12 February to 1 April


Conferences and courses



Welfare and disability benefits; Advanced asbestos litigation conference


13, 14 February: Courses
organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Welfare and disability benefits will be held on 13 February at Jolly St Ermins, Caxton Street, London SW1H OQW. Advanced asbestos litigation will be held on 14 February at Novotel, 4 Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR. Each course runs from 9.30am to 5pm, carries 6 CPD hours and costs £264 to £387. Contact Kathryn Waplington, tel: 0115 938 8700.



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.



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.



Treating customers fairly
26 February: Course
organised by the Association of Solicitors and Investment Managers, to be held at Irwin Mitchell, 150 Holborn, London EC1, from 10am to 2.30pm. Cost: £50 to £100 plus VAT. 4 CPD hours. Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783548, email: elaine.reilly@asim.org.uk.



Contracting update 2007 - essential update for the legal aid practitioner, civil & crime
20, 22, 27 & 29 March: Courses
organised by JRS Consultants, to be held on 20 March at Cedar Court Hotel, Mayo Avenue, Bradford BD5 8HZ; 22 March at Mostyn Hotel Marble Arch, 4 Bryanston Street, London W1H 8DE; 27 March at Marriott Hotel Metro Centre, Gateshead, Newcastle; 29 March at Marriott Victoria & Albert, Water Street, Manchester. All courses include complimentary buffet lunch at 1pm, then speaker session from 2pm to 5pm. Cost: £145 plus VAT less 10% discount for LAPG, CLSA & CWO members. 3 CPD hours. Contact Sandra Ozturk, tel: 01642 225553, email: jrs@we-are-jrs.co.uk.



41st joint Oxford study weekend - landlord and tenant
30 March to 1 April: Conference
organised by the CPD Foundation and supported by the Law Society, Bar Council and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, to be held at Keble College, Oxford. Cost: £495 plus VAT including two nights' accommodation, two dinners and conference. 7 CPD hours. Contact: Lucinda Howe, Quadrilect Conference, tel: 020 7242 4141, email: lucinda@quadrilect.co.uk.





Meetings and Events





The jurisdictional reach of the English courts
12 February: Meeting
organised by the Law Society 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, email: lseg@everyevent.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 Law Society President Fiona Woolf. Free admission. 2 CPD hours. Contact Aisling McDonald, tel: 020 7320 5833.



Careers come to life in The Crypt
15 February: Event
organised by the London region of the Law Society's Commerce & Industry Group in conjunction with Laurence Simons International, to be held in the Medieval Crypt, Bleeding Heart Yard, Ely Place, Holborn Circus, London EC1N 6RY, from 6pm to 9pm. Free entry. Contact: Christine Smith, email: christine@cigroup.org.uk.



Society of Conservative Lawyers spring dinner
27 February: Event
organised by the Society of Conservative Lawyers, to be held at Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords, from 7.15pm to 10.15pm. Dress: lounge suit. Guest of honour: Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP. Cost: £60. Contact: administrative secretary Sarah Walker, email: socconlaw@aol.com.



Shelter quiz
1 March : Event
organised by the Cheshire & North Wales Trainee Solicitors Group/Young Solicitors Group, to be held at The Cross Keys Inn, Bridge Street, Chester from 6.30pm. Cost: £3 per person, teams of 6 maximum. Contact Natalie Meadowcroft, tel: 01270 611106, email: nmeadowcroft@ bowcockcuerden.co.uk.



Annual charity spring ball
10 March : Event
organised by the Young Solicitors Group, to be held at The Waldorf Hotel, London WC2 from 7.30pm till late. Cost: £75. Contact Teresa Sillars tel: 01425 489513, email: Teresa@sillarsandjones.com.





Lectures and Seminars





The role of lawyers (and legal NGOs) in the process of securing international human rights norms
28 February: Lecture
organised by BPP Law School as part of its AGM and speaker meeting, to be held at BPP Law School, room 6.6, 68-70 Red Lion Street, London. Talk by Carla Ferstman, Redress director. From 6.30pm. Cost: free for Solicitors International Human Rights Group members, non-members £5, students £2, BPP students £1. 1 CPD hour. Contact: Sunyana Sharma tel: 020 7871 7241, email: admin@sihrg.org.uk