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GAZETTE
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1990
Correspondence
The Editor,
Incorporated Law Society Gazette,
Incorporated Law Society,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
1st February 1990
Dear Sir,
The following advertisement
appeared at page 377 of the Oct-
ober 1989 edition of the Gazette
under the heading "employment"
"Member of the Medico Legal
Society seeks forensic work, includ-
ing research and analysis".
As Hon. Secretary of the Medico-
Legal Society of Ireland I have been
instructed by the Council of my
Society to write to you as follows:
My Society is concerned by this
advertisment, as it might be inter-
preted a s : -
1) referring to this Society; and
2) implying that membership of
this Society is a qualification of
some kind.
Although the members of this
Society are members of the Legal
and Medical professions and those
especially interested in medico-legal
matters, membership, as such, is
not a qualification for anything and
of itself does not denote expertise
whatsoever.
In fact this Society invites dis-
tinguished specialists to address it,
so that our members may better
inform themselves on the most up-
to-date thinking on medico-legal
problems.
Thank you for your consideration
in publishing this.
Your sincerely,
Mary MacMurrough Murphy,
Hon. Secretary,
Medico Legal Society of Ireland.
Accidents Abroad
The Editor would like to hear from
practitioners who have acted for
clients who have been involved in
road accidents in other European
countries. It is hoped to collate this
information in a future article for
the Gazette or possibly in a Con-
tinuing Legal Education Course. The
topics of particular interest would
be:-
1. The
different
procedures
involved.
2. The various time limits for
instituting proceedings.
3. Any problems in identifying
suitable foreign lawyers, and
4. Any difficulties encountered in
enforcing judgement.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL
THIS IS THE WAY...
When a client makes a will in favour of the
Society, it would be appreciated if the bequest
were stated in the following words:
"/ devise and bequeath the sum of
Pounds
to the Irish Cancer Society Limited to be applied by it
for any of the charitable objects of the Society, as it,
the Society, at its absolute discretion, may decide."
All monies received by the Society are expended
within the Republic of Ireland.
" C o n q u er Cancer C a m p a i g n" is a Registered
Business Name and is used by the Society for some
fund raising purposes. The " C a n c er
Research A d v a n c eme nt Board"
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SOCIETY
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Dublin 4
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Royal College of
f Surgeons in Ireland
ARE YOU THINKING OF MAKING A WIL
COVENANT LEGACY OR DONATION?
Please consider the
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND
T h e R . C . S .I . was founded in 1784. It conducts an
International Undergraduate Medical School for the training
and education of Doctors. It also has responsibility for the
further education of Surgeons, Radiologists, Anaesthetists,
Dentists and Nurses. Many of its students come from Third
World Countries, and they return to work there on completion
of their studies.
Medical Research is also an important element of the College's
activities. Cancer, Thromboses, Blindness, Blood Pressure,
Mental Handicap and Birth Defects are just some of the human
ailments which are presently the subject of detailed research.
Í he College is an independent and private institution which is
financed largely through gifts, donations, and endowments.
Your assistance would be very much appreciated, and would
help to keep the College and Ireland in the forefront of Medical
Research and Education.
For tax purposes, the R.C.S.I, is regarded by the Revenue
Commissioners as a Charity. Therefore, gifts and donations
may qualify the donors for tax relief.
For further information about the College's activities, please
contact:
The Registrar, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,
St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
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