2 March to 21 April

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Cohabitation law, prenuptials and separation agreements 2 March: Courseorganised by Nottingham Law Society, to be held at Nottinghamshire Law Society, 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 2pm to 5pm.

Cost: 60 to 75.

3 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

Communicating with children; Risky business: prevention and advocacy in child protection8, 15 March: Coursesorganised by NAGALRO.

Communicating will be held on 8 March at MIC Conference Centre, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 80 to 110.

6 CPD hours; Risky business will be held on 15 March at St Catherine's College, Oxford, from 11am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 85 to 145.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504.

Boundaries and adverse possession; Drafting and overcoming covenants8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 31 March: Coursesorganised by the Property Law Web site.

Boundaries will be held on 8 March at the Moat House, Bar Hill, Cambridge; on 9 March at the Holiday Inn, 129 St Nicholas Circle, Leicester; on 10 March at the Card Room, Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath; and on 15 March at the Diskus, Transport House, 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1.

Drafting will be held on 17 March at the Moat House, Bar Hill, Cambridge; on 31 March at the Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Each course runs from 2pm to 5.15pm, costs 99 plus VAT, and carries 3 CPD hours.

Contact Gary Webber, tel: 01225 471595.

Meeting clients' income requirements 17 March: Courseorganised by the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers, to be held at London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen street, London EC4, from 9.30am to 4.15pm.

Cost: 195 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783548.

Community care law: recent developments17 March: Courseorganised by the Carers Training Unit, to be held at Carers UK, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London, EC1A, from 10am to 1.30pm.

Cost: 60 to 100.

2.5 CPD hours.

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

Annual planning update30 March: Conferenceorganised by Consensus Conferences, to be held at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8, from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost: 129.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Kate Davies, tel: 01992 536891.

The youth court: a refresher on practice and procedure; Defending possession proceedings20, 21 April: Coursesorganised by the Legal Action Group.

Youth court will be held on 20 April at ETC, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1; Defending possession will be held on 21 April at Regus, Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2.

Each course runs from 9.30am to 5.15pm, carries 6 CPD hours, and costs 265 plus VAT.

Contact Kate Silverman, tel: 020 7833 7434.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Spanish notaries public and powers of attorney9 March: 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.

Whose death is it anyway? Euthanasia and the medical profession; Legitimacy, legitimation and international law11, 18 March: Lecturesorganised by University College London's Faculty of Law, to be held at Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1.

Euthanasia will be held on 11 March, and Legitimacy on 18 March.

Each lecture runs from 6pm to 7pm, is free of charge, and carries 1 CPD hour.

Contact Lisa Penfold, tel: 020 7679 1514.

Employment law update24 March: Lectureorganised by Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Middlesex Univesity, Hendon Campus Room M124, The Burroughs, Hendon, from 6pm to 8pm.

Cost: 35 to 50.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Peter Hesom, tel: 07930 386798.

Criminal advocacy - mapping the future; Skeleton arguments, pleadings and witness statements25 March: Seminarsorganised by The Solicitors Association of Higher Court Advocates, to be held at Le Meridien Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester, from 6.30pm to 7.45pm.

Cost: 60 to 85.

1.5 CPD hours.

Followed by dinner with guest speaker Mr Justice McCombe.

Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069.

From Holmes to Hollywood - crime detection in film and fiction1 April: Lectureorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street London W1 from 8.15pm to 9.30 pm.

Speaker: Dr Peter Dean.

1.25 CPD hours.

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

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Annual general meeting1 April: Meetingorganised by the Association of Women Solicitors, to be held at the University Women's Club, 1 Audley Street, London W1, from 6.30pm to 10pm.

Free admission to AGM (dinner afterwards costs 55).

Contact Judith McDermott, tel: 020 7320 5793.

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