13 October to 26 November

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Homelessness case law update; Secured and assured tenancies; Housing law update13, 15, 16 October: Coursesorganised by Shelter.

Homelessness will be held on 13 October, at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester; Tenancies will be held on 15 October and Housing law on 16 October, at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.

Each course runs from 10am to 4.30pm, carries 5 CPD hours, and costs 90 to 170.

Contact Katy Ellis, tel: 020 7490 6720.

Managing change; Risk management - effective supervision, handling complaints and excellent client care20, 21 October: Coursesorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham.

Managing change will be held on 20 October, from 1.45pm to 5pm.

Cost:; 50.

3 CPD hours.

Risk management will be held on 21 October, from 2pm to 5.15pm.

Cost: 50.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Adoption: principles and practice23 October: Courseorganised by NAGALRO, to be held at MIC, Euston Street, London NW1, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 75 to 115.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504.

Employment discrimination law: the new framework23 October: Courseorganised by the Citizens Advice Specialist Support Unit, to be held at Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 100.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.

Stamp duty changes11 November: Courseorganised by Cambridgeshire & District Law Society in association with the Eastern Region of the Law Society and with the East Anglian Society of Chartered Accountants, to be held at Lee Hall, Cambridge, from 2pm to 5pm.

Cost: 40 to 50.

2.5 CPD hours.

Contact Colin Lester, tel: 01223 367007.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Justice Tom Sargant memorial annual lecture on Iraq: Pax Americana and the rule of law14 October: Lectureorganised by Justice, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Free admission.

Contact Sam Watson, tel: 020 7329 5100.

Local government: property management and litigation14 October: Seminarorganised by Arden Chambers, to be held in London (venue to be confirmed), from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Cost: 47 to 58.75.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Joanna Rumbelow, tel: 020 7242 4244.

No safe way: the new law and economics of UK merger control15 October: Lectureorganised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.15pm to 7.30pm.

Cost: 7.50 to 35.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Jo Rae, tel: 01905 724734.

Solicitors accounts rules;Manage yourself, not your time23, 30 October: Seminarsorganised by the Law Society's Eastern Regional Office, to be held at Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge.

Account rules will be held on 23 October.

Manage yourself will be held on 30 October.

Each seminar runs from 4 pm to 7 pm, costs 99 plus VAT, and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Julie Bissmire, tel: 01223 328924.

Interference with highways27 October: Seminarorganised by Specialised Legal Training, to be held at the Jurys Bristol Hotel, Princes Street, Bristol, from 10am to 4pm.

Cost: 159 plus VAT.

4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Denise Graham, tel: 01707 394138.

Case management and the Web - investment or expense?5 November: Seminarorganised by legal software supplier Norwel, to be held at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Hillsborough, Sheffield, from 9am to 5pm.

One-to-one tuition.

Free admission.

Contact David Phillips, tel: 0161 945 3511.

Could you be a judge or tribunal chair?5 November: Seminarorganised by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Department for Constitutional Affairs, to be held at Armada House, Telephone Avenue, Bristol, from 6pm to 8pm.

Free admission.

Contact: Linda Winter, tel: 020 7320 5680.

Did you spill my pint - a mock mediation26 November: Seminarorganised by the Society for Computers and Law and the Association of Northern Mediators, to be held at Pinsents, 1 Park Row, Leeds, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

Cost: 23.50 to 41.13.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Caroline Gould, tel: 0117 923 7393.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Evening social21 October: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at Hodgsons Wine Bar, 115 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.

Free admission.

Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 07814 133262.

Annual ball8 November: Eventorganised by the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Young Lawyers, to be held at the Royal Agricultural College, Stroud Road, Cirencester, from 7.30pm to midnight.

Cost: 20 to 25.

Contact Christopher Othen, tel: 01452 520224.

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