The Gazette 1992

VOL. 86 NO. 5

JUNE 1992

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Practice Notes

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A radical new approach to the investigation of fraud is required.

Registration of rights appurtenant to registered land; arbitration clauses - freedom for President of Law Society to choose arbitrator; Solicitors Advertising Regulations; Finance Act, 1992 - a warning. Book Reviews This month's books: Church State Morality & Law; Industrial Relations Law; Constitutional Adjudication in European Community and National Law; A Casebook on Company law. Unified Germeny's Role Extracts from the papers delivered to the Annual Conference of the Society by Peter Sutherland SC and Padraig Murphy, Irish Ambassador to Germany. The Obligation to Give Reasons for Administrative Decisions Ireland is one of the few common law jurisdictions not to have created a right to be given reasons for administrative decisions, writes Maurice Collins. News Young solicitors in Britain and Ireland combine to stage a highly successful international conference. The half-yearly meeting of the Law Society discussed inter alia the Compensation Fund and advertising regulations. Professional Information Lost land certificates, lost wills, publicans licences for sale, employment and miscellaneous notices.

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The Law Society's Taxation Committee calls on the Minister for Finance to think again about swingeing measures in the Finance Bill.

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The Government should remove controls on solicitors' remuneration, Adrian Bourke told the half-yearly meeting of the Society. Technology Notes The use of technology in preparing for litigation and in the courtroom is growing, according to John Furlong. Law Brief EamonnHall puts forward a personal view that the method of appointing judges should be reviewed. Directives & Damages in Domestic Courts 175 The European Court of Justice has come to rely on private citizens to ensure compliance with Community Law, writes Anthony M. Collins. Law Society Libravfy 181 172 173

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People and Places

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Editor: Barbara Cahalane Editorial Board: Eamonn G. Hall, (Chairman) Maeve Hayes, (Vice Chairman) John F. Buckley Gerard Griffin Elma Lynch Justin McKenna Michael V. O'Mahony Noel C. Ryan Eva Tobin

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