Diary

4 September to 27 November

CONFERENCES and courses

Working with the Home Office4 September: Courseorganised by the North West Mental Health Practitioners Forum.

To be held at the Edenfield Centre, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

Presented by Jennifer Morris, Mental Health Unit, Home Office.1 CPD hour.

Contact Basil Herwald, tel: 0161 792 2770.

Transfer of undertakings15 September: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held from 10am to 4.30pm at Norfolk House, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham.

5 CPD hours.

Cost 50, available to suppliers holding Legal Services Commission civil contracts.

Late places may be available to non-contract holders.

Contact Jill Garton for details, tel: 01902 310568.

Insolvency and employee rights19 September: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held from 10am to 4.30pm at Connaught Hall, 41 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9EX.

5 CPD hours.

Cost 50, available to suppliers holding Legal Services Commission civil contracts.

Late places may be available to non-contract holders.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

European legal resources on the World Wide Web: research and exploitation20 September: Courseorganised by the Institute of European Law, to be held from 9.30am to 4.15pm at the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT.

Cost 65 for IEL associates, 75 for all others.

Contact Nadene Bryan for further details, tel: 0121 414 6298, fax: 0121 414 3585.

Human Rights Act 19986 October: Courseorganised by the Bristol Solicitors Family Law Association, to be held from 9am to 5pm at Clifton Hill House, Clifton Hill, Bristol.

The course aims to deal with the impact of the Human Rights Act on family law.

Cost 120 for members, 150 for non-members, includes coffee, lunch and tea.

6 CPD points.

For details and an application form, tel: 0117 9293333.

Solicitors 2000 S2K4-5 November: Law Society annual conferenceorganised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society's Hall,113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.Two-day conference and dinner to be hosted by the Lord Chief Justice.

Conference fee is 95 plus VAT per delegate.

Eight CPD hours.

Conference dinner tickets cost 45.

For details, call Amanda Graham-Brown, tel: 01403 823246.

Defending neighbour nuisance injunctions & committals21 November: Courseorganised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at CUBE, 113-115 Portland St, Manchester M1, from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Speaker is barrister Adam Fullwood.

1.5 CPD hours.

Registration from 4.30pm.

Call John Kershaw, tel: 0161 445 2287.

NAGALRO conference27 November: Conferenceorganised by the National Association of Guardians Ad Litem and Reporting Officers, to be held at the Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anne's Square, Manchester at 10.45am to 4.15pm.

Speakers include Ernest Ryder QC, Felicity Collier, director the BAAF.

Dr Caroline Sawyer, lecturer in law and the chief executive of CAFCASS.

For further details and an application form contact Karen Harris, NAGALRO, PO Box 264, Esher, Surrey, KT10 OWA, tel: 01372 818504.

LECTURES and seminarsWelfare benefits for immigration lawyers21 September: Seminarorganised by Kensington Citizens Advice Bureau Legal Service, to be held at Imperial College London from 5.15pm.

Cost 90.

3 CPD hours.

Contact David Lawson for further details, tel: 01277 202791, fax: 0870 706 2691.

Human Rights Act27 September: Lectureorganised by the Central and South Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St.

Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RF.

Cost 20 for members, 30 for non-members.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Trish McCready, tel: 020 8992 6643 for places.

EVENTSBridge club11 September: Meetingorganised by the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club.

To be held at 7.30pm at the RAC Club, 89 Pall Mall, London SW1.

Contact Edward Album, tel: 020 7971 5667.

Strip 4 Shelter22-24 September: Fundraising eventto raise 1 million for Shelter's vital work, helping homeless and badly housed people.

Wear your favourite team's football shirt or scarf.

Pay 2, which will go directly to Shelter's work.

To find out more about the weekend, tel: 020 7505 4699, or visit the Strip 4 Shelter Web site on www.strip4shelter.org.uk

Viennese gala evening30 September: Dinner, concertorganised by the Nottinghamshire Law Society to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Society, to be held at the Albert Hall, Nottingham at 7.15pm.

Cost 25 per person for tables of 8-10, 20 per person in the stalls.

Dress code: black tie and ball gowns.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

2000 Halloween YSG Ball26 October: Dinnerorganised by the Young Solicitors Group of Gloucester and Wiltshire, to be held from 7pm at Stratton House Hotel, Cirencester.

Cost 30.

Contact Claire Lander, tel: 01285 650000.

Address for entries: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, 6th Floor, Newspaper House, 8-16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN.

Fax: 020 7831 0869.

Include contact details, venue, cost and CPD accreditation.