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COUNCIL DINNER
Th e Annual Dinner of the Council of the Society
was held in the Library, Solicitors Buildings, on Thurs-
day, 4th April 1974.
T h e President, Mr. Peter Prentice, received the
guests. T h e guests included the President of the High
Court, Mr. Justice Walsh, Mr. Justice Henchy, Mr.
Justice Griffin, Mr. Justice Mu r n a g h a n, Mr. Justice
Pringle, Mr. Justice Butler, Mr. Justice Finlay, Mr.
Justice O'Higgins, Mr. Justice Gannon, the Minister
for Justice (Mr. Cooney), the Minister for Lands (Mr.
Fitzpatrick), the Attorney-General (Mr. Declan Cos-
tello), Judge Durcan, Judge Ryan, J udge Wellwood,
Judge Barrett, Judge Roe and Judge O'Malley, the
President of the District Court (justice O'Flynn), Mr.
Leslie Morris (President of the Incorporated Law
Society of Northern Ireland) and Mr. Sydney Lomas
(Secretary of the Northern Ireland Law Society). Thirty
members of the Council were present, and there were
ninety guests.
Mr. Bruce St. John Blake, Vice-President, proposed
the toast to " Ou r Guests" which was responded to by
Right Rev. Edwin Owen, Bishop of Killaloe. T h e
Attorney-General, Mr. Declan Costello, who had just
returned from Australia, proposed the toast to " T he
Society" to which the President responded.
FREE LEGAL AID PANEL
SET UP
T h e Minister for Justice, Mr. Cooney, has announced the
names of the people who will advise him on the intro-
duction of a free legal aid system in civil matters.
As expected, the chairman of the advisory committee
is a Judge, Mr. Justice Denis Pringle, of the High
Court. T h e Minister announced his intention of setting
up the committee last J anua r y.
He had been under considerable pressure to do so,
particularly from F.L.A.C., the Free Legal Advice
Centres, which threatened to close unless the Govern-
ment promised to support free legal aid in civil matters.
Th e re is already a limited form of legal aid in
criminal matters. For 1973-74, £45,000 was allocated
for this.
T h e members of the committee are : Ch a i rma n, Mr.
Justice Denis Pringle, Judge of the High Cou r t; Mr.
Thomas G. Crotty, county registrar, Kilkenny; Mr.
Brian M. Gallagher, solicitor (representing F.L.A.C.); Mr.
Liam Hamilton, S.G.; Mr. James J. Ivers, director-
general of the Incorporated Law Society; Mr. Eu n an
E. H. McCa r r on, solicitor; Mr. To ny Brown, social and
economic adviser to the Minister for Social Welfare; Mr.
C. K. McGr a t h, Depa r tment of Finance; Mr. J. C.
McMa h o n, Depa r tment of Public Service; and Mr.
Pierce Rayel, Depa r tment of Justice.
Lipstein: Law of the European Economic
Community
1974. By K. Lipstein, Ph.D., Barrister, Professor of Com-
parative Law and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.
Assuming a basic knowledge of the Constitution and
organisation of the three European Communities, Lip-
stein presents a narrative statement of the substantive
law of the EEC as embodied in the Treaty of Rome. The
work demonstrates how in many instances the articles
of the Treaty provide only a general legislative frame-
work supplemented by subsequent regulations, direc-
tives, decisions and other measures of the Community
organs, and how the entire body of rules has been shaped
and interpreted by the Community Court.
£8.60 net (£9.05)
0 406 27200 X
Pugh's Matrimonial Proceedings Before
Magistrates
3rd Edition. 1974. By Leslie M. Pugh, Solicitor, Stipen-
diary Magistrate for Liverpool, and J. Basil Horsman,
Solicitor, Clerk to the Wigan Justices.
In this new edition more than 150 recent cases are
covered, as well as 16 new statutes, amongst which are
the Administration of Justice Act 1970, the Attachment
of Earnings Act 1971, and the Maintenance Orders
(Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973. The more up-to-
date enactments such as the Guardianship Act 1973 have
not been overlooked, although their provisions have not
yet been brought into effect.
£9.00 net (£9.48
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Munkman's Damages for Personal Injuries and
Death
5th
Edition. 1973. By
John Munkman,
LL.B., Barrister.
This new edition of Munkman reflects the continuing
growth of this important subject. The author has revised
and rearranged numerous portions of the text, and new
material has been added which takes into account recent
relevant changes in the law. There are numerous prac-
tical illustrations on the quantum of damages.
£4.00 net (£4.25)
0 406 31111 0
Nelson-Jones and Smith's Practical Tax Saving
2nd Edition. 1973. By J. A. Nelson-Jones, B.A. (Oxon.),
Solicitor (Hons.), and Bertram Smith, F.C.A., F.T.I-I-
The new edition of the highly-acclaimed work continues
to demonstrate how affairs may be rearranged to pro-
duce tax savings, with correct alternatives shown and
pitfalls clearly indicated. The sweeping changes in the
tax laws culminating in the new personal and corpor-
ation tax systems have been taken into account through-
out the work. In addition, four completely new chapters
have been added, covering compensation for loss of office,
tax and estate duty planning for partners, interest paid
by companies to overseas lenders and periods of working
abroad.
£3.80 net (£4.12)
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Sumption on Taxation of Overseas Income
and
Gains
By Anthony Sumption, Barrister, formerly a Solicitor.
This work deals with the foreign element in United
Kingdom taxation as a separate subject within Revenue
Law. It has been written in response to the great increase
in the volume of overseas business and the consequent
growth of tax havens, offshore funds and other inter-
national devices. The author explains various methods of
minimising taxation appropriate to individuals, partner-
ships and companies, steering his readers away from the
many pitfalls which litter the path of the tax planner in
this particular field.
£3.80 net (£4.05)
0 406 53870 0
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