20 April to 24 June
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
The youth court: a refresher on practice and procedure; Defending possession proceedings; Housing and support for asylum-seekers - an update; Criminal law update20, 21, 28, 29 April: Courses organised by the Legal Action Group.
Youth court will be held on 20 April at ETC, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1; Possession will be held on 21 April at Regus, Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2; Housing will be held on 28 April and Criminal law will on 29 April, both at ETC, address above.
Each course runs from 9.30am to 5.15pm, carries 6 CPD hours, and costs 265 plus VAT.
Contact Kate Lewis, tel: 020 7833 7434.
Key points in employment law22 April: Courseorganised by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, to be held at the Town Hall, Market Street, Bolton, from 9.30am to 4pm.
Cost: 95.
6 CPD hours.
Contact Chetna Parmar, tel: 01204 331134.
Understanding business finance; Client loyalty26, 29 April: Coursesorganised by the Greater London regional office of the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2.
Business finance will be held on 26 April; Client loyalty will be held on 29 April.
Each course runs from 4pm to 7pm, carries 3 CPD hours, and costs 100 plus VAT.
Contact Mercy Cefaz, tel: 020 7316 5554.
Civil litigation procedures for secretaries and paralegals; Personal effectiveness and excellent client care26, 28 April: Coursesorganised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham.
Civil litigation will be held on 26 April from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Personal effectiveness will be held on 28 April from 9am to 11am.
Each course costs 40 and carries 2 CPD hours.
Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.
Making the LSC contract compliance and costs assessment audit work for you5, 27 May; 24 June: Coursesorganised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group.
LSC Contract Compliance will be held on 5 May in Bristol (venue to be confirmed), on 27 May in Brighton, Hilton Metropole Hotel, and on 24 June in London (venue to be confirmed).
Each course runs from 4.30pm to 7.30pm, costs 110 to 195 plus VAT, and carries 3 CPD hours.
Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7336 8565.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Supporting human rights defenders in the Common-wealth - what can be done22 April: Seminarorganised by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, to be held at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, 28 Russell Square, London WC1, from 2pm to 7pm.
Contact Claire Martin, tel: 020 7862 8824.
Opportunities and problems in the administration of estates29 April: Seminarorganised by Hogarth Chambers, to be held at the Lecture Theatre, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2 (access via the Victoria Embankment) from 2pm to 5.30pm.
3 CPD hours.
Cost: 75 plus VAT.
Contact Susan Yacoub, tel: 020 7404 0404.
Preparing for retirement - finance, tax and pensions; Age discrimination in the workplace4, 12 May: Lecturesorganised by the University of Hertfordshire, to be held at the School of Law, University of Hertfordshire, 7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, from 7pm to 8pm.
Retirement will be held on 4 May; Age discrimination will be held on 12 May.
Cost: 5.
Contact Alan Williams, tel: 01707 286203 (afternoons).
Conflict medicine10 June: 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.
Speaker: Professor James M Ryan, Leonard Cheshire Professor, Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery, University College London Medical School.
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
The new segmentation in dentistry27 April: Meetingorganised by the Dental Law and Ethics Forum, to be held at Hempsons, 40 Villiers St, London WC2, from 7pm to 9pm.
Cost: free for members; non-members welcome (25 annual membership fee).
Contact Richard Creamer, tel: 020 7227 6788.
Lawyers Music22 May: Concertorganised by Lawyers Music, to be held at St James's Church, Sussex Gardens, London W2, from 7.30pm.
Programme: Walton's 'Henry V Suite', Britten's 'Sea Interludes', and Elgar's 'The Music Makers'.
Tickets 7.50 on the door or by post (send SAE and cheque, payable to Lawyers Music, to: Lawyers Music Box Office, 33, Dukes Avenue, London W4 2AA.
Contact Margaret Kelly, tel: 020 8994 1998.
21st Congress of the International Federation for European Law2-5 June: Biennial meetingorganised by the International Federation for European Law, to be held at O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.
Registration and welcome reception will be held on 2 June at The Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin; gala dinner will be held on 4 June at Leopardstown pavilion, Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin.
Cost: 350 to 695.
Contact Evelyn O'Sullivan, tel: 00353 1 663 6556 or view details on Web site: www.fide2004.org.
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
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