447 / 736
ment income of a disabled child
is
taxed as
unearned.
The conference also decided
to call on the
Government to legislate for compulsory Road
Traffic Act insurance to include passenger cover,
and authorized its executive to register the asso
ciation as a trade union.
VOLUME 63 —INDEX
The
N.C.C.L.
is calling for better legal assist
ance for prisoners.
In spite of the recommendations of the 1966
Widgery committee, the report says, legal advice
was
still
not
readily available
to convicted
prisoners considering appeal, or to those held by
the police before appearing in court.
The findings show, according to the report, that,
subject to financial need, legal aid should be
granted as of right in all serious criminal cases
and in all bail applications to a judge against a
"Act and be Damned" Attitude in Parliament ...... 142
magistrate's refusal to arant it.
Auctioneer — see Estate Agent
A survey by Mr. Michael Zander, included in
the report, indicates that many criminal offenders
Admission Ceremony (June) ..............................
17
sent to prison or detention centres had no legal
.
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rr
(December) .......................
72
^
.
Agreement to Pay Vendor s Cost must be in writing
54
representation.
Mr. Alien, Galway, Appointed Connaught Provincial
Legally aided persons acquitted of criminal
Delegate ................................................... 73
charges should not normally be ordered to con-
Am^Xlnd^^^S;i Ad^:eIntereStS~RirtieS mUSt 116
tribute towards payment of their costs, the report Annual General Meeting (Dublin)
says. If a man was found guilty and imprisoned,
Finance ..................................................... 67
a contribution order would not usually be made.
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67
The report criticizes the lack of lay participation
Service for Members .................................... 67
in the lesal aid scheme, and proposes the setting
Professional Negligence Insurance ..................
68
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.
.,
The King's Hospital .................................... 69
up of a committee, mainly of laymen, to consider
Fair Trade commission ..............................
69
representation at tribunals, the independent invest!-
Criminal Legal Aid Scheme ........................
69
gation of complaints against lawyer and partici-
^S^£^^^.^^""—"- %
pation by citizens' advice bureaux in legal aid Apprenticeship and Education (Amendment) Regu-
committees.
lations 1969
......................................... 24
Conclusions of the report on the large unmet
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g
need for leaal services in the country are similar
Athlone Chamber of Commerce ........................... 112
to those contained in a report by Labour lawyers,
Barristers appearing in Court without Solicitors ...... 137
, ,.
f .
into
Bankruptcy—Recession of Receiving Order ............
37
Justice jor All,
published m 1968.
Bar Presses for Legal Aid Fee ........................... 109
The report's proposals for raising the financial
Beeching Plan for Judges ....................................
81
limits for civil legal aid, extending the legal advice
Bookc££l.The Growth of the Law ...............
90
scheme
and experimenting With
special
local
Donner—The Role of
the Lawyer
in
the
centres for legal assistance are already widely
European Communities ..........................
61
,
Graveson—Law, An Outline ........................
90
supported.
_
Haccius—Introduction to Irish Death Duties ...
12
Last January the Lord Chancellor's advisory
Kohn and Graveson—Uniform Laws on Inter-
committee endorsed the Law Society's plan for
^^^jg^^^c^^"--— %
an extended legal advice scheme, and lor liaison
Megarry_Arabinesque at Law .....................
61
officers to link up with citizen's bureaux in poor
Montrose—Precedent in English Law ............
38
,,rK.,r, arpnc
"Rut
th*
r,rAnncals Jiavp vpt to be
Szakats—Compensation for Road Accidents ......
61
urban areas. But the proposals have yet to oe
way—Students Guide to Law Libraries .........
90
implemented.
Breath Tests Off Road Valid (R. v. Jones) ............
79
Legal Aid as a Social Service,
The Cobden
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Building Solicitor furnishing Title to Sender ......... 132
Trust, 152 Camden High Street, London, N.W.I.
Certific|te of Discharge from Death Duties ............
33
Change of Solicitor, Costs ................................. 100
DISABLED CHILD TAX PLEA
Circuit Court (Alteration of Circuit) Order 1969 ......
62
... , .
,
,
Golfer, John—Order under Solicitors Acts ............ 128
The British Legal Association, which represents
Community Information Centre ..........................
31
about 3,000 solicitors, aareed at its annual COn-
Company Formation—Activities of Outsiders ......... 44
r
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XT
<-*•
u
*" Q«tl
f^ oc-1- tlic. r^Vnn
Compensation—Date for Assessing Value ..............
63
ference at Nottingham recently to ask the Uian-
Com£letion
of
sale - Commissioner's
Fees
on
cellor of the Exchequer to ensure that no invest-
Memorial to be paid by Vendor's Solicitor ......
47
161