Diary - 8 November to 2 December

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

IT law review8-9 November: Two-day conferenceorganised by the Society for Computers and Law, to be held at the Bath Spa Hotel, Sydney Road, Bath, from 2pm on Friday.

Cost: 599 plus VAT (includes food and accommodation).

7.5 CPD hours.

Contact Caroline Gould, tel: 0117 923 7393.

Introduction to planning law; Rights of access to information; Legal update on asylum seekers11, 15 November: Coursesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group.

Planning law will be held on 11 November from 10am to 4.30pm (cost: 139 plus VAT: 5 CPD hours); Asylum seekers will be held on 15 November, from 10am to 4pm (cost: 139 plus VAT: 4.5 CPD hours), both at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.

Rights of access will be held at National Union of Teachers, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1 on 11 November from 10am to 4pm.

Cost: 149 plus VAT.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Welfare benefits update12 November: Courseorganised by Altior, to be held at the David Lloyd Club, Shady Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, from 1.45pm to 5pm.

Cost: 145 plus VAT.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Janine Jones, tel: 029 2045 1000.

RTA basic stage II training14 November: Courseorganised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, to be held at Leeds United Football Club, Elland Road, Leeds, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 75 to 150.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact June Lowe, tel: 0117 929 2560.

Client loyalty25 November: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Greater London Regional Office, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 3.30 to 7.30 pm.

Cost: 120 plus VAT.

4 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554 or ring the events hotline, tel: 0845 6023 709.

Practice solutions to capital gains tax business problems2 December: Courseorganised by Stanton Douglas, to be held at 33 St James Square, London SW1, from 2pm to 5.30 pm.

Cost: 140 to 165 plus VAT.

3.5 CPD hours.

Contact Michael Ryan, tel: 020 8240 4444.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Contaminated blood14 November: Lecture and discussionorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street London W1, from 8.15 to 9.30pm.

1.25 CPD hours.

To join the Society or to attend the meeting as a guest, contact Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7839 0278.

Funding environmental action; Environmental sentencing; Third party rights in planning15, 29 November, 6 December: Seminarsorganised by the Environmental Law Foundation, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 11am.

Funding will be on 15 November; Environmental sentencing will be on 29 November and Third party rights will be on 6 December.

Each seminar costs 44 (33 members) and carries 2 CPD hours.

Contact Anastasia Calder, tel: 020 7404 1030.

Landlord and tenant update19 November: Lectureorganised by the West London Law Society, to be held at the RAF Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1 from 7pm.

Speaker: District Judge Steven Gerlis.

1.5 CPD hours.

Cost: 32 (includes meal).

Send cheques payable to West London Law Society to David Fleming, 16 Sale Place, Sussex Gardens, London W2.

DX: 38750.

Please state dietary requirements.

'Law-law is better than war-war' - a transatlantic debate20 November: Seminarorganised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers, to be held at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1 (nearest tube Green Park) from 6.30pm for 7pm.

Cost: 20 (includes wine and snacks).

1 CPD hour.

Send cheques payable to FIFCJ to Susan Fogarty, The Gables, Brantham Court, Brantham, Suffolk CO11 1PP.

Tel: 01473 328 650.

Effective performance management without the stress20 November: Seminarorganised by the Law Society's Eastern Regional Office, to be held at Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, from 4pm to 7pm.

Cost: 95 plus VAT.

Discounts available.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

SAHCA annual dinner and conference8-9 November: Dinner and conferenceorganised by the Solicitors' Association of Higher Court Advocates, to be held at the Grange City Hotel, 8-10 Coopers Row, London EC3.

The dinner will be held on 8 November at 7.30pm.

Guest speaker: Lord Slynn of Hadley.

Cost: 40.

The conference will be held from 10am to 4.45pm on 9 November.

Guest speaker: The Hon Mr Justice Moses.

Cost: 125 to 210.

Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 7837 0069.

Bridge club11 November: Meetingorganised by the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1 at 7.30pm.

Cost: 9.

Contact Nicholas Lakeland, tel: 020 7749 2700.

Casino night22 November: Buffet dinnerorganised by the Devon Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Southgate Hotel, Southern Hay, Exeter.

Cost: 5.

Contact Hannah Lush, tel: 01626 202404.

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