DIARY

26 APRIL TO 14 JULY

CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Understanding business finance; Client loyalty

26, 29 April: Courses

organised 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.

Deaths in police care

26 April: Conference

organised by Capita Learning & Development, to be held at 17-19 Rochester Row, London SW1, from 9am to 4.30pm.

Speakers include: John Wadham, deputy chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission and former director of Liberty.

Cost: 150 to 499 plus VAT.

Contact Adrian Strittmatter, tel: 020 7808 5268.

Predictable costs - costs update

28 April, 5 May: Courses

organised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, to be held on 28 April at India Buildings, Water Street, Liverpool; to be held on 5 May at Jurys Inn, Scotswood Road, Newcastle.

Each course runs from 1pm to 5.30pm, costs 75 to 95, and carries 4 CPD hours.

Contact Beverly Carr, tel: 01179 045970.

Making the LSC contract compliance and costs assessment audit work for you

5, 27 May; 24 June: Courses

organised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held on 5 May in Bristol (venue to be confirmed), on 27 May at Hilton Metropole Hotel, Brighton, 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.

Developments in education law

6 May: Course

organised by the Legal Action Group, to be held at 6 Avonmouth Street, London, from 9.30am to 5.15pm.

Cost: 265 plus VAT.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Kate Lewis, tel: 020 7833 7434.

The impact of 30 years' EU membership on UK law

13 & 14 May: Conference

organised by the Society of Legal Scholars & UK Association of European Law, to be held at The Conference Centre, Church House, Westminster SW1, from 9.30am to 5.30pm.

Cost: 260.

5 CPD hours for each day.

Contact Mike Cuthbert, tel: 01604 892032.

21st Congress of the International Federation for European Law

2-5 June: Biennial meeting

organised 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.

Money laundering for PI lawyers and proceeds of crime

16 June: Course

organised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at Nottinghamshire Law Society, 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham, from 2pm to 4pm.

Cost: 150.38.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 9505324.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Clementi review - what it means for us

30 April: Seminar

organised by the Black Solicitors Network policy and consultation committee, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6pm to 8pm.

The seminar will discuss key elements of the review and will offer the chance to ask questions.

Free admission.

Contact Zainab Kemsley, tel: 020 7316 5773.

Children in prison: promoting human rights - protecting welfare

9 June, 14 July: Seminars

organised by the Howard League for Penal Reform, from 10am to 1pm.

To be held on 9 June at the Howard League Centre for Penal Reform, 1 Ardleigh Road, London N1; on 14 July at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Dawson Building, University of Central England, Perry Barr, Birmingham.

Cost: 65 to 95.

2.5 CPD hours.

Contact Barbara Norris, tel: 020 7249 7373.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Evening social

27 April: Event

organised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at Hodgsons Wine Bar, 115 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.45pm to 8pm.

Free admission.

Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 07814 133 262.

Annual keynote address

29 April: Event

organised by the London branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, to be held at The Naval & Military Club, 4 St James's Square, London SW1, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm (followed by a reception).

Free admission.

Non-members are welcome.

Anyone who would like to attend should register by e-mail at: londonciarb@mcms.co.uk

Lawyers Music

22 May: Concert

organised 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.

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.uk

Include telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation