17 February to 12 May

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Understanding civil legal aid; Understanding criminal legal aid; Management and supervision25, 26 February; 28 April; 12 May: Coursesorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at Bonhill House, 1-3 Bonhill Street, London EC2.

Civil legal aid will be held on 25 February; Criminal legal aid will be held on 26 February.

Each runs from 9.30am to 5pm, costs 220 to 395 plus VAT (400 for both courses) and carries 6 CPD hours.

Management and supervision will be held on 28 April, repeated on 12 May, from 2pm to 5pm.

Cost: 110 to 195, plus VAT.

Price includes lunch.

Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.

Solicitors and the new anti-money laundering regulations26 February: Conferenceorganised by Justinianpt, to be held at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, London WC2, from 3pm to 6pm.

Cost: 125 plus VAT.

3 CPD hours.

Tel: 020 7203 8412.

Improving cash flow in growing PI law practices2 March: Courseorganised by Medico-Legal Reporting, to be held at 2-18 Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne, Berkshire, 2pm to 5pm.

Cost: 30 plus VAT.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Jeremy Ellison, tel: 0118 976 6883.

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

Could you be a judge or tribunal chair?17 February: Seminarorganised by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Department for Constitutional Affairs, to be held at the Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, from 6pm to 8pm.

Free.

Contact Linda Winter, tel: 020 7320 5680.

Fixing the limits of EC competition law; Does choice of law make any sense?26 February, 4 March: Lecturesorganised by the Faculty of Law, University College London, to be held at the Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1, from 6pm to 7pm.

EC competition law will be held on 26 February; Choice of law will be held on 4 March.

Each event is free of charge and carries 1 CPD hour.

Contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.

Dealing with difficult legacies; Who's afraid of losing charitable status?4 March, 1 April: Charity workshopsorganised by Stone King, to be held at Stone King, 39 Cloth Fair, London EC1, from 4pm to 5pm.

Difficult legacies will be held on 4 March; topics covered legacies that contain incorrect descriptions.

Charitable status will be held on 1 April.

Admission free.

Contact Maureen Chamberlain, tel: 020 7796 1007.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Human rights and constitutional reform17 February: Addressorganised by the Law Society and the Human Rights Lawyers Association, to be held in the Common Room, Law Society; 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6pm to 8pm.

Speaker: Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC.

Free admission.

Contact Linda Winter, tel: 020 7320 5680.

Shelter legal sector quizzes25 February, 4 March: Events25 February quiz organised by Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Young Lawyers, to be held at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, at 8pm.

Cost: 10 per person, which includes a 5 donation to Shelter and a buffet.

For registration forms and information, contact Elizabeth Gedye, tel: 01249 444422, e-mail: egedye@woodawdryford.co.uk.

4 March quiz organised by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Hogshead, 76-78 Kings Road, Reading, at 6.30pm.

Admission 5 (includes buffet): contact Marni Lancaster, tel: 0118 951 6354.

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