The Gazette 1994

GAZETTE

MAY 1994

I BA 2 5 t h B i e n n i al C o n f e r e n ce

The International Bar Association will hold its 25th Biennial Conference in Melbourne, Australia, from 9-14 October 1994. With an expected attendance of more than 2,500 lawyers from over 100 countries, the conference is one of the largest and most important events in the international legal calendar. The programme includes sessions presented by all 56 Committees of the Association's three Sections, covering both highly-specialised and more

Bob Hawke, will address the opening plenary session.

should they be issued?

• Legal liability arising from sexual harassment in the workplace. For the first time a General Interest Programme is being presented covering matters of current interest relevant both to lawyers and to those who live, work and consult with them.

The International Bar Association has over 16,000 members in 163 countries and 146 member Bar Associations and

Law Societies which together represent more than 2.5 million lawyers.

Irish Participation

Among the topics included in the General Programme are:

As in the case of previous IBA Biennial Conferences, it is expected that a sizeable delegation of Irish lawyers will attend the conference in Melbourne. The Law Society will be organising a reception at the conference. Two Irish travel agents are offering flight and accommodation packages. Details may be obtained by contacting Alan Benson , Sadlier Travel Limited, 46 Grafton Street, Dublin 2. tel. 677 7300, fax 677 5577 or John Galligan , John Galligan Travel, 29

general interest subjects,with acknowledged world experts as speakers.

• Stresses on lawyers and their partners - living and working with lawyers. • Celebrity trials and the role of the media

The topics which will be dealt with include:

• Collaboration or collision course? - Lawyers and accountants in the 90s • Legal skills for the next century: the lawyer as problem solver • Stopping the presses and turning off the television - pre-publication restraints and injunctions: when

• Lawyers leaving the law

• Pornography - free speech v the Women's Movement

The conference will be opened by the former Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen. The former Prime Minister of Australia,

Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, tel. 661 9466, fax 661 0396.

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opportunity to generate on-going income which will enhance our sporting facilities." One of the benefits to card holders is that the interest rate on the card is two percentage points below the regular Bank of Ireland credit card APR. Card holders will also benefit from £100,000 personal accident travel insurance cover and, as a special introductory offer, no annual fee will be charged on UCC Affinity cards before March, 1996. Members of the profession who are graduates of UCC might like to avail of the card. Further information is available from Ruth McDonnell, Information Officer, University College Cork.

University College Cork, in conjunction with the Bank of Ireland, has introduced a new credit card which is available exclusively to UCC staff, graduates and diplomates, all of whom will shortly receive application details. For every new Affinity card issued, Bank of Ireland will donate £4 to UCC and will contribute a percentage of the revenue from each transaction to the UCC sports fund at no cost to the card holder. Speaking at the launch of the credit card, the President of UCC, Dr. Michael P. Mortell , said "the launch of this credit card is part of our ongoing policy to improve conmunication with our graduates. We expect a high response rate from graduates who wish to be associated with the College and it offers us the

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