12 July to 13 September


Conferences and Courses



Solicitors Account Rules; Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Act 2006; Miller/McFarlane (should I get married or will I get half?)

18, 19 July: Courses

organised by the Manchester Law Society, to be held at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester. Solicitors Account Rules will be held on 18 July, from 1.15pm to 5pm, cost: £105.75 to £141, 3 CPD hours. Immigration will be held on 18 July, from 5pm to 7pm, cost: £64.62 to £94, 1.5 CPD hours. Miller/McFarlane will be held on 19 July, from 5pm to 7pm, cost: £64.62 to £94, 1.5 CPD hours. Contact: Donna Brown, tel: 0161 819 1927, email: donnabrown@manchesterlawsociety.org.uk.



Tribunal procedures update; Maternity and family rights changes since April 2007
20 July: Courses

organised by the London Discrimination Training Unit (Lambeth Law Centre), to be held at the BPP Law School, Room 6.6 (Pro Bono Unit), 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1. Tribunal procedures from 10am to 1pm, Maternity and family rights changes from 2pm to 5pm. Cost: £50 to £75. 3 CPD hours for each course. Contact Delta Streete; tel: 020 7737 9771, fax: 020 7733 2163, email: dstreete@lambethlawcentre.org.



Proceeds of crime update - Birmingham
13 August: Course

organised by Bar CLE, to be held at the Sleep Inn, Cuckoo Road, Heartlands Parkway, Birmingham, from 5.45pm to 7.15pm. Cost £40. 1.5 CPD hours. Contact: Tariq Iqbal, tel: 0845 450 5671, fax: 0121 535 7071, email: info@law-cpd com.



Annual employment law update 2007
13 September: Course

organised by Thurrock Council and a consortium of local authorities, to be held at the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, Essex, from 2pm to 5.15pm. Speaker: barrister Susan Belgrave. Cost: £89. 3 CPD hours. Contact: Nattie Coplen, tel: 01375 652 834, fax 01375 652782, email: ncoplen@thurrock.gov.uk.





Lectures and Seminars



Mental health and the criminal justice system
16 July: Seminar

organised by Garden Court North Chambers, to be held at the Lancashire & Cumberland Suite, IoD Hub, 1st Floor Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester, from 5pm to 7.30pm. Cost: £15 to £30 (plus VAT). 2 CPD hours. Contact: Helen Ray, tel: 0161 236 1840, email: clerks@gcnchambers.co.uk.



Mental Capacity Act: the new Court of Protection
18 July: Seminar

organised by Tooks Chambers, to be held at 8 Warner Yard, Warner Street, London EC1, from 6.30pm to 8pm. Speakers: Adam Straw and Amanda Weston. Cost: free. 1.5 CPD hours. Contact: Natasha Coburn, tel: 020 7841 6100, email: natasha.coburn@tooks.co.uk.



Home information packs
23, 24 July: Seminars

organised by the Law Society's property section, to be held at the Law Society's Common Room, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2 on 23 July, from 9am to 11am and 6pm to 8pm; at the City Inn Manchester, 1 Auburn Street, Manchester on 24 July, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Speakers: Michael Garson, Paul Marsh, Denis Cameron. Cost: £45 to £65 (plus VAT). 2 CPD hours. Contact: Anika Patel, tel: 020 7320 5873, email: propertysection@lawsociety.org.uk.



Widowhood in conflict and post-conflict scenarios: a human rights issue
25 July: Lecture

organised by the Solicitors International Human Rights Group, to be held at the BPP Law School, Room 5.7, 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1, at 6.30pm. Speaker: barrister Margaret Owen. Cost: free. Contact: Katie Gwynne, email: admin@sihrg.org.



England v Spain: wills and probate issues
31 July: Lecture

organised by the British Spanish Law Association, to be held at Hunters Solicitors, 30 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, from 6pm to 7pm. Speakers: John Owen of Hunters Solicitors and Lorenzo Ruiz Barrero of Alberto Perez Cedillo Spanish Lawyers and Solicitors. Cost: £10 to £15. 1 CPD hour. Contact: Nuria Medina, tel: 020 3077 0000, email: cedillo@apcedillo.com.





Meetings and Events



West Midlands Resolution summer party
12 July: Event

organised by West Midlands Resolution, to be held at Bar One Ten, Colmore Row, Birmingham, from 6pm to 9pm. Cost: free. Contact: Katherine Kennedy, tel: 0121 456 8427 or Carla MacLeod, tel: 0845 630 8833.



Society of Asian Lawyers summer boat party and cruise
27 July: Event

organised by the Society of Asian Lawyers, to be held at The Vicountess, Lambeth Pier, Lambeth Bridge, River Thames, from 8.45pm to 1am. Cost: £15 to £18. Contact: Nimesh Jani, tel: 07925 137 209.



Annual ILEX charity five-a-side football tournament
28 July: Event

organised by the Birmingham and District branch of the Institute of Legal Executives, to be held at Aston University Recreation Ground, Great Barr, Birmingham, from 10am to 4pm. Other attractions include a barbecue, fully licensed bar and blindfold penalty-taking challenge. Cost: £170 per team (£100 goes to the British Heart Foundation and Birmingham Focus on Blindness). Contact: Duncan Smith, tel: 0121 233 2971, email: duncansmith@glaisyers.co.uk.