25 February to 18 April


LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Workplace stress: grab it with two hands

25 February: Seminar

organised by the Association of Women Solicitors London Group, to be held at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, 150 Holborn, London EC1, from 6.30pm to 8pm. Cost: £30 to £37. 1.5 CPD hours. Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069, email: sandra@admin4u.org.uk.





Care funding - legal and financial solutions

7 March: Lecture

organised by Solicitors for the Elderly, Somerset Region, to be held at The Exchange Conference Centre, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, from 1pm (free buffet lunch) to 5.15pm. 3 CPD hours. Cost: £75 to £100. Contact Rebecca Sinclair, tel: 01278 792438, email: sfesomerset@talktalk.net.







EVENTS AND MEETINGS

AGM, followed by 'SIHRG members in the field' meeting

27 February: Meeting

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. Speakers: Alex Wilkes, Tessa Gregory and George Zachary. Cost: £5 donation requested (£2 for trainees/students). Contact: Katie Gwynne, tel: 01372 728 941.





Damages in competition cases

3 March: 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. Speakers: Mark Brealey QC, Brick Court Chambers, and Jennifer Skilbeck, Monckton Chambers. Cost: £10 to £35. 1 CPD hour. Contact Hannah Walker, tel: 01905 724 734, email: lseg@everyevent.co.uk.





25th anniversary gala concert

5 March: Event

organised by the London Lawyers Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, to be held at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London E1, from 7.30pm. Conductor: Ben Pope. Cost: £10. For further information, tel: 020 7572 6361, email: lawyers.music@hotmail.co.uk.





National AGM and dinner

13 March: Events

organised by the Association of Women Solicitors, to be held at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel, 44 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London W1, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Cost: £65. Contact Sandra Dawson, tel: 020 7837 0069, email: sandra@admin4u.org.uk.





Admission law and procedure

17 March: Seminar

organised by the Education Law Practitioners Group, to be held at Hardwicke Building, New Square, Lincoln's Inn London WC2, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Free admission. 2 CPD hours. Contact Angela Jackman, tel: 020 7091 2700. Email: angela.jackman@fishermeredith.co.uk.





Beginners and new members day

29 March: Event

organised by the Lawyers Fishing Club, to be held at Rib Valley Lakes, Near Ware, Hertfordshire, from 8.30am to 6pm. Cost: fishing (including three fish/tackle/tuition) £35, lunch £10, EA licence £4. Contact Nick Marshall, tel: 020 7782 8924, email: nmarshall@mayerbrown.com.





The Phantom Listeners and other works by Lydia Kakabadse plus selected classics

29 March: Concert

to be held at St John's, Smith Square, London SW1, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Programme made up of music theatre and songs with string quartet/piano/organ accompaniment. Cost: £8 to £15. From the Box Office, St John's, Smith Square, London SW1, tel: 020 7222 1061, or book online at www.sjss.org.uk.







CONFERENCES AND COURSES

PI trusts: the fundamentals

28 February: Course

organised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, to be held at the Thistle Liverpool, Chapel Street, Liverpool, from 9.30am to 1pm. Cost: £146 to £229, 3 CPD hours. Contact Claire Lowther, tel: 0115

938 8700.





Management course one; New business development for conveyancers; Convert more telephone callers into clients for conveyancers

5, 13 March: Courses

organised by the Nottinghamshire Law Society. All courses to be held at Nottinghamshire Law Society, 50 Carrington Street, Nottingham. Management on 5 March, from 9.30am to 5.30pm. Cost: £175 plus VAT (members) to £200 plus VAT

(non-members). 7 CPD hours. New business development on 13 March, from 9.30am to 12.45pm. Cost: £75 to £100. 3 CPD hours. Convert more telephone callers on 13 March, from 1.45pm to 5.00pm. Cost: £75 to £100. 3 CPD hours. Contact: Mike Lewis, tel: 0115 950 5324, email: mike.lewis@nottslawsoc.org.





Beginners' guide to personal injury claims

11 April: Course

organised by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, to be held in Manchester (venue to be confirmed), from 9.30am to 1pm. Training by practising solicitor Andrew Welch, of Stephensons. Cost: £125 to £195. 3.5 CPD hours. Contact Jenny Braunton, tel: 0117 904 5970, jenny@mass.org.uk.





Independent living and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

18 April: Courses

organised by Cardiff Law School, to be held at the Future Inn, Cardiff Bay from 9.30am to 4pm. Cost: £25. 4.4 CPD hours. Contact Heulwen Jones, tel: 07891 452260, email: enquiries@croesoevents.co.uk.