21 February to 1 April


Conferences and Courses



Trips, slips and other mishaps; Advanced RTA liability

21, 23 February: Courses
organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Trips, slips and other mishaps will be held on 21 February at The Montague on the Gardens, 15 Montague Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 5BJ. Advanced RTA liability will be held on 23 February at Hilton Belfast, 4 Lanyon Place, Belfast BT1 3LP. Each course runs from 9.30am to 5pm.

Cost: £264 to £387. 6 CPD hours. Contact Kathryn Waplington, tel: 0115 938 8700, email: kathryn.waplington@apil.com.



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, email: kim.fong@lawsociety.org.uk.



Beginners guide to personal injury practice
7, 9 & 14 March: Courses
organised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS), to be held on 7 March in Newcastle; 9 March in Manchester and 14 March in Liverpool, venues TBC. Courses run from 9.30am to 1pm. Cost: MASS members £125, non-members £195. 3.5 CPD hours. Contact: Sue Richardson, tel: 0117 904 5970,

email: sue@masstraining.org.uk.



Criminal law update spring 2007 - presented by Anthony Edwards
8 March: Conference
organised by Nottinghamshire Law Society, to be held at The Galleries of Justice, Shire Hall, High Pavement, Nottingham from 9am to 5pm. Cost: members £125, non-members £150. Six CPD hours. Contact: Mike Lewis,

tel: 0115 950 5324. email: mike.lewis@nottslawsoc.org.



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.





Lectures and Seminars



The role of lawyers (and legal non-governmental organisations) 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.



Conveyance - an update
6 March: Seminar
organised by Oldham Law Association in conjunction with Rochdale Law Association, to be held at Oldham Athletic FC, Oldham from 4pm to 7pm. Cost: £65 including refreshments. 3 CPD hours. Contact Jennifer Davies,

tel: 0161 655 2142, email: jd@temperleytaylor.co.uk.



Franco-British legal careers forum
7 March: Seminar
organised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society in conjunction with the City Law School, City University London.

To be held at City University, Northampton Suite A-B, Northampton Square, London EC1V OHB, from 6pm to 8pm. Free entry. Contact: Marie-Blanche Camps, tel: 020 7222 3860, email: yfb31@dial.pipex.com.



Nuclear weapons in international law and politics
16 March: Symposium
organised by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, to be held at Charles Clore House,

17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. Costs: Individual member £24; individual non-member £40; full-time academic member £15; academic non-member: £25; students free. Contact: tel: 020 7862 5151, email: eventsregistration@biicl.org.





Meetings and Events



London Lawyers Chamber Orchestra & Chorus concert
27 February: Event
organised by the London Lawyers Chamber Orchestra & Chorus, to be held at Temple Church, Temple, London EC4. Cost: £10 (including programme). Starts: 7.30pm. Contact Geoffrey Hunter, tel: 020 7572 6361.



Annual general meeting
1 March: Meeting
organised by the Yorkshire and the Humber Branch of Solicitors in Local Government, to be held in the Council Chamber at the Civic Hall, Leeds at 3.30pm. Main presentation by His Honour Judge Simon Grenfell, designated civil judge for Leeds and North Yorkshire. Contact: Ian Spafford, tel: 0113 2474409 or email: ian.spafford@leeds.gov.uk.



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 six 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.