The Gazette 1994

VOL.88 NO. 5

JUNE 1994

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Viewpoint 169 As a representative organisation, financed through the subscription of its members, it is right that the Law Society should be called upon, from time to time, to render an account of its stewardship. 1 70 et seq. Society participates in Company Law Review Group p. 170; Council approves 'mixed' law degrees p. 179; SADSI Midsummer Ball p. 180; Irish Solicitors Golfing Society p. 180; Compensation Fund payments in May p. 182; Irish apprentices win third place in client counselling competition p. 190; Dublin solicitors fail to match Law Society Yacht Club p. 198. P r e s i d e n t 's M e s s a ge 171 In his address to the Half Yearly General Meeting of the Society, Michael V O'Mahony suggested the time had come for all firms to consider an "in house" complaints procedure. A r e Y o u r B o o ks In O r d e r 7 7? 173 Failure to comply with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations can have serious consequences for both individual solicitors and the profession as a whole. Jim Dobson, Investigating Accountant with the Law Society, describes the scope of the Regulations and what solicitors need to do to ensure compliance. L awb r i ef 176 Land Registry delays; the Office of Notary Public; Irish Society for European Law celebrates its 21st anniversary; New planning regulations; Dr. Eamonn Hall reports. Mediawatch Poor employment prospects for newly-qualified solicitors have been the subject of recent media attention. 181 N e w s

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Husbands a nd Wi v es Un d ue I n f l uence in Bank i ng L aw 187 Irish law on the question of whether a husband is presumed to unduly influence his wife in banking transactions cannot be stated with certainty, writes Christopher Doyle. 191 The seminar staged at the Law Society's Annual Conference addressed a range of pertinent issues concerning trends in civil litigation in the 90s. C i v il L i t i g a t i on in t h e 9 0 s

P r ac t i ce No t es Leases carved out of folios; Probate tax expenses.

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Bo ok Re v i ews 195 This month practitioners review: the Limitation of Actions; Butterworths (Ireland) Companies Acts 1963 - 1990; and Emmins on Sentencing.

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A recent seminar, staged by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, examined current perceptions of sentencing and whether the achievement of uniformity and consistency was desirable. P r o f e s s i o n al I n f o r m a t i on Notices concerning lost land certificates; lost title deeds, lost wills and employment and miscellaneous advertisements.

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Editorial Board: Dr. Eamonn G. Hall, (Chairman) Elma Lynch, (Vice Chairman) John F. Buckley John Costello Justin McKenna Noel C. Ryan

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