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GAZETTE
MARCH 1990
From the President . . .
At the end of February I had the
pleasure of attending the 18th
Conference of Presidents of Bar
Associations and Law Societies in
Europe wh i ch was held in the
beautiful city of Vienna. During our
stay in Vienna we enjoyed most
beautiful weather, wonderful hos-
pitality and a very interesting Con-
ference. It was a somewhat historic
Conference in that representatives
attended from countries such as
Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary
and Russia.
The principal discussions center-
ed around the overall situation of
the legal profession in European
coun t r i es and the remarkable
recent developments. It was in-
teresting that the Russian repre-
sentative told the meeting that the
legal profession had been given
greater independence and freedom
but issued the warning that this in
itself was not of any great avail
until independence was established
in the Courts and the judicial
system.
The Director General, J ames J .
Ivers, also attended the Con-
ference in his position as President
of E S S E B A.
At home the principal news
relates to the issue of the report of
the Fair Trade Commission on its
study of the Legal Profession in
Ireland. This report which is a very
comprehensive document com-
prising more than 7 00 pages was
submitted to the Minister for
Industry and Commerce, Desmond
O'Malley in the first week in March.
The document will obviously have
to be considered by the Minister
prior to its submission to the
Go v e r nme nt and
s u b s e q u e nt
publication. A s I mentioned in an
earlier message a Committee of the
Society was established this year
and has already met. A s soon as
the report is available it will be
considered in detail and with all
possible expedition by this Com-
mittee and we will obviously be
seeking the views of the Bar
Associations on the contents of the
Report as it affects our Profession.
We have not at this stage any
indication as to the contents of the
report but the Minister for Industry
and Commerce when referring to it
at the Limerick City and County Bar
Association Annual Dinner Dance
said that the report's recommenda-
tions, when implemented, would
lead to a diminuation in the restrict-
tive practices within the Legal
Profession.
I hope that as many members as
possible have already completed
their Registration Forms for the
Annual Conference in Killarney.
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E RN E ST J . MA RG E T S ON,
President.
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