Diary -- 7 October to 11 December

CONFERENCES and coursesHuman rights7 October: Conferenceorganised by the Solicitors Association of Higher Court Advocates, to be held at Scarman House, Warwick University, Coventry, preceded by dinner on6 October.

5 CPD points.

Cost 60 including lunch, or 120 including dinner, accommodation, breakfast and lunch.

Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069.

Mental health and human rights9 October: Conferenceorganised by the British Institute of Human Rights and MIND, to be held at the London Voluntary Services Council, Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7.

5 CPD points.

Cost 100 for solicitors.

To book or for further information, tel: 020 7401 2712.

Best value and partnering16 October: Conferenceorganised by the Practical Partnering Forum, to be held at Denton Wilde Sapte, 1 Fleet Place, London EC4.Full day from 9.30am.

Free of charge.

6 CPD points.

Contact Jan Middleton, tel: 020 7320 6416.

Employment law and human rights18 October: Conferenceorganised by Russell Jones & Walker, to be held from 3.30pm at the South Wales Magistrates Court Committee, 47 Charles Street, Cardiff.

2 CPD points.

Free of charge.

Call Marlene Hart for details, tel: 02920 262 867.

elegal@tsg.conf - are you up to speed? 27-29 October: Conferencethe Trainee Solicitors' Group Autumn Conference and AGM, to be held at the Britannia Hotel, Coventry.

The Attorney-General will present the TSG/Gazette Training Awards at a lunch-time ceremony, and there will be a gala dinner on the Saturday evening.

Cost: 150 full weekend (including all meals and accommodation), 45 day delegate.

Contact Chris Sperry, tel: 07092 257956 or see the Web site: www.tsg.org

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 at The Royal Courts of Justice with guest speaker Lord Woolf.

The conference is sold out but dinner tickets are still available.

Cost 45.

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

Sex discrimination at work16 November: Conferenceorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to be held from 10.30am to 4.30pm at NACAB, Wade House, Merrion Centre, Leeds.

5 CPD points.

Cost 50.

Available to suppliers holding Legal Services Commission civil contracts, although late places may be available to non-contract holders.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

LECTURES and seminarsPersonal injury law updates19, 31 October: Seminarsorganised by Old Square Chambers, to be held from 5.30pm to 7pm at the Hotel du Vin, Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead, Bristol on 19 October and Staple Inn Hall, High Holborn, London WC1 on 31 October.

1.5 CPD points.

Cost 50.

For further details, contact Karine Bernasse, tel: 020 7269 0338.

Buying a property in France23 October: Seminarorganised by the Franco-British Lawyers' Society, to be held at the College of Law, 14 Store Street, London WC1 from 6pm to 8pm.2 CPD points.

Free of charge.

For details, contact the administrator, tel: 020 7222 3860.

Lawyers' training day on domestic violence28 October: Seminarorganised by the Northern Circuit Domestic Violence Therapy Group, to be held from 9.30am to 4.30pm at the Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool.

Cost 50 plus VAT.

6 CPD hours.

Call Joy Morton, tel: 0151 650 5092.

Faith in law6 November, 4 December: Seminarorganised by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, to be held at Allen & Overy, 1 New Change, London EC4 from 6.30pm.

Free of charge.

Call John Lloyd, tel: 020 7353 4669.

EVENTSAnnual service of dedication of the legal year11 October: Serviceorganised by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship from 6.30pm, to be held at Temple Church, Temple EC4 Address by Judge Alan Hitching on'Of Witnesses and Advocates'.

For further details, contact John Lloyd, tel: 020 7353 4669.

Eric Ravilious - his life and work13 October: Meetingorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to be held from 6.30pm at the Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1.

Cost 8 with wine.

Call Tom Butler, tel: 020 8852 5567.

Bridge club16 October, 13 November, 11 December: 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.

Annual dinner20 October: Dinnerorganised by the Birmingham Trainee Solicitors Society, to be held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole from 7pm.

Cost 60.

Black tie.

For additional details, contact Catherine Parkinson, tel: 0121 234 0148.

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