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CONFERENCES AND COURSES

Predictable costs update25 May: Course

organised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, to be held at Marriott Hotel, 12 Hagley Road Birmingham, and at the Victory Services Club, 63-79 Seymour St, London W2.

Each course runs from 1pm to 5.30pm, costs 75 to 95.

4 CPD hours.

Contact Beverly Carr, tel: 01179 045970.

Young carers: research, good practice and the law; Carers and mental health law 26 May, 3 June: Courses

organised by Carers Training Unit, to be held at 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1.

Young carers will be held on 26 May; Carers and mental health on 3 June.

Each course runs from 10am to 4.30pm, costs 110 to 180, and carries 4.5 CPD hours.

Contact Chris Hockley, training unit administrator, tel: 020 7566 7632.

21st Congress of the International Federation for European Law2-5 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 on 2 June at the Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin; gala dinner on 4 June at Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin.

Cost: 350 to 695.

Contact Evelyn O'Sullivan, tel: 00353 1 663 6556.

Unhappy families: roots, understanding and possible solutions8 June: Conference

organised by the Royal Society of Medicine, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine,1 Wimpole Street, London W1, from 9am to 5.15pm.

Cost: 25 to 195.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Sharan Gallagher, tel: 020 7290 3946.

Children's law update9 June: Conference

organised by the Local Government Group, to be held at Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1, from 10am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 195 plus VAT.

5 CPD hours.

Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.

Living overseas - the wealth, health, and social implications for the elderly11 June: Conference

organised by Solicitors for the Elderly, to be held at the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London WC1, from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost: 195 to 245.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Donna Brookes, tel: 01492 517717.

Care not containment: interventions for mentally disordered offenders24-25 June: Conference

organised by the Howard League for Penal Reform and Nottinghamshire NHS Healthcare Trust, to be held at the Royal Moat House Hotel, Nottingham, from 10.30am to 6pm on 24 June and from 9am to 4.30pm on 25 June.

Cost: 345 to 385.

12 CPD hours.

Contact Barbara Norris, tel: 020 7249 7373.

Adoption and Children Act: principles and practice25 June: Course

organised by NAGALRO, to be held at the Augustana Centre, Thanet Street, London WC1, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 85 to 145.

6 CPD hours.

Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504.

Diversity: gaining the competitive edge6 July: Conference

organised by the Commerce and Industry Group, to be held at DLA,

3 Noble Street, London EC2, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Cost: 240 to 346.

5 CPD hours.

Contact the registrar, tel: 0121 355 0900.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Landlord and tenant update26 May: Lecture

organised by Middlesex Law Society, to be held at Thames Valley University, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5, from 6pm to 8pm.

Cost: 35 to 50.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Peter Hesom, tel: 07930 386798.

New tribunal rules of procedure2 June: Seminar

organised by 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers' employment group, to be held at Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Cost: 55 plus 9.63 VAT to 60 plus 10.50 VAT.

2 CPD hours.

Contact Toni McKenna, tel: 020 7440 8450.

Tribunal procedures - their impact on access to justice; The public sector duty to promote equality8 June, 13 July: Lectures

organised by the Working Lives Research Institute, to be held at the Graduate School, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7, from 5pm to 6.30pm.

Tribunal procedures will be held on 8 June.

Speaker: Rebecca Tuck, barrister.

Equality will be on 13 July.

Free.

Contact Alison Gosper, tel: 020 7133 4239.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Evening social25 May: Event

organised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held on the Queen Mary, moored at Waterloo Pier, Victoria Embankment, London WC2, from 6.45pm to 8pm.

Admission free.

Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 07814 133262.

Summer ball4 June: Event

organised by Bristol Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Thistle Grand Hotel, Broad Street, Bristol, from 7.30pm to 1am.

Cost: 38.

Contact Emma Perry, tel: 0117 9290333.

Annual dinner and ball11 June: Event

organised by Birmingham Young Solicitors Group, to be held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, from 7pm to 1am.

Cost: 35 to 35.

Contact Carole Maddock, tel: 0121 214 5267.

Send entries to: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, Newspaper House, 8-16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN.

Fax: 020 7831 0869.