Diary


1 February to 12 March



Conferences and courses



Practicalities of means testing

1, 8 February: Course
organised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held on 1 February at Armada House Conference Centre, Telephone Avenue, Bristol; and on 8 February at Novotel, Arundel Gate, Sheffield. Each course runs from 1.30pm to 5pm, costs £125 to £225 plus VAT, and carries 3 CPD hours. Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7960 6068, email: kate@lapg.co.uk.



Liability in road traffic accidents; advanced RTA liability
1, 6, February: Courses
organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Liability will be held on 1 February at Liverpool Law Society, The Cotton Exchange Building, Second Floor, Edmund Street, Liverpool. 5.5 CPD hours; Advanced RTA will be held on 6 February at The Guoman Tower, St Katherine's Way, London E1W. 6 CPD hours. Each course runs from 9.30am to 5pm and costs £264 to £387. Contact Kathryn Waplington, tel: 0115 938 8700.



Running discrimination cases at the employment tribunal; Tribunal procedure update; Unfair dismissal update; Advocacy before the employment tribunal; Age discrimination
2, 9, 16, 23 February: Courses
organised by the the London Discrimination Unit, to be held at the BPP Law School (Room 6.6), 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1. Running discrimination cases will be held on 2 February from 10am to 5pm; Tribunal procedure update on

9 February from 10am to 1pm; Unfair dismissal on 9 February from 2pm to 5pm; Advocacy on 16 February from 10am to 5pm; Age discrimination on 23 February from 10am to 1pm. Cost: £100 to £150 (one day), £50 to £75 (half-day). 6 CPD hours (one day), 3 (half-day). Contact Brenda Jobe, tel: 020 7737 9770, email: bjobe@lambethlawcentre.org.



The future of children's representation: from tandem to unicycle
12 March: Conference
organised by NAGALRO, to be held at St Catherine's College, Manor Road, Oxford, from 10.30am to 4.15pm. Cost: £95 to £145. 6 CPD hours. Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504, email: nagalro@globalnet.co.uk.





Lectures and Seminars



Who cares for the carers? Accessing advice and assistance for your carer clients
7 February: Seminar
organised by the Shropshire Group of Solicitors for the Elderly, to be held at the Shropshire Education and Conference Centre, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, from 2pm to 4.30pm. Cost: £30 to £60. 2 CPD hours. Contact: Liz Holdsworth, tel: 01743 718495, email lizaholdsworth@hotmail.com.



Inheritance tax and reliefs
15 February: Lecture
organised by the Somerset group of Solicitors for the Elderly, to be held at The Exchange Conference Centre, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, from 1pm to 5.15pm. Cost: £90 to £100. 3 CPD hours. Contact Tamara Burnett, tel: 01278 783272, email: t.burnett@gouldandswayne.co.uk.



Planning: law's dominion
21 February: Annual lecture
organised by the Royal Town Planning Institute, to be held at the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1, from 5pm to 8pm. Cost: £15 to £25. Contact Judy Woollett, tel: 020 7929 9473; email: judy.woollett@rtpi.org.uk.



Legal IT forum: offshore outsourcing and security awareness
22 February: Seminar
organised by the law management section of the Law Society, to be held at 138-142 Holborn, London EC1, from 1pm to 5pm. Cost: £75 plus VAT. 3.25 CPD hours. Contact Kim Fong, tel: 020 7316 5707.



Discrimination - issues for 2007
8 March: Seminar

organised by Tanfield Chambers, to be held at Tanfield Chambers, 2-5 Warwick Court, London, WC1, from 6pm to 7.30pm. Free admission. 1.5 CPD hours. Contact Deborah Haigh, tel: 020 7421 5300, email: dhaigh@tanfieldchambers.co.uk.




Meetings and Events



The Great 'Quality of Life Debate'
29 January: Debate
organised by the Law Society with the City of London Corporation, to be held at The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Speakers on employment best practice across the legal, accountancy and banking professions include Fiona Woolf, President of the Law Society. Free admission. Contact Aisling McDonald, tel: 020 7320 5833.


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.


Annual dinner
6 February: Event
organised by West London Law Society, to be held at The Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1, from 7pm till late. Speaker: Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty. Cost: £45 to £50. Contact Michael Nathan, tel: 020 7344 7655, email: mnathan@fsilaw.co.uk.


Alternative business structures discussion forum
12 February: Event
organised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Speakers include Fiona Woolf. Free admission. 2 CPD hours. Contact Aisling McDonald, tel: 020 7320 5833.