The Gazette 1996

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Law Society Decision in Relation to Entrance Examination - 26 July, 1996

Síochána where lliey suspeeted thai certain offences had been comniitled. However, regulations would be required to give effect to the new provisions and there was a saving prov ision under the new legislation to lake account of legal professional privilege. Obviously, the matter was of grave concern to the Society and to the profession and, accordingly, a sub-committee was established to assess the implications of the legislation and to deal with the Department. The sub-committee would be chaired by John Fish and would comprise, John Costello. Gerard Griffin. James MacGuill and the Director General. 7. Liaison with IMO and IHCA The Chairman of the Litigation Committee reported that a liaison group had been established with the Irish Medical Organisation and Irish Hospital Consultants Association. The Group would meet quarterly with the purpose of resolving inter- professional policy matters, as well as individual problems. n

with undergraduates who are currently studying for such degrees and who commenced their undergraduate law degree course in the academic year 1995/1996 or earlier, subject to obtaining their degree within a period of not greater than one year longer than the minimum period of the academic years' study prescribed for such degree by the university concerned.

The Education Committee of the Law Society of Ireland, following consideration of the terms of the High Court judgment of Mr. Justice Brian McCracken of 15 July. 1996. in Ahrahanison & Others -v- The Law- Society and the Attorney General. including his finding of exceptional circumstances, following upon the Bloomer High Court decision in September 1995. decided that holders of law degrees who would previously have been exempted from silting and passing the Society's standard entrance examination - known as the FE-1- wouId not be required to sit and pass that examination in order to be admitted to the Society's Law School and to become apprenticed. The law degrees in question are: BCL Degree from University College Cork: BCL Degree from University College Dublin: BA (Legal Science Degree) and the LL.B and the B.Comm coupled with the LL.B from University College Galway: BA (Law & Accounting) Degree and the BA (Law & European Studies) Degree from University of Limerick LL.B Degree from University of Dublin The Education Committee's decision to modify the Society's regulations will benefit persons who obtained or w ill obtain such a degree in 1996, together

The High Court proceedings

in the

Ahrahanison

ease were

subsequently

adjourned

by consent to 13 September

1996 for mention.

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