The Gazette 1984

JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 1984

GAZETTE

Practice Notes

COMMENT (Contd. from p. 3) complained about the unsatisfactory nature of such bonds and has attempted to impose unworkable conditions in planning permissions in relation to future bonds. These are but two recent examples of the phenomenon of increasingly large numbers of people escaping either individual or collective liabilities to the public in general, while endeavouring to impose even stricter obligations on the shrinking number of people who must bear such liability and who are engaged in the provision of essential services to the community. It is an unattractive feature of the growth of consumerism that it is increasingly spurred on by those who are immune, either because of the nature of their work, or their status, from the sort of consumer protection they so forcefully advocate. The limited jurisdiction given to the newly appointed Ombudsman points out the desire to conform to the norms of other democracies, however belatedly, while ensuring that as few boats as possible will be rocked within this jurisdiction. "No Taxation without Representation" was the battle cry of the American Colonists in the 1770s. "No control without responsibility" might well be the private sector's equivalent slogan for the remainder of the 1980s. •

Acceptance of Service involving Lloyd's Underwriters

It is unnecessary to make an application for leave to serve out of the jurisdiction in proceedings in which Lloyd's of London or Lloyd's Underwriters or syndicates are a named Defendant. Pursuant to Clause 11 (D) of the European Communi- ties (Non Life Insurance) Regulations 1976 (S.I 115 of 1976), the Lloyd's General Representative is obliged to accept service of such proceedings on behalf of any such Defendant and will do so at his registered address. RAYMOND P. McGOVERN, Lloyd's Underwriters' Sole General Representative, 11, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1. • Family Home Protection Act, 1976. Transfer of Sites for Dwellinghouse — Certificates for Land Registry The attention of Practitioners is drawn to the provisions of Section 2 (2) of the Family Home Protection Act which prescribes inter alia that a "dwelling" includes "any garden or portion of ground attached to and usually occupied with the dwelling or otherwise required for the amenity or convenience of the dwelling". It should be borne in mind that a site for a dwelling- house which has been carved out of a holding may, although no house or building may ever have been on the site, still have formed part of a "garden or ground attached to and usually occupied with a dwelling", etc. Solicitors should take this into account when framing certificates for the Land Registry. •

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is an inde- pendent Institution founded in 1784. It has responsibil- ity for postgraduate education of surgeons, radiologists, anaesthetists, dentists and nurses. The College manages an International Medical School for the training of doctors, many of whom come from Third World countries where there is a great demand and need for doctors. Research in the College includes work on cancer, thrombosis, high blood pressure, heart and blood vessel disease, blindness, mental handicap, birth defects and many other human ailments. The College being an independent institution is financed largely through gifts and donations. Your donation, covenant or legacy, will help to keep the college in the forefront of medical research and medical education. The College is officially recognised as a Charity by the Revenue Commissioners. All contributions will be gratefully received. Enquiries to: The Registrar. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. St. Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.

A S K U S T RAN S L A T I ON S ERV I CE LTD.

TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS

19 DUKE STREET, DUBLIN 2. Tel: 779954/770795. Telex: 91005 ASK EI

15