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VOL. 86 NO. 10 DECEMBER 1992
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Viewpoint
An agenda for the new Government for action in the
legal sphere over the coming year.
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President's Message 375
New concepts must be found to protect the original
ethos of the Compensation Fund while at the same time
seeking to make the operation of the Fund fair and
equitable, writes Raymond Monahan.
Council and Committees 1992/1993 377
A report of the first meeting of the Law Society Council
for 1992/93, the composition of the various committees
for the coming year and the new faces on the Council.
Practice Notes 383
Summary of time limits in relation to enforcement
procedures under Section 19 of the Local Government
(Planning and Development) Act, 1992; Insider Dealing;
Independent Medical Examination of Plaintiffs; VAT
transitional changes.
Liability to Maintain 387
Mel Cousins examines the liability to maintain provisions
in the Social Welfare Code in the light of recent
amendments in the Social Welfare Act, 1992.
People and Places 392
Lawbrief 395
Freedom to receive and impart information violated by
Ireland; So many lawyers, so little opportunity.
Annual Report - Disciplinary Committee 397
The report of the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee
for the year 1991/1992.
A Living Law? 401
The Second Annual Conference of the Bar examined the
Irish Constitution and debated whether it was a living
law.
Book Reviews 403
The Annual Report of the Law Reform Commission; Current
Legal Problems 1992; The New Product Liability Regime and
annotation of the Liability for Defective Products Act 1991,
are reviewed.
Richard Devereux, last year's winner of the J.P. O'Reilly
Memorial Scholarship, writes of the benefits to solicitors
of studying for an MBA degree.
Time recording, like Guinness, is good for you, says Frank
Lanigan, but you have to get over the hangover first. He
explains how his firm introduced time recording.
Retirement Planning 407
It is never too early to start thinking about retirement and
your likely pension requirements. Harry Cassidy writes
about the Law Society Retirement Annuity Plan.
The Annual Conference of the Law Society of England
and Wales had as its theme "one profession."
Notices concerning lost land certificates, lost wills, lost title
deeds, and employment and classified advertisements.
Editor: Barbara Cahalane
Committee:
Eamonn G. Hall, (Chairman)
Elma Lynch, (Vice Chairman)
John F. Buckley
Justin McKenna
Michael V. O'Mahony
Noel C. Ryan
Advertising: Seán O'hOisin. Telephone:
305236 Fax: 307860.
Printing: Timers 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.
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Front Cover:
The Honourable Mr. Justice John Joseph
Blayney who was appointed a Judge of the
Supreme Court on 16 October last.
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