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GAZETTE
MIWHNOVEMBER1993
400, Eirtrade's X400 electronic
messaging system. This will allow
subscribers to send different message
types such as text, graphics, facsimile
and data files to each other over a secure
data network. Access to international
electronic mail systems is also provided.
Investment
As with all major projects, a
considerable amount of investment is
required and LAWLINK will provide
an indispensable service to
practitioners. It appears probable that
the Dublin locations of a number of
Government offices will be changed in
the coming years with part of the Land
Registry likely to move to Waterford
and the Companies Office set to move
to Kilkenny.
The Law Society has launched a new
service to assist solicitors who wish to
merge or form an alliance with
another practitioner/firm, who wish to
buy or sell a practice, or who wish to
enter into an overheads sharing
arrangement.
The service, which is called "Solicitor
Link", is run under the auspices of the
Practice Management Committee and
will be administered by Cillian
MacDomhnaill, Finance and
Administration Executive of the
Society. The service is confidential !
and will be run as an introductory
service through which practitioners
and firms who are registered with
Solicitor Link will be matched with
other solicitors who have compatible
requirements. No details are disclosed
to either party without the real
possibility of a link being established
and the permission of the
practitioners/firms involved being
given. Once common ground has been s
confirmed, the identities of the
practices are revealed to the parties
and thereafter all negotiations are
between the parties. The Finance and
Administration Executive of the
Society will be the only person with
access to the Solicitor Link file and
will be responsible for ensuring the
confidentiality of the service. There is
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Further information on LAWLINK can
be obtained from Gerry Godsell, Chief
Executive, LAWLINK Limited,
Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
* John Furlong is Information Officer
with William Fry, Solicitors. •
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
AND
THE ISLE OF MAN
Samuel McCleery
Attorney - el - La* and Soickor of PO Bex 127 In
Grand Turkjurka and Caicoa Islands, Brtlah Waal
Indies and at P. O. Box 7, Castletown, lala ol Man
will be pleased to accept Instructions generally
from Irish Solictors In the formation and adminis-
tration of Exempt Turks and Calcos Island
Companies «Ho Non - Resident Isle of Man
Companies as well as Trust Administration
G.TOffice:-
Tel: «09 MS 2910 Fax: 000 940 2810LOMOfflce:-
let: 0624 822210 Trial: 628285 Semdan Q
Fax: 0624 823789
a modest once-off registration fee of
£25.00 plus VAT (total £30.25). There
are no further charges for the service.
Further Information
If you would like further information
about Solicitor Link, please write to
Cillian MacDomhnaill, Solicitor Link,
The Law Society, Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7. You will be sent a brochure
outlining the details of the service and
a form to be completed if you are
interested in registering with Solicitor
Link. (See also advertisement on page
312.)
Launching the service, the President of
the Law Society, Raymond Monahan,
said: "I believe this new service will
be of great assistance to solicitors, for
example, a sole practitioner who
wishes to retire or merge with another
practitioner, or to firms which would
like to expand their businesses by
widening the range of expertise they
can offer, thus broadening their client
base". He added: "I am confident that
solicitors will make good use of
Solicitor Link, which is just the first of
many new support services being
developed by the Practice Management
Committee of the Society to assist
solicitors to run more efficient and
viable practices." •
Don't mi ss
LAWTECH ' 93
4 & 5 November, 1993
Blackhall Place, Dublin 7
The growth in the use of computers in
solicitors' practices has been matched
by an increasing awareness that
! information technology offers more than
just a substitute for the electric
typewriter. Last year's seminar on
í Imaging attracted a huge attendance and
| it is expected that this year's seminar
Computers in the Legal Office - Get
Organised
will be especially well attended. The
seminar will be held on Friday 5
November, 1993 from 9.30am to
1.00pm. Further details of the seminar
will be sent to all members shortly.
i
LAWTECH '93 will provide a unique
opportunity to view the latest
technology available for use in a legal
practice. It will also give you the
opportunity of meeting with your
colleagues and discussing the use of
technology in your office.
A help desk will be in operation during
the exhibition to deal with any queries
you may have in relation to technology.
This year the Technology Committee
has organised an essay competition in
honour of the late Niall McCarthy Judge
of The Supreme Court. Thanks to
generous sponsorship from ICL, the
prize is the largest of its kind in Ireland
and the United Kingdom. The "Niall
McCarthy Essay" prize will be
inaugurated and awarded on Thursday 4
November at 6.30pm.
j The Technology Committee look
forward to seeing you at LAWTECH
'93. •
English Agents: Agency work
undertaken for Irish solicitors in
i both litigation and non-contentious
matters - including legal aid. Fearon
& Co., Solicitors, Westminster
| House, 12 The Broadway, Woking,
I Surrey GU21 5AU.
.
Fax:
Sol ici tor Link Serv i ce Launched