Diary

26 September to 6 December

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Common land and village greens; Ninth annual housing law conference; Introduction to public rights of way; Freedom of information and data protection for local authorities26, 29, 30 September; 1 October: Courses/conferenceorganised by the Local Government Group.

Common land and village greens and Public rights of way will be held on 26 and 30 September respectively, at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.

Both courses cost 149 plus VAT and carry 4.5 CPD hours.

The housing law conference will be held on 29 September at Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 195 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Freedom of information, sponsored by Masons Solicitors and the North West Association of Data Protection Officers, will be held on 1 October at Urbis, New Museum of Cities, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, from 10am to 5pm.

Cost: 149 plus VAT.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Survive the new stamp duty regime; VAT on property construction;30 September: half-day coursesorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham.

Stamp duty regime and property construction will be held from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm respectively.

Each course costs 75 to 90 and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Credit control for legal accounting; Accounting for legal aid; ILCA solicitors' accounts rules workshop; VAT for legal accounting7, 8, 9 October; 4, 5, 6, 20, 24 November: Coursesorganised by the Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators.

Credit control will be held on 5 November at the Jarvis Hotel, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester; Accounting for legal aid will be held on 9 October at the County Hotel, 30-33 High Street, Canterbury, and on 24 November at the Thistle Hotel, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham; ILCA solicitors' accounts rules workshop will be held on 7 October at the County Hotel, 30-33 High Street, Canterbury, on 5 November at AM Services, 435 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, on 6 November at the Jarvis Hotel, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, and on 20 November at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, West Ealing Common, London W5; VAT for legal accounting will be held on 8 October at the County Hotel, 30-33 High Street, Canterbury, and on 4 November at the Jarvis Hotel, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester.

Each course runs from 9am to 4.30pm, costs 160 to 250 (discounts available) and carries 6 CPD hours.

Contact Linda Willis, tel: 020 8294 2887.

Legal aid - where next?17 and 18 October: Two-day conferenceorganised by the Legal Aid Practition- ers Group, to be held at the Holiday Inn, 129 St Nicholas Circle, Leicester, from 10am on 17 October to 1.15pm on 18 October, followed by lunch.

Speakers include the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs.

Cost: 295.

8 CPD hours.

Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Risk and rehabilitation: the work of the parole board22 October: Seminarorganised by the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers - UK, to be held at The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London W1, from 6.30pm to 8.15pm.

The speaker will be Brian Watling QC, judicial member of the Parole Board.

Cost: 20.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Susan Fogarty, tel: 01473 328650.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Annual service of dedication of the legal year2 October: Eventorganised by the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship, to be held at the Temple Church, Temple, London EC4, at 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

Address by David Turner QC.

Refreshments afterwards.

Contact John Lloyd, tel: 07947 069980.

Professional Muslim singles events4, 18 October; 6 December: Eventsorganised by Kamran A Beg.

Social events aimed at lawyers and other professionals, to be held on 4 October at Anams Restaurant & Banqueting Hall, 211 Great Horton Road, Bradford, from 6.30pm to 11.30pm; on 18 October at the Bina Banqueting Hall, 4 Upper Tooting Road, London SW17, from 1pm to 6pm; and on 6 December at Sanam Sweet House and Restaurant, 145-151 Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Manchester, from 6.30pm to 11.30pm.

Tickets 40 each.

Contact Kamran Beg, tel: 07980 001426 or 07876 042660, e-mail: kamran@kamranabegevents.com.

Bridge club 13 October; 10 November: Meetingsorganised by the Law Society Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1, at 7.30pm.

Cost: 10.

Contact Nicholas Lakeland, tel: 020 7749 2700 or e-mail: ncjl@silvermansherliker.co.uk.

Careers evening15 October: Eventorganised by Gloucester and Wiltshire Young Lawyers, to be held at The Crown of Crucis, Ampney Crucis, Cirencester (on the A417) from 7pm to 9.30pm.

Free admission.

Contact Christopher Othen, tel: 01452 520224.

1960s party24 October: Eventorganised by Hastings & District Young Lawyers Group, to be held at the 60s Party Place, 30 Station Road Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, from 7.30pm to 11.30pm.

Buffet and drinks.

Dress: 1960's fancy dress.

Tickets: 20.

Contact Gemma Clennell or Stuart Cutting, tel: 01424 730630 or e-mail: legal@shuttleworth.co.uk.

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