7 December to 12 February


Conferences and Courses





Immigration, asylum and housing rights update; Immigration status and housing rights; Asylum, refugees and housing rights

12, 13, 14 December: Courses

organised by Shelter Training. Immigration, asylum and housing rights update will be held on 12 December at Shelter Training, London City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1; Immigration status and housing rights will be held on 13 December, and Asylum, refugees and housing rights on 14 December, both at Shelter's north-west office, 1 George Leigh Street, Manchester. Each course runs from 10am to 4.30pm, costs £105 to £190 plus VAT, and carries 5 CPD hours. Contact Tara Doyle, tel: 0844 515 1155.





Elementary legal accounting

12-13 December: Course
organised by the Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Cost: £300 to £460. 12 CPD hours. Contact Linda Willis, tel: 020 8302 2867, email: info@ilca.org.uk.





Housing law

13 December: Conference
organised by the Housing Law Practitioners Association and the Law Society, to be held at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1, from 9am to 5.40pm. Cost: £180 to £220. 6hrs 10mins CPD. Contact Rosemary McMahon, tel: 01920 487672.





Mental Capacity Act 2005 - practical advice; Grants; Drafting will trusts after the Finance Act 2006; Probate update

16, 17, 23, 25 January: Courses
organised by the probate section of the Law Society (venues to be confirmed). Mental Capacity Act 2005 will be held on 16 and 17 January in Bristol and Birmingham respectively; Grants will be held on 17 January in Newcastle; Drafting will trusts after the Finance Act 2006 will be held on 23 January in Manchester; Probate update will be held on 25 January in London. Each course runs from 6pm to 8pm, is free for members (£50 plus VAT for non-members), and carries 1.5 CPD hours. Contact Annika Makinen, tel: 020 7316 5678.





Adoption and Children Act; Immigration and asylum issues in children cases; Kinship assessment

23 January, 5, 6, 8, 12 February: Courses
organised by NAGALRO. Adoption and Children Act will be held on 23 January at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 8 All Saints Street, Regents Wharf, London N1, and on 8 February at Norwich City Football Club, Carrow Road, Norwich; Immigration will be held on 5 February at Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1; Kinship will be held on 6 February at the Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, and on 12 February at the Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter. Each course runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm, costs £95 to £145, and carries 6 CPD hours. Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504.





Meetings and Events





Christmas charity reception

7 December: Event
organised by West Midlands Resolution and the Family Law Bar Association, to be held at St Philip's Chambers, Temple Row, Birmingham, from 6pm to 9pm. Cost: £15. Contact Katherine Kennedy, tel: 0121 456 8427.





Lawyers' carol service

7 December: Event
organised by the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, to be held at the Temple Church (off Fleet Street), London EC4, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm (the service will be followed by mince pies and mulled wine). Traditional Christmas carols and readings, with an address by the Reverend Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St Ebbe's Church, Oxford. Free admission. Contact John Lloyd, tel: 07947 069980.





The Competition Commission's approach to remedies

11 December: Meeting
organised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.15pm to 7.30pm. Cost: £10 to £35. 1 CPD hour. Contact Hannah Walker, tel: 01905 724734.





North West Housing Law Practitioners

12 December: AGM
to be held at Pizza Express, Old Colony House, South King Street, Manchester, from 6pm to 7.30pm (refreshments to follow). Cost: £7 to £10. Contact Ben Taylor, tel: 0161 224 3311.





Christmas drinks

13 December: Event
organised by the Turkish-British Legal Society, to be held at the George Inn, Borough High Street, London SE1, from 6.30pm till late. Cost: £10. Contact Hale Wheeler, tel: 07904 255284.





Carol service

18 December: Event
organised by the Lawyers Christian Fellowship and the Christian Medical Fellowship, to be held at Downing College Chapel, Regent Street, Cambridge, from 6pm to 7pm. Free admission. Contact Jane Oakes, tel: 01223 311141.





Annual dinner

12 January: Event
organised by Cambridge and West Suffolk Resolution with the Family Law Bar Association, to be held at Peterhouse College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, from 7.30pm till late. Cost: £50. Contact Elisabeth Sneade, tel: 01284 761233.





Annual charity ball

3 February: Event
organised by Manchester Law Society, to be held at the Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester, from 7.30pm till late. Cost: £85 plus VAT. Contact Fran Eccles-Bech, tel: 0161 831 7337