Diary

Diary6 February to 19 aprillectures and seminarsHuman rights culture and Asian women in Britain15 February: Lectureorganised by the British Institute of Human Rights, to be held in the Great Hall, King's College, 75-59 York Road, London SE1, from 1pm to 2pm.

Speaker: Independent columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

Entrance free.

For details, contact Sarah Lucas,tel: 020 7401 2712.

IT: keeping up with technology20 February: Seminarorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham, from 1.30pm to 5pm.

Cost: 80 members, 150 non-members.

For further information, contact Richard Miller,tel: 020 7336 8565.

The role and jurisdiction of the Competition Commission appeal tribunals26 February: Lectureorganised by the Institute of European Law, to be held at the School of Law, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston.

Speaker: Sir Christopher Bellamy QC, president of the tribunals.

1 CPD point.

To attend, please contact Nadine Bryan, tel: 0121 414 6334.

The clinical disputes forum8 March: Lectureorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1, from 8.15pm.

1.5 CPD hours.

Admission free.

Contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

Railway disasters 19 April: Lecture organised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1, from 8.15pm to 9.15pm.

One and a quarter CPD hours.

Admission free.

Contact Dr Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7836 0011.

CONFERENCES AND COURSESSecurity of tenure6-7 February: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am-4pm.

Introductory two-day course.

10 hours CPD.

Cost: 185-258.

For further details, contact David Rees, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Child care advocacy7 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 5pm 5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Housing aspects of the Human Rights Act8 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Compulsory purchase orders and compensation orders12 February: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 10am to 4pm.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Cost-effective marketing and using the internet13 February: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at Downing College, Regent Street, Cambridge, at 9.30am.

Cost: 80 plus VAT (20% discount for Law Management Section members).3 CPD points.

For details, contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

Young people, housing and homelessness 13 February: Courseorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1 from 10am-4pm.

One-day course covering legislation affecting young people and the implications of the Children Leaving Care Bill.

Cost: 98-144.

For further details, contact David Rees, tel: 020 7490 6720.Appraising professional people effectively14 February: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society.

To be held at Downing College, Regent Street, Cambridge, at 1.30pm.

Cost: 80 plus VAT (20% discount for Law Management Section members), 3 CPD points.

For details, contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

Top people: what they need to know and do27 February: Courseorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.30am to 4.45pm.

6 CPD hours.

What managing partners may expect after the Financial Services and Markets Act.

For details, contact Wendy Goodwin, tel: 01892 870065.

meetings and eventsYacht club13 February: Annual general meetingof the Law Society's Yacht Club, to be held at Corts Wine Bar, Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.30pm.

To be followed by dinner, which will cost approximately 28.

For details, contact the Commodore, Susan Leon, tel: 020 7400 5023.

Poetry readings15 February: eventsorganised by the Poet in the City Project, to be held at Titmuss Sainer Dechert, 2 Serjeant's Inn, London EC4 at 6.30pm and at Clifford Chance, 200 Aldersgate Street, London EC1, at 6pm.

Bring a favourite poem to read, or just come and listen.

For details of the EC4 meeting, contact Angela Harrington, tel: 020 7775 7412.

For details of the EC1 meeting, contact Cathy Jones, tel: 020 7282 7000.

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 telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation.

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