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Viewpoint
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It is time to amend the law to make solicitors eligible
for appointment as judges in the higher courts.
President's Message
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The early appointment of a number of solicitors as judges
in the higher courts would have a powerful impact on the
momentum for change throughout the entire legal system,
writes
Adrian Bourke.
Society Launches Media Awards
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The Society launched its inaugural Justice Media Awards
Competition aimed at building bridges with the media and
encouraging higher standards of reporting of legal issues.
Solicitors vow to protect Client
Confidentiality
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A Special General Meeting of the Society vowed to oppose
totally the provisions of Part VII of the Finance Act, 1992 in
order to protect the principle of client confidentiality.
ABA Debates the "A" Word
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A debate on a pro choice abortion motion dominated
a huge agenda at the Annual Meeting of the
American Bar Association.
Barbara Cahalane
reports.
Lawbrief 259This month
Eamonn Hall
reports on the status of
selected Government Acts and Bills at the adjournment
of both Houses of the Oireachtas.
Evaluation of Cognitive Disorders
following Head Injury
Cognitive disorders are a frequent consequence of
brain injury.
Dr. Martina O'Connor
explains the
principal types of cognitive disorders.
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People and Places
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Book Reviews
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This month we review: A Short History of Western Legal
Theory; guide to the Irish Companies Acts, 1990; Irish
Journal of European Law; Havers Companion to the Bar;
and Law Reform Commission Report on the Crime of
Libel.
Practice Notes
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Renewal of Liquor Licences, 1992 - Thx Clearance
Certificate; Stamp Duty on Memorials; Payment of
Funeral Accounts; the Data Protection Act, 1998 - does
it apply to solicitors?
Appointing an Examiner - is it worthwhile?
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Does a petitioner have to establish that a company has a
real prospect of survival before the High Court will order
an appointment of an examiner under the companies
legislation?
John O'Donnell
analyses recent caselaw.
Technology News
The Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds are
engaged in extensive programmes of computerisation.
John Furlong
reports.
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Education News
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Dates have been set for professional and advanced
courses in the Law School; the Society maintains a pre-
apprenticeship register.
Correspondence
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Professional Information
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Notices concerning lost land certificates, wills and deeds;
employment advertisements and miscellaneous notices.
Editor:
Barbara Cahalane
Editorial Board
Eamonn G. Hall, (Chairman)
Maeve Hayes, (Vice Chairman)
John F. Buckley
Gerard Griffin
Elma Lynch
Justin McKenna
Michael V. O'Mahony
Noel C. Ryan
Eva Tobin
Advertising:
Seán ÓhOisín. Telephone:
305236 Fax: 307860.
Printing:
Tbrners Printing Company Limited,
Longford.
The views expressed in this publication, save
where otherwise indicated, are the views of
contributors and not necessarily the views of the
Council of the Law Society. The appearance of
an advertisement in this publication does not
necessarily indicate approval by the Law Society
for the product or service advertised.
Published at Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
Tfelephone 710711 Tfelex: 31219 Fax: 710704.
Front Cover:
L-R: The EC Commissioner, for
Agriculture and Rural Development,
Ray
McSharry; Geraldine Clarke,
Council Member,
Law Society and
Paddy Duffy,
President, Law
Society of Northern Ireland, at a luncheon
organised jointly by the Law Society of Ireland
and the International Law and Practice Section of
the American Bar Association at the ABA Annual
Meeting in San Francisco. Commissioner
MacSharry was guest speaker.
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