19 June to 11 July


Conferences and Courses



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 and Recent developments 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.



Liability in road traffic accidents
21 June: Course
organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, to be held at the Eslington Villa Hotel, 8 Station Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, from 9.30am to 5pm. Cost: £264.38 (members) to £387.75 (non-members). 5.5 CPD hours. Contact Kathryn Waplington, tel: 0115 938 8712, email: kathryn.waplington@apil.com.



The Law Society's European Group's annual conference
28-29 June: Conference
organised by the the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Hotel Metropole, Place de Brouckere 31, B -1000 Brussels, from 2pm to 5.30pm (followed by dinner from 7.30pm) on 28 June, then from 9am to 5pm on 29 June. Cost: from £350 to £780 plus VAT. 9.5 CPD hours in total. Contact Hannah Walker, tel: 01905 724 734, email: lseg@everyevent.co.uk.



The Companies Act 2006; Commercial contract drafting - some recent issues
3, 11 July: Courses
organised by the Manchester Law Society, to be held at Friends' Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester. Both seminars run from 5pm to 7pm. Cost £65 to £94. 1.5 CPD hour each. Contact Donna Brown, tel: 0161 819 1927, email: donnabrown@manchesterlawsociety.org.uk.



Domestic violence
9 July: Course
organised by NAGALRO, to be held at Friends' Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, from 9.30am to 4pm. Cost: £95 to £145. 6 CPD hours. Contact Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818 504, email: nagalro@globalnet.co.uk.





Lectures and Seminars



Effective contracts; Doing business in the UAE
20, 28 June: Seminars
organised by Lawyers in Commerce and Industry. Effective contracts to be held on 20 June at Berwin Leighton Paisner, St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London EC3; Doing business in the UAE to be held at Clyde & Co, 51 Eastcheap, London EC3. Both seminars run from 9.30am to 5pm. Cost: £265 plus VAT. 5.5 CPD hours each. Tel: 0121 355 0300, email: cigroupregistrar@centlaw.com.



A whistlestop tour of arbitration
27 June: Seminar
organised by the Yorkshire Chancery Commercial Group, to be held at 3 Albion Place, Leeds, from 6pm to 7pm. Cost: free. 1 CPD hour. Contact Colin Hedley, tel: 0113 244 6691 email: colin.hedley@chanceryhouse.co.uk.



Human rights, the next stage - incorporating socio-economic rights
27 June: Lecture
organised by the Solicitors International Human Right Group, to be held at BPP Law School, 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Cost: free. Contact Sunyana Sharma, tel: 020 7871 7241, email: admin@sihrg.org.



Replacing the incapacitated trustee
3 July: Seminar
organised by the London regional group of Solicitors for the Elderly, to be held at the offices of Farrer & Co, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, from 5pm to 6pm. Cost: £40 (members) or £65 (non-members). 1 CPD hour. Contact Liz Cleary-Rodriguez, tel: 0870 763 1206, email: liz.cleary-rodriguez@martjohn.com.



Drafting wills for the elderly and vulnerable
4 July: Lecture
organised by Solicitors for the Elderly Somerset region, 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.





Meetings and Events



An audience with Lord Woolf
19 June: Event
organised by Young Norwood, to be held at Goldman Sachs, 120 Fleet Street, London EC4, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: £20 (students) to £30. Contact Sara Parish, tel: 020 8420 6832, email: sara.parish@norwood.org.uk, or visit www.norwood.org.uk/ynlawyers.



Summer party
22 June: Event
organised by the London Young Professionals Group, to be held at London Zoo, Regents Park, London NW1, from 7pm to 12am. Cost: from £45 (members) to £55 (non-members). Contact Sarah Conroy, tel: 020 7215 3592, email: sarah.conroy@dti.gsi.gov.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.