Diary
lectures and seminarsThe Law Commission's work24 January: Lectureorganised by Wales Public Law and Human Rights Association, to be held at the Law Building, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, at 7pm.
Speaker: Lord Justice Carnwath.
Free.
All welcome.
Contact Kathleen Williams, tel: 029 20708554.
Rethinking jurisdiction and judgments; The future of private transactional law7 and 21 February: Lecturesorganised by University College London, to be held at the Faculty of Law, UCL, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1, at 6pm.
Rethinking jurisdiction is on 7 February and Transactional law is on 21 February.
Free admission.
Contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.
E-commerce and the lawyer19 February, 12 March, 22 April,7 and 28 May: Series of five seminarsorganised by University College London, to be held in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1, at 6pm.
The seminars are: The legal landscape of the Internet on 19 February; Facilitation of e-commerce on 12 March; Resolving disputes on 22 April; Electronic payment and finance on 7 May; Intellectual property and data protection on 28 May.
Cost: 35 to 70 each or 140 to 300 for all five.
2 CPD hours each.
Contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.
Economics and financial markets - the economic situation pre-Budget20 February: Lectureorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.15am to 4.30pm.
6 CPD hours.
Cost: 195 to 295 plus VAT.
Contact Emma Davis, tel: 01892 870065.
Cannibals at common law: R v Dudley and Stephens28 February: Lectureorganised by the Incorporated Council for Law Reporting, to be held at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, from 6pm.
Professor Brian Simpson on the landmark murder case.
Free for law students, pupils and trainees; others 5.
Admission by ticket only from Claire Kingsnorth, ICLR, Megarry House, 119 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PP.
Tel: 020 7242 6471.
conferences and coursesSupervision skills;Maximising criminal costs14 and 27 February: Coursesorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group.
Supervision skills will be on 14 February at Jurys Inn, 56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, and Maximising criminal costs on 27 February at the Armada House Conference Centre, Telephone Avenue, Bristol.
Courses run from 9.30am to 5pm, cost from 150 to 300 and carry 6 CPD hours.
Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.
How to dismiss an employee legally and fairly; Practice and procedure in employment tribunals; Health and safety at work: investigation and prosecution; Legal aspects of housing repairs and nuisance;Contaminated land: the legal implications20, 28 February, 20 March, 25 April: Coursesorganised by the University of Surrey, to be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, from 9.45am to 5pm.
How to Dismiss an Employee Legally and Fairly (morning) and Practice and Procedure in Employment Tribunals (afternoon) are on 20 February, Health and Safety at Work: Investigation and Prosecution is on 28 February, Legal Aspects of Housing Repairs and Nuisance is on 20 March, Contaminated Land: The Legal Implications is on 25 April.
Cost: 140 to 250.
6 CPD hours.
Contact Dawn Birt, tel: 01483 686242.
Missing the grade: education for children in prison19 March: Conferenceorganised by the Howard League for Penal Reform, to be held at the Abbey Community Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London SW1, from 9.30am to 5pm.
Cost 125.
5.5 CPD hours.
Contact Lorraine Atkinson, tel: 020 7249 7373 ext 103.
meetings and eventsChristina Rossetti and the pre-Raphaelites5 February: Poetry, music and talkorganised by Poet in the City, to be held at Clifford Chance, 200 Aldersgate Street, London EC1, from 7pm to 8pm.
Refreshments available.
Entrance free, with a suggested donation of 5 to raise funds to put poets into schools.
Contact Renato Labi, tel: 020 7421 8383.
Paris: capital of arts1900-196812 Febuary: Exhibition visitorganised by the Law Society's Art Group, to be held at the Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London W1, at 6pm.
Guided tour of the exhibition with co-curator Ann Dumas.Cost 10.
Contact Tom Butler, tel: 020 8852 5567.
Evening social19 February: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at Hodgsons wine bar, Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm.
Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 01322 435371.
Lawyers' music6 and 23 March: Concertsorganised by Lawyers' Music.
The Lawyers' Music choir will sing Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb' and Purcell's 'Five Anthems' at St.
Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street, London EC1, at 7.pm on 6 March.
Conductor: Andrew Blankfield.
The Lawyers' Music symphony orchestra will perform Walton's 'Crown Imperial', the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances at St.
James's church, Piccadilly, London W1 at 7.30pm on 23 March.
Conductor: Ben Pope.
Soloist: Larissa Joy.
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
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