17 November to 11 December


Conferences and Courses



Funding, costs and risk assessment for PI lawyers; Procedure for PI lawyers

20, 21 November: Courses

organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Funding, costs and risk assessment to be held on 20 November at Fylde Rugby Club, Woodlands Memorial Ground, Blackpool, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes; Procedure for PI lawyers to be held on 21 November at Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds. Each course runs from 9.30am to 5pm, carries 5.5 CPD hours, and costs £264 to £387. Contact Claire Lowther, tel: 0115 938 8700.



Solicitors' accounts rules and beyond
20 November: Course

organised by Legal Finance Professionals, to be held at the London Rebuilding Society, First floor, 9 Bonhill Street, London EC2, from 9.15am to 5pm. Cost: £295 plus VAT. 6 CPD hours. Contact Cecilia Lane, tel: 02476 305 661, email: cecilia.lane@lfpro.co.uk.



Rehabilitation conference
4 December: Conference

organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, to be held at the Grange City Hotel, 8-14 Coopers Row, London EC3, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Cost: £176 to £205. 5.25 CPD hours. Contact Claire Lowther, tel: 0115 938 8700.



Lectures and Seminars



35th anniversary lecture: Can human rights deliver real equality?
19 November: Lecture

organised by the Legal Action Group, to be held at Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14, from 7pm to 9pm. Free admission. 1.5 CPD hours. Contact Nim Moorthy, tel: 020 7833 7430, email lag@lag.org.uk.



Lifestyle - stressed?
5 December: Seminar

organised by Manchester Law Society, to be held at The Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester, from 5.30pm to 6.15pm. Followed by networking and nibbles from 6.15pm to 7pm. A look at some of the most common lifestyle-related risk factors. Speaker: Dr Dorian Dugmore of Wellness International. Cost: £30 plus VAT. 2 CPD hours. Contact Vicky Ball, tel: 0161 241 7478.



Meetings and Events



Annual charity ball
17 November: Event

organised by Solicitors in Local Government, to be held at Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London WC1, from 6.30pm to 1.30am. Cost: £45 to £50. Contact Stephanie Nunn, tel: 020 7320 5801, email: stephanie.nunn@lawsociety.org.uk.



A British Bill of Rights - informing the debate
19 November: Event

organised by JUSTICE, to be held at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6pm to 8pm. Speakers: Michael Wills MP, Dominic Grieve QC MP, Baroness Williams of Crosby, Roger Smith, Professor Kate Malleson (chair). Cost: free, but reservation essential. Contact Rachel Brailsford, tel: 020 7762 6422, email: events@justice.org.uk.



Some practicalities of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
20 November: Meeting

organised by the Shropshire group of Solicitors for the Elderly, to be held at the Shropshire Education and Conference Centre, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, from 2pm to 5pm. Cost: £45 to £90. 3 CPD hours. Contact Fiona Barnes, tel: 01743 248 545, email: f.barnes@hatchers.co.uk.



The art and law of human rights
21 November: Event

organised by the Solicitors International Human Rights Group and the Diversity Arts Forum, to be held at St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace & Reconciliation, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2. Free admission. Private view from 6.45pm. Talk by patron Phil Shiner at 7.15pm. To have your name on the guest list, email: events@sihrg.org.



Panel discussion
26 November: Event

organised by the Financial Services Lawyers Association, to be held at the Parliament Room, Inner Temple, London EC4, from 6.30pm to 8pm. Free admission for members (annual membership costs £10 to £25). 1 CPD hour. Contact Farhaz Khan, tel: 020 7353 6381, email: events@fsla.org.uk.



ALBA annual general meeting, annual lecture and drinks reception

26 November: AGM

organised by ALBA (the professional association for practitioners of public law), to be held at Inner Temple Hall, London EC4. The annual general meeting will start at 5.30pm, and the annual lecture - The changing role of the judge: human rights, community law and the intention of Parliament - at 6pm. Speaker: Lady Justice Arden. Free admission. 1 CPD hour. The drinks reception will be held at the Inner Temple Luncheon Room at 7pm. Cost: £7 to £12. To book a ticket for the reception, go to www.adminlaw.org.uk.



Annual winter general meeting
6 December: Meeting

organised by the Association of Solicitors and Investment Managers in association with F&C Investments, Schroders and Threadneedle Investments, to be held at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 33 Queen Street, London EC4, from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Cost: £35 to £55 plus VAT. 4.5 CPD hours. Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783 548, email: elaine.reilly@asim.org.uk.



Concert

11 December: Event

organised by Lawyers Music, to be held at St Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street, London EC2, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: £8 (including programme). Contact Geoffrey Hunter, tel: 020 7572 6361, email: lawyers.music@hotmail.co.uk.