9 June to 20 July


Conferences and Courses



Hedge funds - are they attractive investments?

19 June: 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 2pm to 4.30pm. Cost: £150 to £225 plus VAT. 2.5 CPD hours. Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783 548, email: elaine.reilly@asim.org.uk.



Challenging homelessness decisions; Security of tenure: advanced; Recent developments in housing law
20, 22, 27 June: Courses
organised by Shelter Cymru. Challenging homelessness to be held on 20 June; Recent developments to be held on 27 June, both at the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham. Security of tenure to be held on 22 June at Newport YMCA, Mendalgrief Road, Newport. All courses run from 9.45am to 4.30pm. Cost: £132 (lunch and refreshments will be provided). 5 CPD hours. Contact Michelle Alexander-Jones, tel: 01792 483 020, email: training@sheltercymru.org.uk.



London Discrimination Unit training programme - summer 2007
29 June, 10, 13, 20 July: Courses
organised by the London Discrimination Unit, to be held at BPP Law School, Room 6.6 (Pro Bono Unit), 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1. One-day courses from 10am to 5pm, half-day courses from 10am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm. Cost: £100 (one day), £50 (half-day). 6 CPD hours (one day), 3 CPD hours (half-day). Contact: Delta Streete, tel: 020 7737 9771/020 7737 9770, email: dstreete@lambethlawcentre.org.



Probate section tenth anniversary annual conference
5-6 July: Conference
organised by the probate section of the Law Society, sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to be held at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, London W1. The conference will run from 1pm to 5pm on 5 July; and from 8.15am to 5pm on 6 July. 8 CPD hours in total. Cost: £395 plus VAT for probate section members (including gala dinner and accommodation), and £495 plus VAT for non-members (including free membership until January, gala dinner and accommodation). Email: probatesection@lawsociety.org.uk, tel: 020 7316 5678, or book online: www.probatesection.org.uk.



Meetings and Events



Lawyers' Music concert
9 June: Event
organised by the London lawyers' symphony orchestra and chorus, in association with the Keele Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, to be held at St. Augustine's Church, Queen's Gate, London SW7, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: £8 (including programme). Contact Geoffrey Hunter, tel: 020 7572 6361, email: lawyers.music@hotmail.co.uk.



Solicitors Benevolent Association annual general meeting
13 June: Meeting
organised by the Solicitors Benevolent Association, to be held in the Council Chamber of the Law Society Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, at 12pm. Contact Adrian Rees, tel: 020 8675 6440, email: sec@sba.org.uk.



Annual dinner
26 June: Event
organised by the British South African Law Association, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St James Square, London SW1, from 7pm to 10.30pm. Cost: £70. Contact Lance Terry, tel: 01329 227 916, email: secretary@bsala.org.uk.



Summer ball
30 June: Event
organised by Newcastle and North-East Trainee Solicitors Group, to be held on board the Rover Escapes Fortuna, departing from the Quayside, Newcastle, from 6pm (sailing at 7.30pm). Cost: £35 (members), £40 (non-members). Contact Jaclyn Booth, tel: 0191 279 9584, email: jaclyn.booth@dickinson-dees.com.



BYSG annual ball
6 July: Event
organised by the Birmingham Young Solicitors Guild, to be held at the Orange Studio, Cannon Street, Birmingham, from 7pm (champagne reception) to 1am (carriages). James Bond charity raffle - fancy dress optional. Cost: £40. Contact: Amy Koller, tel: 0121 262 5879, email: amy.koller@dlapiper.com.



Lectures and Seminars



Assessment and bringing people into the collaborative process
14 June: Seminar
organised by Collaborative Law in the East Anglian Region, to be held at the Hillside Business park in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (venue to be confirmed by email to delegates), from 12.15am to 5.15pm. Cost: £47 to £58.75. 3 CPD hours. Contact Ginny Colman, tel: 01603 703 225, email: ginny.colman@kcj.co.uk.



Latest developments in employment law, including statutory dispute procedures and discrimination law
19 June: Seminar
organised by Garden Court North Chambers, to be held at the Lancashire & Cumberland Suite, IoD Hub, Peter House, Peter Street, Manchester, from 2pm to 5.30pm. Cost: £25 plus VAT (discount for voluntary organisations). 3 CPD hours. Contact: Helen Ray, tel: 0161 236 1840, email: hray@gcnchambers.co.uk



Drafting wills for the elderly and vulnerable
4 July: Lecture
organised by Solicitors for the Elderly Somerset region, in partnership with Somerset Law Society, to be held at the Exchange Conference Centre, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, from 1pm to 5.15pm. Cost: £90 (£100 for non-members). 3 CPD hours. Contact Nicola Kelly, tel: 01278 422 213, email: david.sinclair@johnhodge.co.uk