The Gazette 1990

GAZETTE

nua

february

1990

"I have very recently received

the report of the Fair Trade

Commission on its study of the

legal profession. This study is

one of a number into various

professions. The reports on the

engineering and accountancy

professions were published

some time ago and I expect to

receive the report on surveyors

and auctioneers within the next

couple of months.

It is usual with these reports

that their publication is deferred

until firm decisions are made in

relation to their recommenda-

tions. There are a number of

reasons for dealing with the

report on the legal profession

differently.

While the study has been in

progress, and particularly more

recently, there has been some

public comment on what it

might and should contain. Some

of these comments were fact-

ually inaccurate and speculative.

There appears to be a mis-

understanding in some quarters

that the situation in relation to

the legal profession is the same

in Ireland as in the United

Kingdom. The degree of con-

troversy which surrounds the

proposals for reform of the legal

profession in the United

Kingdom may be the basis for

the ill-informed comment and

speculation but it does not

excuse it.

There are significant differ-

ences between the situation in

the United Kingdom and Ireland.

I need mention only two here to

illustrate the point. In Ireland,

since 1971, solicitors have a right

of audience in all courts whereas

in the UK this is not the case. In

the UK barristers organise them-

selves in chambers and in Ireland

this type of organisation does

not operate.

I feel that the early publication

of the report would go some way

towards ensuring that debate

and comment on the subject is

at least based on the facts.

It would, incidentally, help

focus the public relations cam-

paigns of certain interest groups

on what the Fair Trade Com-

mission has actually recom-

mended rather than on what it

might be about to recommend.

The Fair Trade Commission

Report is a lengthy one -

running to almost 700 pages -

and it makes recommendations

that would, if accepted, not only

require amendments to a

number of existing statutes but

might also involve completely

new legislation. Clearly such a

complex of issues cannot be dis-

posed of lightly or quickly.

I consider it desirable that the

contents of the report be

publicly available while examina-

tion of the report proceeds. It

may well be that the responses

to the report will assist the

process of examination and im-

prove the quality of decisions

that will eventually be taken by

me and the government.

I will, as is usual in such cases,

be presenting the report to

government

before

it is

published."

A N t O I R E A C H T AS

List of Mea s u r es enac t ed

by the Oi r each t as dur i ng

the year 1 9 89

Title of Act

Number

Garda Síochána Act, 1989

1 of '89

Landlord and Tenant

(Amendment) Act, 1989 •

2 of '89

Insurance Act, 1989

3 of '89

Social Welfare Act, 1989

4 of '89

Jurisdiction of Courts (Maritime

Conventions) Act, 1989

5 of '89

Judical Separation and Family

Law Reform Act, 1989

6 of '89

Safety, Health and Welfare at

Work Act, 1989

7 of '89

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1989 8 of '89

Bord na gCapall (Dissolution) Act,

1989

9 of'89

Finance Act, 1989

10 of '89

An Blascaod Mór National

Historic Park Act, 1989

11 of '89

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1989 12 of '89

Shannon Free Airport

Development Company

Limited (Amendment) Act,

1989

13 of'89

University of Limerick Act, 1989 14 of '89

Dublin City University Act, 1989 15 of '89

Central Bank Act, 1989

16 of '89

Building Societies Act, 1989

17 of '89

Children Act, 1989

18 of'89

Prohibition of Incitement to

Hatred Act 1989

19 of'89

Údaras na Gaeltachta

(Amendment) Act, 1989

20 of '89

Local Government Provisional

Order Confirmation Act,

(Private)

1989

o f ' 89

Trustee Savings Banks Act, 1989 21 of '89

Video Recordings Act, 1989

22 of '89

Appropriation Act, 1989

23 of '89

In the matter of J ohn J.

O'Reilly, a solicitor carrying

on practice under the style of

T. J. Fitzpatrick & Co. and

under the style of Duffy Black

& Co. and in the matter of the

Solicitors' Acts 1954 and

1960.

TAKE NOT I CE

that by Order of

the President of the High Court

made the 12th day of March

1990, it was ordered pursuant to

the provision of Section 20(1) (a)

of the Solicitors' (Amendment)

Act 1960 that no banking

company shall without leave of

the High Court make any

payment out of a banking

account in the name of the

solicitor John J. O'Reilly or the

firm T. J. Fitzpatrick & Co., 7

Farnham Street, Cavan, or the

firm Duffy Black & Co. at The

Diamond, Clones, Co. Monaghan

and by further Order of the

President of the High Court

made the 15th day of March,

1990, it was ordered that the

current Practising Certificates of

the said John J. O'Reilly be

suspended.

Signed:

James J. I vers,

Registrar of Solicitors.

ASSOCIATION OF

PENSION LAWYERS

REPUBLIC

IRELAND

REGIONAL GROUP

INAUGURAL MEETING

Thursday 17th May 1990

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Raymond Kelly (Tel. 720288)

Michael Lane (Tel. 717077)

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Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

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