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Dail Debates —
Legal Profession
The following extract is taken from the Dáil Debates of 29
May. 1985, and will be of interest to members.
Mr.
Noonan
(Limerick East):
My Department are at
present reviewing the Solicitors Acts to see what changes
should be made including changes in the method of
dealing with complaints against solicitors. In that review
the recommendations contained in the Restrictive
Practices Commission's Report of Inquiry into Restric-
tions on Conveyancing and Advertising by solicitors will
be taken into account, as will also detailed submissions
which I received from the Incorporated Law Society
containing recommendations in a number of areas
including the disciplinary process. I may say that the
Society have recommended lay participation in the
disciplinary process and, as I have already indicated, I
favour this in principle.
The question of a possible role for an arbitration
tribunal can be dealt with at the same time and the review
will also present an opportunity of considering the Irish
language qualification mentioned by Deputy Mitchell.
Mr.
Allen:
Regarding the legislation to be introduced,
would the Minister consider the setting up of a lay
observer system, similar to the position in Britain under
the 1974 Act, in the interest of protecting people who have
complaints to make?
Mr.
Noonan
(Limerick East):
Yes. The Incorporated
Law Society have recommended the appointment of a lay
observer on the lines operating in Britain and Northern
Ireland but I cannot pre-empt a Government decision on
the matter.
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Tipperary
Bar Association
At the Annual General Meeting held in Hayes' Hotel,
Thurles, on 25 June, 1985, the following were elected as
Officers for the coming year:—
President
— Francis P. Gleeson, Thurles.
Vice President
— Albert C. O'Dwyer, Cahir.
Secretary
— Philip Joyce, Killenaule.
There are now ninety-six members in the Bar
Association.
•
ANSWER:
We could try to be funny
and say it was to let the bank drafts in.
But the truth is it's just the way we
operate. Personal, attentive service at all times.
Total access to the manager. Longer hours than
most banks. And higher interest on deposits.
They may sound like small things. But when
you add up the little things we do and most
banks don't, you'll understand why our
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