Diary

5 APRIL TO 23 JUNE

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Recent developments in local authority landlord and tenant law

8 April: Course

organised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, from 5pm to 7pm.

Cost: 10 (some discounts).

1.5 CPD hours.

Contact Ben Taylor, tel: 0161 224 3311.

Education exclusions; Asylum seekers, illegal immigrants and over-stayers; Contract catastrophes

9, 28, 30 April: Courses

organised by the Law Society's Local Government Group.

Education will be held on 9 April, and Asylum on 28 April, both at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.

Contract catastrophes will be held on 30 April at Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1.

Each course runs from 10am to 4pm, costs 139 to 149 plus VAT, and carries 4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Assessing, monitoring and maintaining competence: challenges for senior management

30 April: Course

organised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers.

to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.25am to 4.30pm.

Cost 195 to 295 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01892 870065.

Monitoring, surveillance and other privacy issues; Insolvent businesses in distress - how to get ahead of the queue; Sixth annual financial services update conference; Insurance update 2003 - what every in-house lawyer needs to know; Commercial property law developments: what every in-house lawyer needs to know

30 April, 1, 13, 15, 19 May: Courses

organised by the Law Society Commerce and Industry Group.

Monitoring will be held on 30 April at Linklaters, 1 Silk Street, London EC2.

Insolvent business will be on 1 May at Berwin Leighton Paisner, Adelaide House, London Bridge, London, EC4.

The annual financial conference will be on 13 May at CMS Cameron McKenna, Mitre House, 160 Aldersgate Street, London EC1.

Insurance update will be on 13 May at Barlow, Lyde & Gilbert, Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street, London EC3.

Commercial property law developments will be on 19 May at London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 33 Queen Street, London EC4.

Each session runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm, costs 220 to 270 plus VAT and carries 5 CPD points.

Contact Jenny Kelly, tel: 0161 829 4057.

Basic highway law; Development and highways; Highway maintenance; Introduction to public rights of way

19, 27 May; 2, 23 June: Courses

organised by Specialised Legal Training, to be held at Jurys Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol.

Basic highway law will be held on 19 May; Development and highways will be held on 27 May; Highway maintenance will be held on 2 June; Introduction to public rights of way will be held on 23 June.

Each course runs from 10am to 4pm, costs 150 plus VAT and carries 4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Denise Graham, tel: 01707 394138.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Media and mediation: Is ADR underused in this sector?

10 April: Seminar

organised by the Legal Circle media law group, to be held at the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, 22 Golden Square, London W1, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Admission free but places limited.

Contact Sean McTernan, tel: 01728 627 929.

Human rights and international armed conflict; Post-conflict reconstruction - security, law and practice in perspective

14, 20 May; Lectures

organised by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, to be held at the British Institute for International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1.

Human rights will be held on 14 May; Post-conflict reconstruction will be held on 20 May.

Lectures begin at 6.30pm.

Admission free.

Contact Justin McClelland, tel: 01793 787200.

Planning for a small island

21 May 2003: Lecture

organised by the Environmental Law Foundation, to be held at King's College, Strand, London, WC2 from 6pm to 8.30 pm.

Cost: from 5 to 10.

1 CPD hour.

Contact ELF, tel: 020 7404 1030.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Lawyers music

5 April: Concert

given by the Lawyers' Music Choir and Orchestra, to be held at St.

Augustine's Church, Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7, at 7.30pm.

Programme: Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine; Debussy - La Mer: Holst - The Planets.

Tickets: 7.50.

Contact the box office, tel: 020 8881 8205.

The choir needs tenors and basses.

Rehearsals Thursdays in London W1.

Contact Brenda Blankfield, tel: 020 8449 6162.

Booze cruise on the Thames

11 April: Event

organised by the London Trainee Solicitors' Group and the London Young Solicitors' Group.

The boat will depart from Temple Pier, Victoria Embankment, London WC2, at 8pm.

Cruise ends 1am.

Buffet, DJ and sponsored bar tab.

Tickets: 20.

Contact Emily Cox, tel: 07718 207384.

Annual cocktail party

16 May: Event

organised by the National Association of Women in Property, to be held at the Sculpture Garden, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1, from 6pm.

Tickets 30.

Contact Fiona Alfred, tel: 020 7603 4746.

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.uk

Include telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation