Diary

1 october to 8 december

lectures and seminarsMDPs, fee sharing and the consumer interest3 October: Lectureorganised by City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society and the Greater London regional office of the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 6.15pm.

Free.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Morag Goldfinch, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Criminal law update3 October: Lectureorganised by Central and South Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5, from 6pm to 8pm.

Speaker: Tony Edwards.

Cost: 20 members, 30 non members.2 CPD hours.

Contact Trish McCready, tel: 020 8992 6643.

The evolving constitution4 October: Annual lectureorganised by JUSTICE, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm.

Speaker: Lord Bingham of Cornhill.

Admission free.

1 CPD hour.

If you would like to attend, please contact Ruth Allen, tel: 020 7762 6437.

Make your mark6 October: Careers seminarorganised by the Association of Muslim Lawyers, to be held at the College of Law, Birmingham, from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost: 4 members, 5 non-members.

For more information, contact Sofia Syed, tel: 07780 608125.

Lexcel, risk managementand IT10 October: Seminarorganised by Nutec GB, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 1.45pm.

Admission free.

Contact Sean Newcombe, tel: 07973 441556.

High net worth individuals and divorce - where are we after White v White?16 October: Seminarorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

Cost: 40 members, 50 non-members.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Risk management for welfare and care charities25 October: Seminarorganised by Stone King, to be held at the Centre for Charity and Trust Research, South Bank University, London SE1, from 3pm to 7pm.

Cost: 25.

Proceeds to the Centre.

Contact: Avia Johnson, tel: 020 7796 1007.

conferences and coursesWelfare benefits update1 October: Courseorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Understanding the profitability of work2 October: Workshoporganised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, at 3.45pm.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

Recruiting and retaining high quality staff:Management accounts and key performance indicators:Understanding the profitability of work3, 10, 16 October: Coursesorganised by the Greater London regional office of the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 4pm to 7pm.

Recruiting and retaining staff is on 3 October, Management accounts is on 10 October and Profitability is on 16 October.

Cost: 105.75 each.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Managing clients to fuel fee income4 October: Workshop organised by the Eastern Region Office of the Law Society, to be held at Downing College, Regent Street, Cambridge, at 9.45am.

3 CPD points.

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.Practice/procedure in the magistrates' court5 October: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at Avonmouth House, Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 5pm.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Homelessness5 October: Courseorganised by the Law Society's local government group, to be held at Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, from 10am to 5pm.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.

Solicitors 200127-28 October: Annual conferenceof the Law Society, to be held at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, from 9.30am.

Cost: 125 to 250 plus VAT.

8 CPD hours.

Contact CLT, tel: 0121 355 0900.

meetings and eventsA space odyssey27 October: Ballorganised by Sheffield Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at the Cutlers Hall, Church Street, Sheffield, from 7.30pm.

Tickets 35, including champagne, meal, wine and live band.

Dress: black tie.

Contact Jennifer Jack, tel: 0114 276 7777.

Lawyers' music10 November, 8 December: Concertsorganised by Lawyers' music, to be held on 10 November at St.

James's church, Piccadilly, London W1, and on 8 December at St Paul's church, Knightsbridge, London SW1, both at 7.30pm.

10 November: Smetana, Beethoven, Schubert.

8 December: Mozart, Haydn.

Orchestra rehearsals on Tuesdays, choir rehearsals on Thursdays, at the Welsh Baptist Chapel, Eastcastle Street, London W1, at 7pm.

Contact Brenda Blankfield, tel: 020 8449 6162.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