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court system, each year, to parliament.
There is probably also a need from
some media access to the courts to
allow the reporting of cases without
revealing the identities of the litigants,
their children or their assets.
The Paper recommends that provision
should be made for the appointment by
the judge of an independent
representative for a child who is the
subject of guardianship, custody or
access proceedings where in the
opinion of the judge this appears to be
necessary in the interests of the child.
Obviously the question of legal aid will
be crucial here.
Judicial Training
Under the heading of judicial studies
and legal training it is recommended
that measures be taken as a matter of
urgency to enable the judiciary to
organise judicial studies on a
systematic basis. Obviously resources
would be critical here. The suggestion
is made that judicial studies should be
managed by a board chaired by the
Chief Justice and comprising a
majority of judges, with adequate
funding and proper administrative and
logicistical support. It is recommended
that courses of professional legal
education should address the special
features of family law practice so that
future practitioners should, at a
minimum, become aware of the need
for special skills and expertise.
My overall feeling about the paper is
that it provides a great deal of very
useful information both about the Irish
system of family courts, and how
family proceedings are dealt with in
various foreign jurisdictions. I feel it
should be compulsory reading for all
family law students, family lawyers
and judges. I do feel that the
recommendations could have been
more radical, but this is obviously a
personal view.
Brian Gallagher, Solicitor, is a Partner
in the firm Gallagher Shatter.
Copies of Consultation Paper on
Family Courts. LRC (46-1994). are
available from the Law Reform
Commission, Ardilaun House, III St.
Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. Price £10.
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Pictured at a garden party organised by Concerned Lawyers against the Alleviation of Social
Poverty (CLASP) in the Law Society, Blackhall Place, were l-r: Rita Walsh, BL, Treasurer of
CLASP; Terry Phelan, BL; Seamus Sorohan, SC and Margaret Barry, Solicitor.
CLASP has organised a number of social events since its foundation over six years ago.
Among the charities which have benefited are the Salvation Army's Cranhy Centre, Focus
Point, St. Vincent's Trust and Merchant's ()uay Project.
The patrons of i.LASP are the Hon Mr Justice Hugh O'Flaherty, His Honour fudge Liam
Devally, His Honour Judge Patrick Smith and Michael V. O'Mahony, President, Law Society.
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H Full annotated text of the Conven-
tions and accession conventions, in-
dicating all amendments
H S u p p l e m e n t al R o me m a i n t e n a n ce
judgments convention and Mainten-
ance Bill. 1994
71 Consolidated text of the Irish, 1988
and 1993 Acts
7 9 (including the six 1 9 9 4) decis-
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Courts
Detailed references to the
Jenard,
Sehlosser,
Mbtler
and
Cruz/Real
Reports.
In his foreword the Hon. Mr Justice
Blayney observes that.
The author of his
work. . . deserves our thanks for the
invaluable service he is providing and it
is my hope that we may look forward to
further editions of his work to keep us up
to date in what has become a very
important area of the law.
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