The Gazette 1982

GAZETTE

JULY/AUGUST 1982

Correspondence

The Editor,

10 June, 1982

Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Gazette.

Dear Sir,

The Law Society in 1980 played a cricket match against

visiting Australian lawyers. Inquiry has been made if

matches could be arranged with the Law Society of Scot-

land and/or the Bar. As a groundwould have to be "borrow-

ed" such matches would be played on days other than

Saturday, Sunday or a Bank Holiday during the summer.

The acceptance of fixtures for the future whether on a

"once off' or regular basis obviously is dependant on the

extent ofinterest on the part ofmembers ofthe Law Society.

The Law Society would therefore very much appreciate it if

persons who are interested in playing cricket on Law

Society teams would so inform either myself or the Direc-

tor General, Mr James Ivers.

It need not be the case that all matches must be played in

Dublin. At the same time the practicality of playing

matches elsewhere is at least to some extent dependant on

local interest.

It would therefore be helpful if Solicitors or Apprentices

writing to state that they are interested in playing for the

Law Society would indicate the Club (if any) of which they

are a member and whether they would be willing to travel

outside their own immediate area to play if requested so to

do.

Thank you for your help in this connection.

Yours sincerely,

David R. Pigot,

42-45 St Stephen's Green,

Dublin 2.

1 July, 1982

Mr James J. Ivers,

Director General,

The Incorporated Law Society

of Ireland.

Dear Mr Ivers,

The Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey has asked me to

refer further to your recent letter concerning the circulation

ofBills by the Stationery Office and the availability of items

of legislation in the Government Publications Sale Office.

The Taoiseach has been in touch with the Minister for

Finance, who has responsibility for the Stationery Office,

about the matter. The Minister has informed the Taoiseach

that the circulation of Bills to subscribers is made by the

staff of Publications Section at Beggar's Bush. The staff

have standing instructions to supply subscribers from the

first allocation of Bills received from the printer and to

despatch Bills not later than the day following the date of

receipt of these. While every effort is made to ensure that

these instructions are strictly adhered to, occasionally

delays in despatch may occur due to pressure of work or

delay in the receipt of Bills. Where a number of Bills are

delivered within days of each other, several issues may be

despatched in the one wrapper.

For instance, in the case of the Housing (Private Rented

Dwellings) Bill 1982, copies of the Bill as initiated were

received in the Stationery Office on 29 March and of the

memorandum on 30 March; copies of the Bill as passed

were received on 2 April. All were posted to subscribers on

2 April. Efforts are beingmade to speed up the system as far

as possible.

Regarding the availability of Statutory Instruments, all

Instruments are placed on sale (in stencil form) in the

Government Publications Sale Office immediately the

official release notice is received from the Oireachtas

Library. In the case of the District Court (Malicious In-

juries Act 1982) (Costs and Fees) Regulations 1982, the

release note dated 16 April 1982, was not received in the

Stationery Office until 21 April. The copies were delivered

to the Sale Office on 23 April. (The notice appeared in Iris

Oifigiuil on 20 April.

The Minister for Finance is having the delay in this case

investigated and steps are being taken to ensure that Statu-

tory Instruments will be available on the date the relevant

notice is published in Iris Oifigiuil.

Yours sincerely,

Sean Aylward

Private Secretary

to the Taoiseach.

29 June, 1982

The Editor,

Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Gazette.

Dear Sir,

In my recent article

"Gammel

Wilson —

a further

commentary"(Gazette April 1982) I made reference to

the law proposed to be passed in England to remedy the

situation.

It may be of interest to practitioners that in a further

article on the subject published on 26th May in the United

Kingdom "Guardian Gazette" it is stated that the

Administration of Justice Bill makes substantial changes

in this area. It is stated the three main effects of the bill are:

1. Where a claim is being brought under the Fatal

Accidents Act 1976 the wife or husband of a deceased

and where the deceased is an unmarried minor, his

parents (or mother if he is illegitimate) may claim

damages for bereavement of £3,500 (a sum which can

be varied by the Lord Chancellor by statutory instru-

ment in the future).

2. No damages are to be awarded for loss of expectation

of life, but if a person's expectation of life is reduced by

injuries the court in assessing damages shall take

account of any suffering caused or likely to be caused to

him by awareness that his expectation of life has been

so reduced..

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