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GAZETTE
JU
LY/AUGUST
1991
THE INCORPORATED LAW
SOCIETY
CONTINUING LEGAL
EDUCATION
July/August 1991 Programme
Thursday 25th July, Dublin
7.00 - 9.00p.m.
JUDICIAL REVIEW:
LAW AND PROCEDURE
Consultant:
Eamonn G. Hall, Solicitor
Wednesday 7th August, Dublin
10.00a.m. - 5.00p.m.
C.G.T.
and SELF-ASSESSMENT
Consultants:
Caroline Devlin, AITI, Solicitor,
Patrick Hunt, ACA, AITI, BL.
See CLE Brochure for further details
SOLICITORS GOLFING SOCIETY CAPTAINS
PRIZE (COLM PRICE) AT HOWTH, GOLF CLUB.
The Captains Prize was held at Howth Golf Club on the 24th of May
1991. One Hundred members competed, the results were as follows:
the reform and modernisation of
the Land Registry and Registry of
Deeds. The. profession was glad
that the Government had res-
ponded a f f i rma t i ve ly to the
Society's suggestion that the Land
Registry be converted into a State-
sponsored body. The only people,
he said, who had the expertise and
experience to engage in con-
veyancing were solicitors and it
was in the public interest and the
interest of the client that this work
should be left in the hands of
solicitors.
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY
The President said that about 80%
of the Profession now carried Pro-
fessional Indemnity Insurance ob-
tained through the Society's own
Fund (Solicitors Mutual Defence
Fund) or their own insurers. The
Society was seeking power in the
f o r t hcomi ng Solicitors Bill to
make professional indemnity com-
pulsory.
OTHER ISSUES
The President also made the
following points:-
• The Civil Legal Aid Scheme
urgently needed to be improved.
• The Society was not opposed to
the appointment of a Legal
Ombudsman to oversee the
handling of complaints by the
Society.
• The Society welcomed the
proposed increase in t he
jurisdiction of the District and
Circuit Courts but it was
essential that the necessary
backup services be put in
place.
• On costs, the President asserted
the right of the profession to fair
remuneration for the work and
services given. All solicitors'
fees and charges were regulated
by the Solicitors Remuneration
Acts and there was a separate
independent
sys t em
for
examining and assessing the
reasonableness of solicitors'
costs. If freedom of competition
were to come, a necessary
corollary was that price control
would have to go.
• Contingency fees could not be
considered until the Government
changed the law.
• The President strongly defended
the Society's right to issue
guidelines on professional fees.
• The adminisration of justice in
the Courts was an area crying
out for attention; delays needed
to be addressed.
• There was an urgent need for
establishment of a Commission
to consider our laws in relation
to civil litigation and Court
procedures; the President
personnally
favoured
the
granting of Interim Decrees,
Income Decrees and the review
of Court Orders in relation to
claims. Court procedures must
be reviewed and the method of
listing cases re-examined.
CONCLUSION
Mr. Binchy concluded his address
with the following message:-
" I am proud to belong to a
profession that, by and large, has
provided an efficient, expert and
cos t - e f f ec t i ve service to the
community; a profession that in my
experience is open to and prepared
to collaborate w i t h desirable
change - a profession that is a
vibrant part of the 20th century
and ready for the 21st century - a
profession whose mo t to is
appropriate to this age and to all
times - Veritas Vincet - Truth shall
Prevail."
CAPTAINS PRIZE:
RUNNER UP OVER-ALL:
ST. PATRICKS PLATE:
RUNNER UP:
DIRECTOR GENERALS CUP:
13 AND OVER:
RUNNER UP:
30 MILES & OVER:
FIRST NINE:
SECOND NINE:
OVER 65s:
Barry Doyle - 16 - 41 Points.
Martin Kennedy - 18 - 39 Points.
(12 AND UNDER) John Bourke - 11
- 41 Points.
Brian O'Brien - 9 - 37 Points.
Harry Fehilly - 36 Points.
Eamonn Kelly - 14 - 38 Points.
Andy Curneen - 16 - 37 Points.
Don Binchy - 8 - 37 Points.
Andrew Smith - 12 - 21 Points
Colm Berkery - 18 - 21 Points.
Paul Kearns - 15 - 34 Points.
The Presidents Prize (Don Binchy) will be held at Clonmel Golf Club
on Friday the 19th of July 1991 next. Notices will be forwarded in due
course.
RICHARD BENNETT
Hon. Secretary
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