The theme of the sixth County Court Users Association annual conference will be 'They are your Courts – Use Them or Lose Them'. The event, being staged in Birmingham on 10-11 May, will be chaired by Jeremy Sutcliffe of Eversheds Hepworth & Chadwick. Michael Heubner, chief executive of the new court service agency, will address the conference on the future direction of the courts. Further details from Joan Marsh on 01756 797600.