The Gazette 1993

225 / 462

VOL. 87 NO. 2 JULY/AUGUST 1993
I N C O R P O R A T E D L A W S O C I E T Y O F I R E L A N D
GAZETTE
V i ewp o i nt
The imposition of guillotines on legislation which is not
urgent is an abuse of our parliamentary procedure.
205
206 Prac t i ce No t es
Certificates as to no debts or voluntary dispositions;
Certificates of no dealings pending; Undertaking to discharge
Land Registry queries; Registration of Business Names Act, 1963;
District Court sittings; Law Library fax numbers; Correction to
Family Home Declarations; Residential Property Tax (page 239).
Special General Mee t i ng 207
At a Special General Meeting, members of the profession
adopted a resolution to discontinue opposition to Part VII of the
Finance Act in the light of assurances on solicitor/client
confidentiality and other concessions received from the Revenue.
Med i awa t ch 209
The Society's opposition to the probate tax CQntinued to
receive media coverage throughout the month as did other issues
of concern to the profession.
Lawb r i ef 211
Solicitor appointed to the High Court in the United Kingdom;
rituals of the law: the judges' tipstaff; Court of Human Rights
holds suspension of detainee's rights justified; the largest firms;
solicitors and "cut price" conveyancing.
This month we review: Hotel, Restaurant and Public House
Law; Law and Liberty in Ireland; Public Procurement, and Irish
Conveyancing Precedents.
The winners of the Law Society's Inaugural Justice Media
Awards Competition, sponsored by Aer Lingus, received their
awards at a ceremony recently.
People and Places
Di sc i p l i na ry Cases
220
223
Prac t i ce Management 225
'A Client' writes a letter outlining the level of communication he
would like, and expects, from his solicitor.
Failure to recognise an opportunity compulsorily to acquire
the fee simple may expose a tenant's legal advisors to an
action for professional negligence, writes Professor JMG
Sweeney, who suggests some reforms of the law in this area.
The scope of the European Communities (Legal Protection of
Computer Programmes) Regulations, 1993 provides copyright
protection for computer software programmes.
Whiplash can often give rise to long-term damage to the
jaw joints which, if unrecognised and untreated, can become
a dominant medical problem, writes Dr. Meurig Devonald.
Notices concerning lost land certificates, wills and leases;
employment and miscellaneous advertisements.
Editor: Barbara Cahalane
Editorial Board:
Dr. Eamonn G. Hall,
(Chairman)
Elma Lynch, (Vice Chairman)
John F. Buckley
Justin McKenna
Michael V. O'Mahony
Noel C. Ryan
Advertising: Seán Ó hOisin. 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 Photograph: Four Judges of
the District Court, clockwise: Judge Bernard
J. O'Carroll, Judge James J. O'Sullivan. Judge
James P. Gilvarry, and Judge John J. Delap.
203