Diary - 9 January to 18 March

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Domestic violence and housing; Housing benefit - introductory; Community care and housing; Homelessness law - introductory; Mortgage advice and the prevention of homelessness; Administration skills - advanced9-10, 14-15, 16-17 January: Coursesorganised by Shelter.

Community Care and Homelessness Law will be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester.

The rest will be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.

Domestic violence will be on 9-10 January; Housing benefit and Community care will be on 14-15 January; Mortgage advice, Homelessness law and Administration skills will be on 16-17 January.

All courses run from 10am to 4.30pm, cost 150 to 290 each and carry 10 CPD hours per course.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720 or visit: www.shelter.org.uk/training

Racial harassment and housing; Anti-social behaviour - law and practice10, 15 January: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Racial harassment and housing will be held on 10 January; Anti-social behaviour will be held on 15 January.

Cost per course: 105 to 170.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Recent developments in housing law; Judicial review: advanced practice and procedure; Housing disrepair; Police station practice: an update5, 12 February; 5, 18 March: Coursesorganised by the Legal Action Group, to be held at ETC Ltd, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 9.30am to 5.15pm.

Recent developments in housing law will be held on 5 February; Judicial review will be held on 12 February; Housing disrepair will be on 5 March; Police station practice will be on 18 March.

Each course costs 249 and carries 6 CPD hours.

Contact Lisa Butchers, tel: 020 7833 7434.

Introduction to consumer credit law10 February: Courseorganised by Community Links Trust, to be held at Community Links Trust, 105 Barking Road, London E16, from 1.30pm to 4.45pm.

Cost: 78.

3 CPD hours.

Contact David Lawson, tel: 020 7473 9641 or e-mail: advice@community-links.org

Health and safety at work: investigation and prosecution20 February: Courseorganised by the University of Surrey, to be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, from 9.45am to 5pm.

Cost: 180.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Dawn Birt, tel: 01483 686242.

Economics, immigration, politics and asylum - Secure borders, safe haven' justice, human rights or exclusion7 March: Conferenceorganised by the Society of Black Lawyers, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A, from 10am to 5.30pm.

Guest speakers include Home Secretary David Blunkett MP and Mr Justice Sedley.

4 CPD hours.

Cost: 95 (50 students).

Contact Marvia Burrell, tel: 020 8923 4406 or e-mail: info@3ci.co.uk

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

When is law and custom not customary law? - analysing Swaziland16 January: Lecture and discussionorganised by Cavendish Publishing, to be held at the Union Tavern, 52 Lloyd Baker Street, London WC1, from 7pm.

Cost: 5.

Contact Beverley Brown, tel: 020 7278 8000 or e-mail: beverleybrown@cavendishpublishing.com

Public international law in everyday practice16 January: Seminarorganised by the joint Public International Law Committee of the Law Society and the Bar Council, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6pm.

Free.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Christian Wisskirchen, tel: 7320 5776 or e-mail: christian.wisskirchen@lawsociety.org.uk

Avoiding complaints23, 30 January: Lectureorganised by the Law Society's Greater London regional office, to be held on 23 January at Fairfield Hall, Park Lane, Croydon, and on 30 January at the East London Centre, Stratford, London E15, both from 3pm to 5pm.

Speaker: Mike Frith.

Free admission.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Parent friendly and working flexibly - how will the new Employment Act 2002 affect you?24 January: Seminarorganised by Rickerbys solicitors, to be held at Arle Court, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, from 9.15am to 2pm.

Cost: 25 plus VAT.

Contact Anne-Marie Delrosa, tel: 01242 246 444.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Bridge club13 January: Meetingorganised 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.

Cost: 9 to include tea, coffee and biscuits.

Contact Nicholas Lakeland, tel: 020 7749 2700 or e-mail: ncjl@silvermansherliker.co.uk

Law Society's art group15 January: Eventto be held at the London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington, 52 Upper Street, London N1, from 6.30pm.

Private view and evening reception.

Admission free by invitation.

Contact Tom Butler, tel: 020 8852 5567.

Pool competition29 January: Eventorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at the Elbow Room, Chapel Market, Islington, London N1, from 7pm to 11pm.

Free Admission.

Contact Julia Davenport, tel: 01223 222413.

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