20 March To 26 April




Conferences and Courses



Law Society management and supervision stage 1 course

20 & 27 March: Course
organised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at Bonhill House, 1-3 Bonhill Street, London EC2, from 1.30pm to 5pm (one-day course split into two half-days). 7 CPD hours. Cost (per half day): members £175 plus VAT, non-members £295 plus VAT, including refreshments. Course leaders: Frances Dewhurst and Penny Mackinder. Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7960 6068, email: kate@lapg.co.uk.



Preparing for April 2007
27 March: Course
organised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, to be held at Bonhill House, 1-3 Bonhill Street, London EC2, from 1.30pm to 5.00pm (half day course). 3 CPD hours. Cost (including refreshments): members £125 plus VAT, non-members £225 plus VAT. Course leader: LAPG director Richard Miller. Contact Kate Comyn, tel: 020 7960 6068, email: kate@lapg.co.uk.



Measuring investment performance and interpreting fund reports
17 April: Course
organised by the Association of Solicitors and Investment Managers, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. 6 CPD hours. Cost: from £195 plus VAT. Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783 548, email: elaine.reilly@asim.org.uk





Lectures and Seminars



Housing management is the only thing that saves us from slums
28 March: Debate
organised by the British Urban Regeneration Association in conjunction with Berkeley Group, to be held at 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1, from 6.30pm to 9pm. Cost: BURA members £45 plus VAT, non-members £65 plus VAT. Contact Kate Beeching, tel: 020 7539 4030, email: events@bura.org.uk.



Community care
28 March: Lecture
organised by the North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at Mechanics Centre, 103 Princess Street (Major Street Entrance), Manchester, from 5pm to 7pm. 2 CPD hours. Cost: £20 solicitors, £15 non-profit-making organisations. Contact Lindsey Shaw, tel: 0161 273 2474, email: info@johnkershawsurveyor.co.uk



The ICC and Sudan
28 March: Meeting
organised by the Solicitors International Human Rights Group with speaker Abdelsalam Hassan, a human rights lawyer from Sudan, to be held at BPP Law School, 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. 1 CPD hour. Cost: SIHRG members free, non-members £5. Contact: Sunyana Sharma, tel: 020 7871 7241, email: admin@sihrg.org.



Home information packs: regional seminars
12 April-31 May: Seminars
organised by the Law Society and SearchFlow, to be held at various locations, between 5.30pm and 8pm. 2 CPD hours. Cost: from £45 plus VAT. Contact Law Society property section, tel: 020 7320 5873, email: propertysection@lawsociety.org.uk



Housing and human rights
17 April: Lecture
organised by North West Housing Law Practitioners, to be held at Mechanics Centre, 103 Princess Street (Major Street Entrance), Manchester, from 5pm to 7pm. 2 CPD hours. Cost: solicitors £20, non-profit-making organisations £15. Contact Lindsey Shaw, tel: 0161 273 2474, email: info@johnkershawsurveyor.co.uk





Meetings and Events



An evening with Lord Carter
21 March: Event
organised by the Law Society, the Black Solicitors Network and the Society of Asian Lawyers, to be held at The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6pm (for registration) to 8.30pm. 1 CPD hour. Cost: £10. Contact Jon-Paul Brampton, tel: 020 7320 5730, email: jon.brampton@lawsociety.org.uk.



Resolution mini roadshow
21 March: Event
organised by West Midlands Resolution and Bedford Row Chambers, to begin at Shakespeares, Somerset House, 37 Temple Street, Birmingham, from 6pm onwards. 1 CPD hour. Cost: members £35.25, non-members £41.13. Contact Beverley Morris, tel: 0121 200 0890, email: katherine.kennedy@mills-reeve.com



Speed networking
29 March: Event
organised by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxford Young Solicitors Group, to be held at Bar 38, The Oracle Riverside, Reading, from 6pm. Free entry and drinks (on a first come, first served basis) - sponsored by Michael Page Legal. Contact Claire Oake, tel: 01189 516200, email: claire.oake@fsp-law.com.



NatWest Legal Centre Easter themed quiz
4 April: Event
organised by the West London Law Society Trainee and Young Solicitors Group, to be held at the Hand and Flower Pub, 1 Hammersmith Road, London W1, from 7.30pm for a 8pm start. Entry £5 (booking in advance only), maximum of six people per team. Contact John Gripton, tel: 020 7344 7692, email: wllstysg@hotmail.co.uk.



An audience with Fiona Woolf
Thursday 26 April
organised by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxford Young Solicitors Group, to be held at Blandy & Blandy, 1 Friar Street, Reading, from 6.30pm. An opportunity to meet with the President of the Law Society, with an informal talk on how her career progressed and what opportunities the Law Society may offer young solicitors. Cost £10, places limited. Contact Ayesha Chubb, tel: 0118 978 0099, email: ayesha.chubb@cliftoningram.co.uk.