DIARY

29 July to 15 October

CONFERENCES AND COURSESYour advocacy skills judged; Negotiation workshop;Civil litigation update;Drafting claims;Networking and marketing;Employment tribunal essentials; ADR and mediation; European competition law update29 July, 14 August, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 September: Coursesorganised by the Inns of Court School of Law, to be held at 4 Gray's Inn Place, Gray's Inn, London WC1.

Your advocacy skills will be held on 29 July and 6 September; Negotiation on 14 August and 6 September; Civil litigation on 2 September; Drafting claims on 3 September; Networking and marketing on 4 September; Employment tribunal on 5 September and 12 September; ADR and mediation on 9 September; European competition law on 10 September, all from 9.30am to 5.30pm.

Cost: 150 each.

6 CPD hours.

Negotiation and Civil litigation are half-day courses from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Cost 95 each.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Lois King, tel: 020 7400 3603.

Young people, housing and homelessness;Secure and assured tenancies - problems in practice;Housing law update;Anti-social behaviour - law and practice;The Children Act 1989 - introductory;Supporting people;Using the small claims procedure for housing cases8, 13, 22, 28, 29 August, 3 September: Coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.

Young people will be held on 8 August; Secure and assured tenancies will be held on 13 August; Mental health will be held on 20 August; Housing law update will be held on 22 August; Anti-social behaviour will be held on 28 August; The Children Act 1989 will be held on 29 August; Supporting people and Small claims procedure will both be held on 3 September.

All courses run from 10am to 4.30pm and carry 5 CPD hours.

Cost: 85 to 170.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Disrepair and conditions - the legal framework;Project management;Domestic violence and housing7-8, 29-30 August; 4-5 September: Two-day coursesorganised by Shelter, to be held at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Disrepair will be held on 7-8 August; Project management will be held on 29-30 August; Domestic violence and housing will be held on 4-5 September.

Cost per course: 199 to 310.

10 CPD hours each.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Property law;Commercial leases11, 30 September; 15 October: Coursesorganised by the Property Law Web site.

Property law will be on 11 September at the Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane, Cardiff, and on 15 October at the Sprowston Manor Hotel, Wroxham Road, Norwich, in two sessions; Possession claims from 9.30am to 1pm, and Boundaries, adverse possession and the Land Registration Act from 2pm to 5.20pm.

Commercial Leases will be held on 30 September at the Novotel Hotel, 1 West Quay Road, Southampton, in two sessions; Property lawyers' warning from 9.30am to 1pm, and Property litigators' delight from 2pm to 5.30pm.

3 CPD hours per session; cost 115 per session, plus VAT.

Contact Gary Webber, tel: 01225 471595.

Solicitors 2002 - the changing legal landscape27 and 28 September: Annual conferenceof the Law Society, to be held at the Manchester International Convention Centre, Windmill Street, Manchester.

Speakers include the Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, QC, (Friday) and the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, (Saturday).

Cost: 195 to 295, plus VAT.

Discounts for multiple bookings, trainees and young solicitors.

10 CPD hours.

Contact Danielle Richards, tel: 01625 267880, or e-mail: solicitors2002@rfb.co.uk

Lectures and SeminarsBusiness in the community - an oxymoron?30 July: Lectureorganised by the London Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm.

Members free: non-members 7.

Contact Jane Swann, tel: 020 7884 8116.

Networking for know-how31 July: Quarterly meetingorganised by Networking for Know-how, a group of corporate professional support lawyers, to be held at DJ Freeman, 43 Fetter Lane, London EC4, at 6.15 pm.

Review of the listing rules.

Free.

Members only.

Contact Chris Muris, tel: 020 7775 7556 (membership) or Judith Atkins, tel: 020 7556 4319 (meeting).

Employment law: changing face of discrimination8 August: Lectureorganised by the London Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.

Cost: 10 members/ 15 non-members.

CPD: 1-1.5 points.

Contact Emma Heavey, e-mail: emmaheavey@gordondadds.com

MEETINGS AND EVENTSLaw Society Cricket Club8 August, 5 September: Cricket matchesversus Maidenhead & Bray, to be played on 8 August at Maidenhead & Bray Cricket Club, Hibbert Road, Bray, Berkshire, at 2pm; versus the Chartered Accountants, to be played on 5 September at the Honourable Artillery Company Ground, City Road, London EC1.

Free admission.

The club is also interested in finding new players.

Contact Richard O'Hagan, tel: 0118 951 6614.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: diary@lawsociety.org.ukInclude telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation