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GAZETTE
DECEMBER 1989
The Irish Solicitors in London Bar Association
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the
Irish Solicitors in London Bar
Association was held at the Law
Society, Chancery Lane, London
WC2 on 25 October 1989. The
meeting was chaired by Mr. John
Randall, the Director of the Law
Society's Professional Standards
and Development Directorate.
The outgoing President, Miss
Cliona O'Tuama, delivered a report
on the work done by the Associa-
tion since its formal inauguration in
April 1988. She spoke of develop-
ments in connection wi th the
Association's quest for the re-
qualification of Irish solicitors in
England and Wales. She also spoke
of the success of the Association's
Charity Ball held in London on 3
June, both financially and in pro-
moting the position of Irish solici-
tors in London.
Mr Peter Sutherland, the former
Irish member of the European
Commission and current Chairman
of Allied Irish Banks, was un-
animously elected Patron of the
Association. Miss O'Tuama was re-
elected President.
" . . . reciprocity
between the Law
Society of England and
Wales and the Irish Law
Society was not
possible until such time
as the Oireachtas had
amended the relevant
provisions of the Irish
Solicitors Acts."
After the formal business of the
Annual General Meeting had taken
place, Mr. John Randall addressed
the meeting on the subject of the
re-qualification of Irish solicitors in
England and Wales. He explained
that progress in connection wi th
r ec i p r oc i ty be t ween the Law
Society of England and Wales and
the Irish Law Society was not
possible until such time as the
Oireachtas had amended the rele-
vant provisions of the Irish Solici-
tors Acts. He spoke about the
progress being made by the English
Law Society in the implementation
of the EC Directive on the Mutual
Recognition of Higher Education
Diplomas. He also said that it would
be possible for Irish solicitors to
become partners in their respective
firms in the event of multi-national
partnerships becoming permitted,
even if they had not been admitted
in England and Wales.
A f t er t he mee t i ng, Cliona
O'Tuama said that she was very
pleased wi th the attendance at the
Annual General Meeting, which
was tribute to John Randall and his
assistance to the Association since
its inauguration. She said that she
was particularly pleased that Peter
Sutherland had agreed to be
Patron. "Our Constitution provides
for a Patron, who must be 'a dis-
tinguished Irish lawyer'. I can think
of no Irish lawyer who is as well
respected in London as Peter
Sutherland. As Commissioner wi th
responsibility for competition, he
played a major role in t he
development of EC Competition
Law. His name commands great
respect throughout English legal
circles and I am very honoured that
he agreed to be our Patron. Having
Peter Sutherland as our Patron will
in no small way help to enhance the
image of this Association in the
eyes of English colleagues".
The Committee of the Irish
Solicitors in London Bar Associa-
tion elected for 1989/90 is as
follows:-
President:
Miss Cliona O'Tuama;
Vice-President:
Mi ss
Anne
Counihan;
Hon. Secretary:
Mr.
James Healy;
Hon. Treasurer:
Mr.
Roderick
Bourke;
Ordinary
Members:
Miss Anne Lawler, Mr.
Philip Lee, Mr. Patrick Long and Mr.
Victor Timon.
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Cliona O'Tuama.
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