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VOL. 86 NO. 3 APRIL 1992
I N C O R P O R A T E D L A W S O C I E T Y O F I R E L A N D
G A Z E T TE
In the light of recent corporate difficulties, is it time
to look at the introduction of supervisory boards?
President's Message 95
Adrian Bourke attacks the provisions in the Solicitors
Bill on probate and conveyancing and questions
whether there is any public demand for them.
Transfers between Associated Companies; The
Attorney General's Scheme; Family Home Protection
Act, Powers of Attorney; Settlement Negotiations
with Insurance Companies.
Law Brief
Eamonn Hall reports on: the procedures of the
Barristers' Professional Conduct Tribunal; precautions
that should be taken by solicitors who arrange
investments for clients; a recent English appeal
decision on liability for a client's fraud: Corpis Juris
Humorous, a tome of legal wit.
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Auditing Company Accounts
Watchdog or Bloodhound
Muiris O'Cedigh reviews recent case law on the
liability of auditors and suggests that the duty of care
should set at a high level.
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People and Places 106
Editor: Barbara Cahalane
Committee: Eamonn G. Hall,
(Chairman)
Maeve Hayes, (Vice Chairman)
John F. Buckley
Gerard Griffin
Elma Lynch
Justin McKenna
Michael V. O'Mahony
Noel Co. Ryan
Eva Tobin
Technology News 108
This month John Furlong outlines the criteria for an
effective document, case and client management system.
Book Reviews 109
Cross Border Compendium; Laying Down the Law - A
Practical Guide; Butterworth Ireland Thx Acts 1991 -
1992; Re-Organising Failing Businesses and the Irish
Student Law Review, are reviewed.
The Law Society library has a large European Community
law section. Margaret Byrne, Librarian, outlines how the
library staff can assist with EC related queries.
If an established rule of common law undermines a
statutory clause, how should the courts read the statute?
ChristopherDoyle discusses in the light of recent case law.
Reader's views on: sexist forms of address; the abolition
of compulsory Irish and an appeal from Croatian
lawyers for assistance.
The first in a series of articles describing the work done by
Law Society Committees on behalf of members.
Professional Information
Lost land certificates, wills and miscellaneous notices.
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where otherwise indicated, are the views of
contributors and not necessarily the views of
the Council of the Law Society. The
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or service advertised.
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Telephone 710711 Telex: 31219 Fax: 710704.
Front Cover: At a reception in Áras an
Uachtaráin for the Joint Councils of the
Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and the
Belfast Solicitors Association were 1-r David
Walley, President, DSBA; Mary Robinson,
President of Ireland; Rowan McM. White,
Chairman, BSA.
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