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APPENDIX I
CONTENT OF VOCATIONAL COURSES AT THE
LAW SCHOOL
(First Session- -Regulation 19)
A. Practice and Procedure:
1. Civil Litigation in all Courts.
2. Criminal Litigation in all Courts.
3. Administrative Tribunals.
4. Practical Instructions in the drawing of plead-
ings, preparation of cases for advice and
opinions.
5. Advocacy in both civil criminal proceedings.
6. Legal Aid.
7. Family Law.
B. Business Law Course:
1. Accountancy.
2. Commercial Law.
3. Applied Company Law and Partnership Law.
4. Bankruptcy, Liquidation and Receiverships.
C. Conveyancing:
1. Practical Conveyancing including the drafting
of documents.
2. Land Registry Practice.
3. Applied Landlord and Tenant Law.
4. Land Commission Practice.
D. Taxation and Estate Planning:
1. Taxation.
2. Probate and Administration of Estates.
3. Wills and Settlements including the drafting
thereof.
NOTE: References to EEC Law will be included
where applicable.
APPENDIX II
CONTENT OF VOCATIONAL COURSE AT LAW
SCHOOL
(Second Session—Regulation 22)
(a) Office administration including staff assessment,
management and training.
(b) Cost drawing, including time costing, computer
application to office practice.
(c) Ethics and Professional conduct
At least two of the following:
1. CONVEYANCING
2. COURT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
3. CONSUMER AND WELFARE LAW
4. LABOUR LAW.
5. TAX PLANNING.
6. COMPANY LAW.
EEC LAW
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This note is not part of the instrument and does
not purport to be a legal interpretation thereof.
BACKGROUND TO THE INSTRUMENT
1. The instrument puts into effect the proposals for
changes in the system of legal education for Solicitors
foreshadowed in the explanatory note to Statutory
Instrument No. S.I. 138/ 1974 the effect of which will
be to make the taking of a University Degree the
normal pre-requisite for entry upon Apprenticeship
and for the establishment of a full-time vocational
course in training by the Law Society and the im-
provement of the Apprenticeship system.
(1) Regulation 1 provides for the method of citing
of the Regulations.
(2) Regulation 2 prescribes the date on which the
Regulations will come into force.
(3) Regulation 3 defines certain terms used in the
Regulations.
(4) Regulation 4 provides for the application of the
Interpretation Act 1937 to the Regulations.
(5) Regulation 5 provides for the establishment of
an Education Committee, which will replace the
existing Court of Examiners of the Incorporated
Law Society with an increased membership.
(6) Regulations 6 and 7 set out the powers and
duties of the Committee.
(7) Regulation 8 provides for the establishment of
an Advisory Committee to assist the Education
Committee.
The Incorporated Law Society is precluded from
delegating its functions under the Solicitors Act to a
Committee which is not formed exclusively of mem-
bers of the Council of the Incorporated Law Society
and accordingly such functions must be exercised by
the Education Committee. It is felt that an Advisory
Committee, partly composed of persons who are not
members of the Council of the Law Society, would be
in a position to render considerable assistance to the
Education Committee.
(8) Regulation 9 provides for the appointment of
Lecturers and Examiners to the Society.
(9) Regulation 10 provides that only persons who
hold Arts or Law Degrees of a University in
Ireland, England, Scotland of Wales, or a
University Degree or other qualification which
in the opinion of the Education Committee is
equivalent to a Degree of a University in
Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales, or a person
who has passed or been exempted from the
preliminary examination of the Incorporated
Law Society will be admitted to Apprenticeship.
The Regulation goes on to provide for the other
requirements which a prospective Apprentice
must comply with.
(10) Regulation 11 provides for the enrolling of the
Deed of Apprenticeship with the Law Society
after its execution.
(11) Regulation 12 contains the provisions governing
the transfer of Indentures.