The Gazette 1994

GAZETTE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1994

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SYS Au t umn Con f e r ence

The Autumn Conference 1993 of the Society of Young Solicitors was held jointly with the Young Barristers Society at Jury's Hotel Cork on 12 November to 14 November 1993. We were delighted to welcome quite a number of solicitors from Northern Ireland, England and Wales and Holland who travelled to attend the Conference. The topics discussed were wide ranging. The Hon Mr. Justice Hugh O'Flaherty of the Supreme Court and Joseph Noonan of Noonan and Linehan & Co., Cork addressed the topic "The Guardian of Human Rights - State or International Community?". Mr. Justice O'Flaherty led a useful discussion on the vindication of human rights by the organs of State. Mr. Noonan posed the question whether either of these two agencies do so or whether human rights are more effectively guarded by lobby groups. Discussion on the second topic on Saturday morning, "Mental Health - A Case For Law Reform", was led by If you are a solicitor or solicitor's apprentice, and based in Cork, aged between 18 and 100 and looking for fun, then read on! The Cork Solicitors Social Club has hit town. So far, events organ- ised have included a barbeque at the Anglers Rest, last July; a bowling tournament, sponsored by Budweiser, held last September (and won by Martin Kelleher, Frank Buttimer & Company); a quasar contest against Cork barristers last October (and won by Cork Family Law Centre) and a Raiting Grand Prix in November (won by Annette O'Sullivan, P.J. O'Driscoll & Sons). The autumn season rounded off with a dinner followed by a late night at the Pavillion.

Tom O 'Malley, a lecturer in law at UCG and Director of the Irish Centre for the Study of Human Rights, Garrett Sheehan, an experienced practitioner in Dublin and Dr. Art O'Connor, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Central Mental Hospital, Dublin. On Sunday morning a discussion forum considered the proposals by Minister Seamus Brennan to impose limitations on damages in personal injuries actions. Unfortunately, Minister Brennan was unable to attend but the panel of speakers included Professor Bryan MacMahon, Frank Clarke, S.C. Chairman of the Bar Council and Michael V. O'Mahoney, President of the Law Society. The forum which was chaired by Mr. Justice Hugh O'Flaherty focused on the differing points of view which the topic has generated in recent times. There were also some substantial contributions made from the floor, most notably from Bruce St. John Blake, Solicitor. Quite a number of delegates enjoyed the Saturday afternoon golf at Lee Valley Golf & Country Club and the Cork City pub treasure hunt was won 23 February - Inter Firms Pub Quiz. Venue: Old Oak, Oliver Plunkett Street, at 8.00pm. Entry fee £20 (four persons per team). Prizes include a weekend for two at a luxury hotel in Killarney, vouchers for dinner for two at various restaurants in Cork. The proceeds of the pub quiz will be donated to the charity of the winner's choice. Please encourage your firm to pay your entry fee and, if interested in participating, contact: Kieran McCarthy at Michael Powell & Company or Patricia Flannagan at Murphy Condon & Company. Events planned for 1994 include:

by a team led by David Edwards of the London Young Solicitors Group. The Saturday night banquet was also a great success and we were honoured to have the attendance of representatives from the local bar associations. SYS would like to thank the sponsors, principally the Investment Bank of Ireland Limited, without whose continu- ing support our conferences could not take place. We are also extremely grateful to our other sponsors: Rank Xerox, Behan & Associates and Rochford Brady, whose assistance and interest we appreciate very much. Walter Beatty, Public Relations Officer, SYS • DATE FOR DIARY The next SYS Conference will be held on Friday 11 March to Sunday 13 March 1994, at the Slieverussell Hotel, Co. Cavan. Brochure enclosed with this Gazette. March, 1994 - Tennis Tournament April, 1994- Paint Ball at Kinsale May, 1994- Water Skiing - Solicitors -v- Gardai followed by barbeque. For further details of the Cork Solicitors Social Club please contact Brian O'Shea, Paddy O'Shea & Company, Midleton; Yvonne Buckley, Eoin C. Daly & Company; Noel Doherty, Fitzgerald O'Leary & Company; Annette O'Sullivan, P.J. O'Driscoll & Sons; or Emir Houlihan, Bank of Ireland, Legal Department. •

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