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VOL. 86
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NOVEMBER 1992
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Viewpoint 333Recent criticisms by consultants that solicitors are
partly to blame for high medical negligence costs are
without substance.
Presidents' Message
335
Newly-elected President of the Law Society,
Ray
Monahan,
outlines his priorities for the year ahead.
News
337
Law Society at issue with Government on a number
of issues; Civil Legal Aid Charter published;
Solicitors contribute £67,000 to Somalia Fund; Law
Society President to meet Thoiseach about
Compensation Fund.
Book Reviews
344
This month we review: Case Law of the European
Court of Human Rights, and Harmonisation of Thide
Mark Laws in the European Communities.
From Parchment and Quill to High Tech
345
The Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds
celebrate their centenary.
Practice Notes
347
Value Added Thx - Implications of Change to Basis
of Assessment in the 1992 Finance Act.
People and Places
348
Lawbrief
351
Does aggressive litigation produce the best result for
your client? A recent judgment of European Court of
Human Rights held that telephone tapping and under-
cover surveillance did not breach an applicant's rights.
Setting up practice in the 90s
353
Pat Casey
reports on a seminar staged by the Younger
Members Committee on setting up in practice.
Bad News for Solicitors - Finance Act
1992 VAT
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From 1 January, 1993 the cash receipts basis for VAT will be
available only to those whose turnover is 90% or more to
unregistered persons.
Fergus Gannon
of Deloitte Touche spells
out the implications.
Technology News
357
John Furlong
describes developments in on-line services which
allow for searching of vast amounts of data via a PC and
through the telecommunications system.
Reform of Occupiers' Liability - Part II
359
Eoin O'Dell
concludes his examination of whether the Irish
common law on occupiers' liability ought to be reformed along
the lines of the English statutes of 1957 and 1984.
Professional Information
365
Notices concerning lost land certificates, lost wills, lost title
deeds, and employment and classified advertisements.
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 C. Ryan
Eva Tobin
Advertising:
Seán Ó hOisín. Telephone:
305236 Fax: 307860.
Printing:
Hirners 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.
Telephone 710711 Tfelex: 31219 Fax: 710704.
Front Cover:
Raymond T. Monahan
who
has been elected by the Council of the Law
Society as President of the Society for
1992/1993.
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