Diary
18 December to 23 April
conferences and coursesDisability, welfare and work/Disability Discrimination Act17 January 2002: Conferenceorganised by North Staffordshire Law Society and Staffordshire University, to be held at the Ashley Centre, Staffordshire University, Leek Road, Stoke, from 9.15am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 40.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Pat Holdcroft, tel: 01782 294689.
Human rights in practice:one year on18 January 2002: Courseorganised by Liberty, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 5pm.
Cost: 60 to 120.6 CPD hours.
Contact Zoe Gillard, tel: 020 7378 3667.
Please note: this course has now been extended from a half day to a full day, with the venue moved from Matrix Chambers to ETC Venues.
Homelessness28 January 2002: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2, from 10am to 5pm.
Cost: 125+VAT.
5.5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Recent developments in housing law;Introduction to mental health review tribunals31 January; 6-7 February: Coursesorganised by Legal Action Group, to be held at ETC Venues, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.
Housing law will be held on 31 January from 9.30am to 5.15pm.
Cost: 239.
6 CPD hours.
Tribunals will be held on 6-7 February from 9.30am to 5.15pm.
Cost: 395.
12 CPD hours.
Contact Lisa Butchers, tel: 020 7833 7434.
Planning: prosecution and injunction;Local Government Act Workshop - access to information4 and 6 February 2002: Conferencesorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at Local Government House, Smith Square, London SWI, from 10am to 4pm.
Planning will be held on 4 February and costs 145 plus VAT.
Local Government Act workshop is organised in conjunction with the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors.
It will be held on 6 February and costs 125 plus VAT.
Each carries 4.5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
Asylum case worker training project14, 15, 18, 19, 20 February; 11, 12 & 13 March: Eight-day courseorganised by the Immigration Law Practitioners Association, to be held at a Cambridge City centre venue to be announced, from 9.30am to 4.30pm each day.
Cost: 400 cost per person.
The Legal Services Commission will reimburse course fees for contracted suppliers.
6 CPD hours per day.
Contact Jane Savory, tel: 020 7250 3757.
Planning and the Human Rights Act4 March 2002: Course organised by the Law Society's Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street London SE1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Cost: 145 plus VAT.
5 CPD hours.
Contact Martina Bobrzyk, tel: 01483 275577.
lectures and seminarsHow to comply with the new specialist quality mark10 January: Lectureorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held in Newcastle (venue to be confirmed), from 1.30pm to 5pm.
Cost: members 80, non-members 150.
3 CPD hours.
Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.
The Land Registration Bill - a revolution in conveyancing7 February 2002: Half-day seminarorganised by Falcon chambers, to be held at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, from 2pm to 5.40.
Applicable for 3 CPD hours.
Cost: 125 plus VAT.
Contact Rachel Hiscox, tel: 020 7242 4141.Same-sex relationships: a comparative assessment of legal developments across Europe13 February: Lectureorganised by University College London, to be held at Clifford Chance, 200 Aldersgate Street, London EC1, from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Speaker: Professor Michael Coester (University of Munich and UCL) Cost: up to 10.
CPD: 1.5 CPD hours.
Contact: Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.
VAT and standard monthly payments for legal aid practitioners20 and 25 February; 12 and 13 March; 18 and 23 April 2002: Seminarorganised by Law Society regional offices, to be held on 20 February at the Tickled Trout, Preston New Road, Preston, from 1pm; on 25 February at the St David's Hotel & Spa, Havanna Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, from 1pm; on 12 March at Girton College, Cambridge, from 2.45pm; on 13 March at Armada House Conference Centre, Telephone Avenue, Bristol, from 2.30pm; on 18 April at Crown Plaza, Wellington Street, Leeds, from 2.45pm; and on 23 April at Fairfield Hall, Park Lane, Croydon, from 1pm.
Cost: 50 plus VAT.
2.5 CPD hours.
Contact Simone Tomlinson, tel: 020 7320 5817.
meetings and eventsChristmas social18 December: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at the Oxo Tower, Bargehouse Street, London SE1.
Meet in the bar from 6.45pm.
Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 01322 435371.
Bridge club14 January, 11 February, 11 March: Meetingsof 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 Jane Giret, tel: 020 7831 6381.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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