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VOL. 88 NO. 2
MARCH 1994
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Viewpoint
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What has happened to the plans to convert the Land Registry
and Registry of Deeds to semi-State status?
News
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6 et seq.
Report of Council Meetings in January and February, p.46; Early
Days for the First Insurance Ombudsman, p. 67; Review of the
Education and Training of Apprentices, p. 73; Are we Overpaid
- Results of a Younger Members Committee Salary Survey,
P- 74; SASDSI News, p. 74; Law Society Submission on the
Companies (Amendment) Act 1990, p. 77; Minister Highlights
Benefits of Builder's Guarantee, p. 78; UCD Appoints Visiting
Fellow to Adjunct Law Faculty, p. 79; Joint North/South
Seminar on Criminal Law, p. 79.
President's Message
Michael V. O'Mahony
h;
t
hi ^nts the main features of the
Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1994.
Mediawatch
Recent media reports indicated that the Government is likely
to drop the sections in the Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1994
which would have permitted banks and other financial
institutions to engage in probate and conveyancing work.
Lawbrief
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Family Law Bill, 1994; Court Dress; Monopolies and Freedom
of Expression;
Dr. Eamonn Hall
reports.
Book Reviews
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Murder at Marlhill - Was Harry Gleeson Innocent?; The CAJ
Handbook on Civil Liberties in Northern Ireland; The Evidence
of Children - The Law and The Psychology; Your Guide to
Irish Law; The Civil Liability Acts 1961 and 1964.
Disciplinary Cases - Compensation Fund
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Reports of recent cases in the High Court and details of claims
admitted by the Compensation Fund Committee and approved
for payment during January and February 1994.
People and Places
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Practice Notes
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Family Law and Legal Aid Committee; Possession Prior to
Closing; New Licence Duty for Pubs - Should it be
Apportioned?; Computer Assisted Learning Course on Capital
Acquisitions Tax
The Environmental Protection Agency: A Sea of
Change in Environmental Law and Practice
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David Meehan
describes the role and function of the
Environmental Protection Agency and surveys its impact on
regulatory and administrative aspects of environmental
protection in Ireland.
Correspondence
Readers letters on a variety of topics
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Professional Information
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Notices concerning lost land certificates; lost wills; lost title
deeds, employment and miscellaneous advertisements.
Editor:
Barbara Cahalane
Editorial Board:
Dr. Eamonn G. Hall,
(Chairman)
Elma Lynch, (Vice Chairman)
John F. Buckley
John Costello
Justin McKenna
Noel C. Ryan
Advertising:
Seán Ó hOisín. Telephone:
305236 Fax: 307860.
Printing:
Turners Printing Company
Limited, Longford.
The views expressed in this publication, save
where otherwise indicated, are the views of
contributors and not necessarily the views of
the Council of the Law Society. The
appearance of an advertisement in this
publication does not necessarily indicate
approval by the Law Society for the product
or service advertised.
Published at Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
Telephone 6710711 Telex: 31219 Fax: 6710704.
Front cover:
The Solicitors (Amendment)
Bill, 1994 was circulated on 8 February.
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