The Gazette 1984

GAZETTE

APRIL. 1984

Correspondence

People

The Editor,

27th April, 1984

After 20 years of practising law, Kim Pearman wanted to sink his teeth into something different. He hit on LawDogs, a food stand serving "liens 'n' franks". "My legal practice had gotten away from the streets and I missed the contact with people," explained the 44- year-old former deputy district attorney in Hollywood, California. "I wanted something that wasn't too compli- cated and I got the idea of a hot dog stand with a legal theme." He opened the first LawDogs stand in Van Nuys in December 1982 and has since branched out to Arletaand Los Angeles, where LawDogs operates in the shadow of the courthouse and city hall. He hopes to have 40 stands by next year, if for no other reason than to provide summer jobs for his friends' children. On certain nights Pearman or an associate conducts free legal clinics at the hot dog stands, often drawing 50 to 75 people seeking advice. "Many lawyers take themselves too seriously and this atmosphere takes the mystical seriousness out of it. It brings more people into the legal system," said Pearman. The hot dog stands' legal theme carries over to the menu. It offers the Plaintiff Dog (nothing on it), the Jury Dog (with mustard), the Police Dog (sauerkraut) and the Judge Dog (chili sauce). LawDogs sells more than 1,200 pounds of wieners each week, the third largest volume in the country, and so far there has been not a single negative ruling, Pearman said. "Even the judges ask me how business is going." If you have a hungry judge presiding, the wiener takes all. Reprint from the American Bar Association Journal, January 1984.

Law Society Gazette, Blackhall Place,

Dublin 7. Dear Sir,

Capital Taxes — Estate Duty Division The Estate Duty division of Capital Taxes Branch has moved from Osmond House, Ship Street, to Exchange House, Exchange Street Upper, Dublin, 2. This is located off Lord Edward Street and is, in effect, opposite the gate of the Upper Yard at Dublin Castle. The telephone number of 01-710277 (extensions 18 or 24). The Estate Duty division deals only with cases of death prior to 1 April, 1975 in such matters as assessment of Estate Duty on Inland Revenue Affidavits or Accounts and issue of Certificates of Discharge. Cases of deaths from 1 April, 1975 onwards continue to be dealt with by the Capital Acquisitions Tax division in Dublin Castle to whom Inland Revenue Affidavits, Returns, etc., for cases from 1 April, 1975 onwards should be sent. The collection side of Estate Duty is still situate in Dublin Castle under the general collection division of Capital Taxes. Correspondence in all Estate Duty matters should continue to be addressed to Dublin Castle. Yours sincerely, L. Walsh, Principal Officer, Capital Taxes Branch, Dublin Castle.

Reprimanded for Cold Court Rooms

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