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VOL.88 NO. 5
JUNE 1994
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As a representative organisation, financed through the
subscription of its members, it is right that the Law Society
should be called upon, from time to time, to render an account of
its stewardship.
N e w s
1 70 et seq.
Society participates in Company Law Review Group p. 170;
Council approves 'mixed' law degrees p. 179; SADSI
Midsummer Ball p. 180; Irish Solicitors Golfing Society p. 180;
Compensation Fund payments in May p. 182; Irish apprentices
win third place in client counselling competition p. 190;
Dublin solicitors fail to match Law Society Yacht
Club
p.
198.
P r e s i d e n t 's M e s s a ge
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In his address to the Half Yearly General Meeting of the
Society,
Michael V O'Mahony
suggested the time had come for
all firms to consider an "in house" complaints procedure.
A r e Y o u r B o o ks In O r d e r 7 7?
173
Failure to comply with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations
can have serious consequences for both individual solicitors and
the profession as a whole.
Jim Dobson,
Investigating Accountant
with the Law Society, describes the scope of the Regulations and
what solicitors need to do to ensure compliance.
L awb r i ef
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Land Registry delays; the Office of Notary Public; Irish
Society for European Law celebrates its 21st anniversary; New
planning regulations; Dr.
Eamonn Hall
reports.
Mediawatch
Poor employment prospects for newly-qualified solicitors
have been the subject of recent media attention.
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P e o p l e a n d P l a c es
184
Husbands a nd Wi v es Un d ue I n f l uence in
Bank i ng L aw
187
Irish law on the question of whether a husband is presumed
to unduly influence his wife in banking transactions cannot be
stated with certainty, writes
Christopher
Doyle.
C i v il L i t i g a t i on in t h e 9 0 s
191
The seminar staged at the Law Society's Annual Conference
addressed a range of pertinent issues concerning trends in civil
litigation in the 90s.
P r ac t i ce No t es
Leases carved out of folios; Probate tax
expenses.
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testamentary
Bo ok Re v i ews
195
This month practitioners review: the Limitation of Actions;
Butterworths (Ireland) Companies Acts 1963 - 1990; and
Emmins on Sentencing.
S t r i k i ng a Ba l a n ce on S e n t e n c i ng
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A recent seminar, staged by the Dublin Solicitors Bar
Association, examined current perceptions of sentencing and
whether the achievement of uniformity and consistency was
desirable.
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Barbara Cahalane
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(Chairman)
Elma Lynch, (Vice Chairman)
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Justin McKenna
Noel C. Ryan
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where otherwise indicated, are the views of
contributors and not necessarily the views of
the Council of the Law Society. The
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Front cover:
The front cover shows
Professor
Richard Woulfe
who retired as
Director of Education of the Law School on
17 June after sixteen years service.
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