24 September to 31 October


Conferences and courses



Housing benefit: crash course

26-27 September: Course
organised by Shelter Cymru, to be held at Pembroke House, 1 Conway Road, Canton, Cardiff, from 9.30am to 4pm. Cost: £265. 10 CPD hours. Contact: Michelle Alexander-Jones, tel: 01792 483 020, email: training@sheltercymru.org.uk.



Family law
2 October: Conference
organised by Bolton Law Society, to be held at the Reebok Stadium, Middlebrook, Bolton, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Cost: £125 including lunch. 6 CPD hours. Contact: Carol Alston, tel: 01204 535 147, email: boltonlawsociety@ukonline.co.uk.



Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association annual conference
6 October: Conference
organised by the Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association, to be held at the Methodist Conference Centre, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1, from 10am to 6pm. Cost: £75 to £85. 4.5 CPD hours. For all enquiries, email: calasecretary@aol.com.



Investment responsibilities of trustees
8 October: 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 9.15am to 1.15pm. Cost: £125 to £150 plus VAT. 3.5 CPD hours. Contact: Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783 548, email: elaine.reilly@asim.org.uk.



Special guardianship - unforseen consequences?; Assessing disabled parents and supporting disabled children
8, 31 October: Courses
organised by NAGALRO. Guardianship to be held on 8 October at The Main Hall, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1. Assessing to be held on 31 October at NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, Regents Wharf, London N1. Both courses run from 9.30am to 4.30pm, are worth 6 CPD hours and cost £95 to £145. Contact: Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818 504, email: nagalro@globalnet.co.uk.





Lectures and seminars



Why governance is good for you
24 September: Seminar
organised by the Association of Women Solicitors and the City of London Corporation, to be held at The City Marketing Suite, Guildhall , London EC2, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Cost: free. Contact: Judith McDermott, tel: 0207 320 5793, email: judith.mcdermott@lawsociety.org.uk.



Human rights in the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe: remedies under the ECHR
26 September: Lecture
organised by the Solicitors International Human Rights Group, to be held at BPP Law School, room 6.6, 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 8pm. Speaker: Bill Bowring. Cost: free (£5 donation requested from non-members). Contact: Katie Gwynne, tel: 020 7871 7241, email: admin@sihrg.org.



The Human Rights Act 1998: the seven-year itch
2 October: Seminar
organised by the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association, to be held at Inner Temple Hall, London EC4, from 5.45pm to 7.15pm. Cost: free. 1.5 CPD hours. For more information, go to www.adminlaw.org.uk.



Ancillary relief 2008
3 October: Seminar
organised by 2 Gray's Inn Square Chambers, to be held at Transport House, 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, London WC1, from 6pm to 8.30pm. Cost: from £35 plus VAT per delegate for groups of six or more, to £60 plus VAT for one delegate. 2 CPD hours. Contact: Dawn Shaw, tel: 0207 440 8488, email: admin@2gis.co.uk.



The Jewish contribution to the English legal system - any lessons for interfaith relations?
10 October: Lecture
organised by Lawyers Three Faiths Forum, to be held at Finers Stephens Innocent, 179 Great Portland Street, London W1, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Speaker: Lord Justice Rix. Cost: free. Contact: Tim Selwood, email: tim.selwood@btinternet.com.



Dispute resolution across borders - a new toolkit for practitioners
25 October: Seminar
organised by the Law Society, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 5.30pm. Cost: £175. 6.5 CPD hours. Contact: Jane McCormack, tel: 020 7320 5636, email: jane.mccormack@lawsociety.org.uk.





Meetings and events



A Japanese musical evening
26 September: Event
organised by the British Japanese Law Association (in association with the Japan Society), to be held at St Lawrence Jewry Church, Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2, from 7pm. Cost: £10. Contact: Martin J Day, tel: 020 7917 7551, email: mjd@farrer.co.uk.



Stafford & District Law Society annual dinner
2 October 2007: Event
organised by Stafford & District Law Society, to be held at The Moat House Hotel, Acton Trussell, Stafford, from 7.15pm to 12am. Black Tie. Cost: £40 to £45. Contact: Jennifer Woodyard, tel: 01785 211 411, email: jwoodyard@hmo.co.uk.



New York State Bar autumn get-together
9 October: Event
organised by New York State Bar London Chapter, to be held at Los Locos, 24-26 Russell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2, from 7.30pm to 10pm. Cost: £22.95. Contact: Jonathan Armstrong, tel: 0845 498 4658, email: jonathanarmstrong@eversheds.com.