9 February to 27 April

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Marketing and client loyalty; Client acquisition9, 23 February: Coursesorganised by the Law Society's Greater London office, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.

Marketing will be held on 9 February from 4pm to 7pm; Client acquisition will be held on 23 February, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Each costs 100 plus VAT and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.

Cost-effective marketing to achieve strategic objectives; Domestic violence11 February, 2 March: Coursesorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham.

Marketing will be held on 11 February from 1.45pm to 5pm.

Cost: 75.

Domestic violence will be held on 2 March from 10am to 1pm.

Each course costs 60 to 75 and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Dealing with members; Committees stage 2; LA law and administration stage 212, 13 February, 9 March: Coursesorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1.

Dealing with Members will be held on 12 February, from 10am to 4pm.

Cost: 165 plus VAT.

4.5 CPD hours.

Committees stage 2 will be held on 13 February, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 195 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

LA law and administration stage 2 will be held on 9 March, from 10am to 5pm.

Cost: 165 plus VAT.

5.5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Who's afraid of losing charitable status?19 February: Courseorganised by Stone King, to be held at Stone King, 39 Cloth Fair, London EC1, from 4pm to 5pm.

Admission free.

Contact Maureen Chamberlain, tel: 020 7796 1007.

Restorative justice in principle and practice11 March: Conferenceorganised by Justice in association with the Law Society, CBA, LCCSA and CLSA, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Cost: 15 to 25.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Beverley Slaney, tel: 020 7762 6437.

Social services and NHS complaints procedures: the present process and the reforms16 March: Courseorganised by the Carers Training Unit, to be held at Carers UK, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London, EC1A, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 110 to 180.

5 CPD hours.

Contact: Chris Hockley, tel: 020 7566 7632, e-mail: training@ukcarers.org or book on-line at: www.carersonline.org.uk

Legal Services Commission contracts: compliance for not-for-profit agencies; Recent developments in housing law18, 24 March: Coursesorganised by the Legal Action Group.

Contracts will be held on 18 March at 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.

Cost: 160 plus VAT.

4 CPD hours.

Housing law will be held on 24 March at the Thistle Ryan Hotel, 10-42 Kings Cross Road, London WC1, from 9.30am to 5.15pm.

Cost: 265 plus VAT.

6 CPD hours.

Contact: Kate Silverman, tel: 020 7833 7434.

Annual legal update27 April: Conferenceorganised by the Local Government Group, to be held at Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 179 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel 01483 275577.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Spanish company/commercial law 10 February: Lectureorganised by the British-Spanish Law Society, to be held at Edwin Coe, 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2, from 6pm to 7pm.

Cost: 5 to 10.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Katherine Macleod, tel: 020 7691 4000.

Interim measure in the case of AKZO v Commission10 February: Seminarorganised 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: up to 25.

1 CPD hour.

Contact Jo Rae, tel: 01905 724734.

Housing disrepair and the pre-action protocol11 February: Seminarorganised by 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers, to be held at Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Cost: 70.50 (discounts available).

2 CPD hours.

Contact Toni McKenna, tel: 020 7440 8450.

On-line dispute resolution25 February: Lectureorganised by the Society for Computers and Law Northern Group to be held at Pannone and Partners, 123 Deansgate, Manchester, from 6.30pm.

Cost: 23.50 to 41.13.1 CPD hour.

Contact Caroline Gould, tel: 0117 9237 393, e-mail: caroline.gould@scl.org or visit: www.scl.org.

Brushes with Bolam - where will it lead?11 March: Lectureorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1 from 8.15pm to 9.30pm.

1.25 CPD hours.

To join the society or to attend as a guest, contact Eloise Aspinall, tel: 020 7484 7538.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Evening social23 February: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at Hodgsons wine bar, 115 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.45pm to 8pm.

Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 07814 133262.

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