for private sector employees.

5 CPD hours.

To book, tel: 020 7588 8583, extension 122.

Insolvency and employee rights24 January: Course organised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held at NACAB, Bartholomew Street East, Exeter from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 50.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.Transfer of undertakings25 January: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held at NACAB, Bartholomew Street East, Exeter from 10am to 4.30pm.

5 CPD hours.

Cost: 50.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

Franchise supervision7 March: Courseorganised by local law societies and practitioner associations, to be held at Birmingham Law Society, Temple Street, Birmingham, at 1.30pm.

3 CPD hours.

Cost: members 100, non-members 125, plus VAT.

Contact: Jon Nicholls, tel: 0121 633 6905.

Pro bono conference17 March: Conferenceorganised by the Solicitors Pro Bono Group and Bar Pro Bono Unit, to be held at the the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2 from 9.30am to 5.30pm.

5 CPD points.

Cost: 150 for partners and QCs; 100 barristers and solicitors; 50 trainees, students, and voluntary organisations.

Contact Sue Bucknall, tel: 020 7929 5601.

meetings and eventsBridge club8 January, 12 February, 12 March, 9 April, 14 May: Meetingsorganised by 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.

New year cocktails10 January: Evening socialorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held in the 28th floor bar, London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London W1 at 7pm.

Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 01322 435371.

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 contact number, venue, cost and CPD accreditation.

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