CONFERENCES AND COURSES
Law Society annual conference

13 October: Conference

organised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 5pm (the conference dinner will be held from 7.15pm until 1am). Cost: conference £195 plus VAT, dinner £68 plus VAT. 6.2 CPD hours. Contact Aisling McDonald, tel:020 7320 5833, e-mail: annualconference@lawsociety.org.uk.



LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Commercial conveyancing

28 October: Seminar

organised by the Association of Sri Lankan Lawyers in the UK and LR Capital Education, to be held at the Manor Gardens Centre, 6-9 Manor Gardens, Islington, London N7, from 9.30am to 5.45pm. Speaker: solicitor Charles Rohan De Alwis. Cost: members £90, non-members £120. 6 CPD hours.

Contact Shanthi Senadheera, tel: 020 7561 9494, e-mail: shanthi.co@btconnect.com.



NHS continuing healthcare funding

31 October: Lecture/Workshop

organised by Solicitors for the Elderly (Shropshire region), to be held at Shropshire Education and Conference Centre, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Rd, Shrewsbury, from 2pm to 5pm. Cost: £60 to £90. 3 CPD hours.

Contact Liz Holdsworth, tel: 01743 280100, email: liz.holdsworth@wmlaw.co.uk.



AGM and public meeting; Cripps lecture - Reflections on the early years of the new Strasbourg Court

15, 23 November: Lectures/AGM

organised by the Howard League for Penal Reform. The AGM and public meeting will be held on 15 November at King's College London, 151-171 Strand, London WC2, from 6pm to 7.30pm. Speaker: Phil Wheatley, Director-General, HM Prison Service. The Cripps Lecture will be held on 23 November at King's College London, Waterloo Campus, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1. Speaker: Sir Nicolas Bratza QC, the UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights, from 6pm to 7pm. Each event is free (voluntary donation to cover the charity's costs) and carries 1 CPD hour.

Contact Barbara Norris, tel: 020 7249 7373 ext 102, e-mail: events@howardleague.org.



MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Annual charity ball

18 November: Ball

organised by Solicitors In Local Government, to be held at the Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London WC1, from 6.30pm till late. Cost: £45 to £75.

Contact Stephanie Nunn, tel: 020 7320 5801, e-mail: ball@slgov.org.uk.



Send entries to: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, Fox Court,

14 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8HN. Fax: 020 7841 5513.

E-mail: diary@lawsociety.org.uk.

Include telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation