The Gazette 1992

GAZETTE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1992

SYS Conference Focussed on Competition,

Insolvency and Choice of Law

Kilkenny proved to be a particularly

successful venue for the Au t umn

Con f e r ence of t he SYS. The

Newpark Hotel attracted a large

number of t he older ' y o u ng

solicitors' - for some it was their

first SYS weekend but certainly not

their last. This may have had

something to do w i th the golf at

Mount Juliet. It may also have been

due to the high quality of the

lectures.

The first lecture on Saturday was

given by

Brian Cregan

B.L., Director

of Legal and Competition Policy,

Confederation of Irish Industry. This

was a most helpful and practical

overview of the Competition Act

wh i ch came into force on 1

October, 1991. Among the ground

covered were the features of

European Competition Policy upon

wh i ch the Irish Competition Act is

based, the structure of the Act

itself, the role of the courts and the

Competition Authority. The second

lecture - 'Insolvency - Implica-

tions for Property Lawyers' - was

delivered most e l oquen t ly by

Eugene McCague,

solicitor, Arthur

Cox. Having dealt w i th the ground

rules for purchasing property from

liquidators and receivers, Mr.

McCague then went on to clarify

many of the grey areas surrounding

the issues affecting landlords on

the one hand and liquidators/

receivers on the other when deal-

ing

w i t h

i n s o l v ent

t e n a nt

companies.

The black tie banquet and dance on

Saturday evening featured The Hot

City Jazz Orchestra which certainly

lived up to everyone's expectations.

The new Chairman of the SYS,

James McCourt,

gave his opening

address in wh i ch he thanked

in particular the hard-working sub-

committee wh i ch organised the

conference -

Maureen

Walsh

(main organiser),

Paul Marren

and

Gavin Buckley.

Despite the lateness of the hour

the night before, the final lecture on

Sunday morning given by

Gerard

Hogan

B.L., Trinity College, Dublin,

was well received. His lecture on

'The Rome Contract Convention' or

The Rome Convention on Choice of

Law Applicable to Contractual

Obligations' was an in depth study

of the subject including case law on

t he t op ic and its pa r t i cu l ar

relevance to Irish litigation lawyers.

The Convention itself came into

force generally on the 1st April,

1991 having been ratified by the

required seven States (not including

Ireland, apparently for consti-

tutional reasons).

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ADVANCE NOTICE

Society of Young Solicitors - International Spring Conference

Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May, 1992

Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

The Society of Young Solicitors is pleased to announce that the Spring Conference this year

will be a joint one with the Younger Members Committee of the Law Society and the Northern

Ireland Young Solicitors Group. The Scottish Young Lawyers Association and The Young

Solicitors Group of England and Wales are also participating. In addition, many delegates

from Europe are expected.

The Slieve Donard Hotel is a top Northern Irish hotel situated on the coast in very scenic

surroundings at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. The Weekend Programme will cover

a wide range of educational, social and leisure activities including a Black Tie Banquet on

Saturday evening.

The all-inclusive cost per delegate is £90.00 stg. Further details are available from

James

McCourt

(SYS) at 760901 and from

RobertHennessy

(YMC) at 717277 and will be announced

soon. Places at the Hotel will be limited to approximately 230 and you are encouraged to

register your interest now.

Put this date in your diary now!