The Gazette 1994

GAZETTE

N E W S

SYS Au t umn Con f e r ence

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1994

The Autumn Conference 1993 of the

Society of Young Solicitors was held

jointly with the Young Barristers

Society at Jury's Hotel Cork on 12

November to 14 November 1993.

We were delighted to welcome quite a

number of solicitors from Northern

Ireland, England and Wales and

Holland who travelled to attend the

Conference.

The topics discussed were wide

ranging.

The Hon Mr. Justice

Hugh O'Flaherty

of the Supreme Court and

Joseph

Noonan

of Noonan and Linehan & Co.,

Cork addressed the topic "The

Guardian of Human Rights - State or

International Community?". Mr. Justice

O'Flaherty led a useful discussion on

the vindication of human rights by the

organs of State. Mr. Noonan posed the

question whether either of these two

agencies do so or whether human rights

are more effectively guarded by lobby

groups.

Discussion on the second topic on

Saturday morning, "Mental Health - A

Case For Law Reform", was led by

Tom O 'Malley,

a lecturer in law at

UCG and Director of the Irish Centre

for the Study of Human Rights,

Garrett

Sheehan,

an experienced practitioner in

Dublin and Dr.

Art O'Connor,

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist,

Central Mental Hospital, Dublin.

On Sunday morning a discussion forum

considered the proposals by Minister

Seamus Brennan to impose limitations

on damages in personal injuries actions.

Unfortunately, Minister Brennan was

unable to attend but the panel of

speakers included Professor

Bryan

MacMahon, Frank Clarke,

S.C.

Chairman of the Bar Council and

Michael V. O'Mahoney,

President of

the Law Society. The forum which was

chaired by Mr. Justice Hugh O'Flaherty

focused on the differing points of view

which the topic has generated in recent

times. There were also some substantial

contributions made from the floor, most

notably from

Bruce St. John Blake,

Solicitor.

Quite a number of delegates enjoyed

the Saturday afternoon golf at Lee

Valley Golf & Country Club and the

Cork City pub treasure hunt was won

by a team led by

David Edwards

of the

London Young Solicitors Group.

The Saturday night banquet was also a

great success and we were honoured to

have the attendance of representatives

from the local bar associations.

SYS would like to thank the sponsors,

principally the Investment Bank of

Ireland Limited, without whose continu-

ing support our conferences could not

take place. We are also extremely

grateful to our other sponsors: Rank

Xerox, Behan & Associates and

Rochford Brady, whose assistance and

interest we appreciate very much.

Walter Beatty,

Public Relations Officer, SYS

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The next SYS Conference will

be held on Friday 11 March

to Sunday 13 March 1994, at

the Slieverussell Hotel,

Co. Cavan. Brochure enclosed

with this

Gazette.

C o r k S o l i c i t o rs G e t S o c i a l !

If you are a solicitor or solicitor's

apprentice, and based in Cork, aged

between 18 and 100 and looking for fun,

then read on! The Cork Solicitors Social

Club has hit town. So far, events organ-

ised have included a barbeque at the

Anglers Rest, last July; a bowling

tournament, sponsored by Budweiser,

held last September (and won by

Martin

Kelleher,

Frank Buttimer & Company);

a quasar contest against Cork barristers

last October (and won by Cork Family

Law Centre) and a Raiting Grand

Prix in November (won by

Annette

O'Sullivan,

P.J. O'Driscoll & Sons).

The autumn season rounded off with a

dinner followed by a late night at the

Pavillion.

Events planned for 1994 include:

23 February -

Inter Firms Pub Quiz. Venue: Old Oak,

Oliver Plunkett Street, at 8.00pm. Entry

fee £20 (four persons per team). Prizes

include a weekend for two at a luxury

hotel in Killarney, vouchers for dinner

for two at various restaurants in Cork.

The proceeds of the pub quiz will be

donated to the charity of the winner's

choice. Please encourage your firm to

pay your entry fee and, if interested in

participating, contact:

Kieran McCarthy

at Michael Powell & Company or

Patricia Flannagan

at Murphy Condon

& Company.

March, 1994 -

Tennis Tournament

April, 1994-

Paint Ball at Kinsale

May, 1994-

Water Skiing - Solicitors -v- Gardai

followed by barbeque.

For further details of the Cork Solicitors

Social Club please contact

Brian

O'Shea,

Paddy O'Shea & Company,

Midleton;

Yvonne Buckley,

Eoin C. Daly

& Company;

Noel Doherty,

Fitzgerald

O'Leary & Company;

Annette

O'Sullivan,

P.J. O'Driscoll & Sons; or

Emir Houlihan,

Bank of Ireland, Legal

Department.

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