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interpretation and application of the
law. Updated samples of the forms
required to initiate claims and appeals
under the legislation are provided.
The author provides expert
commentary and analysis on an
important and c omp l ex area of law.
This book will be of i mme n se benefit
to practitioners.
Dr Eamonn G Hall
Setting-up and Managing a
Small Practice
A g u i de f o r s o l i c i t o rs
By Ma r t in Sm i t h, L L B , S o l i c i t o r,
2 7 4 p p ; P r i c e: S t g £ 1 9 . 9 5.
Available from the Law S o c i e ty Shop,
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This book is specifically for solicitors
setting-up practice for the first
time either as a sole practitioner
or in partnership. While it is
written for England and Wa l e s, most
of the chapters are equally applicable
to any jurisdiction. It covers all
topics of concern to solicitors when
setting-up - location, finance,
attracting clients, computers, risk
management, d e v e l o p i ng the
business etc.
The book takes a very pragmatic
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of the issues will be very o b v i o us to
solicitors at the setting-up stage,
the author provides a framework to
think through these issues and look at
the pros and cons. The book is
well written and an easy read and
should be the starting point for
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N o w available in Law Society
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Notice
Breast Implant Litigation
in the US
Irish litigation solicitors will probably
be aware that there is current
litigation in the US against D ow
Corning Corporation and Others
arising out of the onset of breast
cancer allegedly resulting from
silicone gel breast implants. Would
any solicitors with Irish based clients
contemplating such litigation please
contact Patrick Whelan & Company,
Solicitors, 11 Clare Street, Dublin 2.
(Tel: (01) 6 6 13 661, to consider the
formation of an association of such
clients with a view to instituting a
class action or combined suit in the
US against the manufacturers of the
silicone gel implants. The ultimate
objective would be for such an
association of clients giving c ommon
instructions to a firm of American
lawyers, with the specific details
relating to each individual client
coming from each individual Irish
solicitor concerned.
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