10 January to 21 February


Conferences and courses



Demoted tenancies; Housing benefit - part one

16, 23 January: Courses

organised by Shelter Cymru. Demoted tenancies to be held on 16 January at the North East Wales Institute, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, from 9.45am to 1pm. Cost: £97. 2.5 CPD hours. Housing benefit to be held on 23 January at the Marriott Hotel, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, from 9.45am to 4.30pm. Cost: £139. 5 CPD hours. Contact Michelle Alexander-Jones, tel: 01792 483 020, email: training@sheltercymru.org.uk.


FSA enforcement powers; Market abuse
16, 23 January: Courses

organised by the Financial Services Lawyers Association, to be held at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, London E1, from 6pm to 7.30pm on 16 January (FSA powers) and 23 January (Market abuse). Cost: free for members.1.5 CPD hours each. Contact Tim Aron, email: events@fsla.org.uk.


Accidents at work essentials; PI for support staff

16, 17, 23 January: Courses
organised by the Association of Personal Injury Law. Accidents to be held on 16 January at the Marriott Hotel, Plaza Parade, Maida Vale, London NW6; and on 23 January at Mercure Holland House, Redcliff Hill, Bristol. PI to be held on 17 January at the Marriott Hotel, 147c Cromwell Road, Kensington, London SW5. All courses from 9.30am to 5pm. Cost: £265 to £388. 5.5 CPD hours for Accidents, 6 CPD hours for PI. Contact Kathryn Waplington, tel: 0115 938 8700.



Financial crime - protecting your clients and your firm
24 January: 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 10am to 1.30pm. Cost: £150 to £250 (plus VAT). 3.5 CPD hours. Contact Elaine Reilly, tel: 01732 783 548, email: elaine.reilly@asim.org.uk.



Disability awareness training
24 January, 21 February: Courses
organised by Employment Opportunities, to be held at Susan Hamilton Group, Heathcock Court, 415 Strand, London WC2, from 9am to 11am. Cost: £250. Contact Sarah Scadding, tel: 020 7448 5437, email: sarah.scadding@eopps.org.



Lectures and Seminars



Living together in modern Britain
15 January: Lecture
organised by Lawyers Three Faiths Forum, to be held in The Smoking Room, Inner Temple, London EC4, from 6pm to 8pm. Speaker: David Faulkner, senior research associate at the University of Oxford centre for criminology. Cost: free. Contact

Tim Selwood, tel: 01794 367 331/07971 869 197, email: tim_selwood@btinternet.com.



Habeas corpus/unlawful detention
23 January: Seminar
organised by New Law Training, to be held at Citadel Chambers, 190 Corporation Street, Birmingham, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Cost: free. 1 CPD hour. Contact Tariq Iqbal, tel: 0121 270 9443, email: info@law-cpd.com.



How to make law firm mergers and acquisitions work
31 January: Seminar
organised by the solicitors group of accounting firm Menzies, to be held at Holiday Inn, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Cost: free. Contact Julia Moore, tel: 01784 497 100, email: juliamoore@menzies.co.uk.



Mary Ward Legal Centre annual lecture (by Shami Chakrabarti, Liberty)
5 February: Lecture
organised by the City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society, to be held at Lovells, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. 1 CPD hour. Cost: £10 to £25. For tickets, see booking form at www.marywardlegal.org.uk. For other information, email: admin@cwhls.org.uk.



Events and Meetings



48th annual exhibition
10-18 January: Event
organised by the Law Society Art Group, to be held at the Reading Room, Law Society Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 9am to 5.30pm. Cost: free. A private view will be held on 11 January, from 6pm to 8pm. Contact exhibition secretary Hazel Bate, email: hazel.bate@lineone.net, or Jennifer Robinson, tel: 020 8949 2111, email: robinsonjer@waitrose.com.



State aid reform: UK government view of progress since the Kroes 2005 action plan
14 January: Meeting
organised by the Law Society's European Group, to be held at the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2, from 6.15pm to 7.30pm. Speaker: Graham Branton, director of state aid policy at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Cost: £10 to £25, free for unemployed solicitors/barristers.

1 CPD hour. Contact Hannah Walker, tel: 01905 724 734, email: LSEG@everyevent.co.uk.



Annual dinner
18 January: Event
organised by the British Italian Law Association, to be held at the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2, from 7pm to 11.30pm. Cost: £65. Contact Pat Deeley, tel: 020 7597 6438, email: Pat.Deeley@withersworldwide.com.



Legal IT show
6-7 February: Event
organised by Informa Professional, to be held at the Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington, London N1, from 9.30am to 5pm on 6 February and 9.30am to 4.30am on 7 February. Cost: free. Contact Elena Weisenburger, tel: 020 7017 5393, email: elena.weisenburger@informa.com.