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New radio series on the law
L aw School w h o had f o r med themselves
into a grouping called 'Save O ur S c h o o l '.
He also reported that fujl planning
permission for the proposed d e v e l o pme nt
of the Hendrick Place property as a new
L aw School had been granted by Dublin
Corporation, although it was expected that
an appeal would be taken by An Taisce.
8. Referendum on bail
T h e Ch a i r man of the Criminal L aw
C omm i t t ee referred to the proposed
r e f e r e n d um designed to restrict the
availability of bail. It w as agreed that the
Society should e n c o u r a ge a full and
balanced debate on this issue and that
concern should be expressed on civil
liberties grounds.
9. New motion for Council meeting on
18 October 1996
"That this Council approve the draft
Regulations on Advertising, which
have been circulated, subject to the
suggested a m e n dm e n ts contained in
c o u n s e l 's opinion."
Proposed:
Owen Binchy
Seconded:
Philip Joyce
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Watchdog for
English Bar
T h e E n g l i sh B ar C o u n c il is l o o k i ng f or a
' s e n i or figure' to act as a lay c omp l a i n ts
c o mm i s s i o n er u n d er the B a r ' s r e f o r m ed
c o m p l a i n ts s y s t em, d u e to t a ke e f f e ct
n e xt April. T h e lay c o mm i s s i o n er will
report to a n e w c omp l a i n ts c o mm i t t ee
a nd 'will play a vital role in o v e r s e e i ng
the investigation of c o m p l a i n ts a g a i n st
b a r r i s t e r s '. T h e n e w f u l l - t i me post will
b e w o r th £ 6 0 , 0 00 to the s u c c e s s f ul
c a n d i d a t e. A c c o r d i ng to B ar C h a i r m an
D a v id P e n r y - D a v ey Q C , the lay
c o mm i s s i o n er m u st b e a p e r s on 'of
s u f f i c i e nt stature to inspire c o n f i d e n ce in
the impartiality a nd e f f e c t i v e n e ss of the
s y s t em w e are p u t t i ng in p l a c e '.
• T h e p r e s e n t er of B B C R a d io 4 ' s
Law
in Action
series, M a r c el B e r l i n s, h as
b e e n n a m e d B r o a d c a st J o u r n a l i st of t he
Y e a r in t he E n g l i sh B a r C o u n c i l 's legal
r e p o r t i ng a w a r d s. T h e w i n n er in the
print j o u r n a l i sm c a t e g o ry w a s R o g er
Sm i t h of t he L e g al A c t i on G r o u p.
R T E is b r o a d c a s t i ng a n e w r a d io s e r i es
f o c u s i n g on the l aw a n d t he legal
s y s t e m. T h e p r o g r a m m e, c a l l ed
In
Brief,
g o e s o ut o n S a t u r d ay e v e n i n gs
at 7 . 4 5 pm a n d is h o s t ed by b a r r i s t er
A l e x Wh i t e , a f o r m e r p r o d u c er o n t he
Gay Byrne Show.
RTE stresses that the
p r o g r a m me will n ot b e o f f e r i ng legal
a d v i c e o n i n d i v i d u al p r o b l e ms b ut
i n s t e ad will ' p r o v i de a f o r u m f o r
d i s c u s s i on of p o l i cy o p t i o n s, t he
w a y t he c o u r ts w o r k , t he legal
p r o f e s s i o n, legal f e e s a n d t he
a p p o i n t m e nt of j u d g e s ' .
T h e s h o w b e g a n its r un o n 2 8
S e p t e m b e r, w i th a l o ok at the state of
t h e c o u rt s y s t em a n d t he
r e c o m m e n d a t i o ns of t he D e n h a m
R e p o r t. A m o n g the c o n t r i b u t o rs to t he
p r o g r a m me w e r e K e n M u r p h y ,
D i r e c t or G e n e r al of t he L a w S o c i e t y,
R o i s in C o n n o l l y, a s o l i c i t or w i th
t h e C o o l o c k C o m m u n i t y L a w C e n t r e,
a n d E a m o n n L e a h y B L of t he
B a r C o u n c i l.
C o m m e n t i n g on t he p r o b l e ms f a c i ng
t he Irish c o u r t s, M r M u r p h y s a i d: ' O n e
o f t h e m a i n p r o b l e m s - p e r h a p s t h e
m a i n p r o b l e m - is t h at w e ' r e u s i n g a
n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y j u s t i c e a n d
d i s p u t e r e s o l u t i on s y s t e m w h i c h
c a n n o t d e a l w i t h t h e b u r d e n o f l a te
t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y d e m a n d s b e i n g
p l a c e d o n i t '. A n d h e n o t e d t h a t t h e
D e n h a m R e p o r t ' s r e c o m m e n d a t i on
t h a t a C o u r t s S e r v i c e s h o u l d b e
s et u p t o r u n t h e s y s t e m m o r e
e f f i c i e n t l y w a s f i r st s u g g e s t e d a s
l o n g a g o a s 1 9 9 3 in a j o i n t r e p o r t b y
T h e Irish b r a n c h of t he C h a r t e r ed
I n s t i t u te of A r b i t r a t o rs is h o l d i ng
an e n t ry c o u r se f o r a s s o c i a te
m e m b e r s h i p o n 8 - 1 0 N o v e m b e r
in D u b l i n.
A p p l i c a t i on f o r m s c an b e o b t a i n ed
f r o m 8 M e r r i on S q u a r e, D u b l in 2.
T e l : 6 6 2 7 8 6 7 . F a x : 6 6 2 7 8 9 1.
Alex White
t h e L a w S o c i e t y a n d t h e B a r
C o u n c i l .
' O f c o u r s e , t h a t w a s s i m p l y t h e
r e c o m m e n d a t i on f r o m t w o
p r o f e s s i o n al b o d i e s : n o w it is
a p p a r e n t l y g o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y ' ,
M r M u r p h y a d d e d . ' W e w i ll w a i t
t o s e e it b e i n g i m p l e m e n t e d,
b e c a u s e t o o m a n y r e p o r t s in
r e l a t i o n t o t h e c o u r t s h a v e b e e n
a p p r o v e d in p r i n c i p le b u t n o t
i m p l e m e n t e d ' .
F u t u r e p r o g r a m m es in t he s e r i es will
l o ok at h o w j u d g e s a re a p p o i n t ed a nd
w h e t h e r t h ey a re ' o ut of t o u c h ' ,
s e n t e n c i ng p o l i c i e s, w h i te c o l l ar c r i m e,
the t e l e v i s i ng of c o u rt c a s e s, t he bail
l a w s, a n d t he i n n er w o r k i n gs of t he
legal p r o f e s s i o n.
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T h e A n n u a l D i n n e r of t he C h a r t e r ed
I n s t i t u te of A r b i t r a t o r s, Irish B r a n c h,
will b e h e ld o n D e c e m b e r 6 at t he
K i n g s I n n s.
N u m b e r s a re l i m i t ed s o g et y o u r
t i c k e ts e a r l y. T h e s e c a n b e o b t a i n ed
f r o m 8 M e r r i o n S q u a r e, D u b l in 2.
T e l : 6 6 2 7 8 6 7 . F a x: 6 6 2 7 8 9 1.
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