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GAZETTE
JULY
COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY
Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
A motion was adopted by a majority vote at a meeting
of the Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
on 21st July, 1977, recommending that all solicitors on
the Criminal Legal Aid Panel withdraw from that panel.
The Council felt strongly that the remuneration
received by solicitors on the panel for defence work in all
Courts, but particularly for trials in the Circuit Criminal
Court, the Central Criminal Court and the Special
Criminal Court, are totally inadequate and uneconomic.
The Council took the view that the recent offer made
by the former Minister for Justice of an increase of 40%
on the existing scale of remuneration was altogether
inadequate in the context that as of now no arrangement
exists for the payment of a solicitor's necessary outlay.
It is the view of the Council of the Law Society that
until such time as acceptable arrangements are made
whereby solicitors participating in the Criminal Legal Aid
Scheme are reimbursed in respect of outlay and can,
within reason, retain the necessary expert witnesses, the
Scheme will just not operate.
The Council hopes that the early report of the Tormey
Commission on the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme and
immediate action on its recommendations, will help to
solve the present impasse.
The President's Diary of Engagements
6th, 7th, 8th May:
Incorporated Law Society's Half Yearly Meeting at
White's Hotel, Wexford.
13th, 14th, 15th May:
Was guest of the Council of the Law Society of
Scotland at their Annual Conference at Aviemore,
Inverness-shire.
19th May:
Was guest of the Automobile Association at Dinner
at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.
27th, 28th, 29th May:
Was guest of the President and Council of the
Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland at
their Annual Conference at Cally Hotel, Gatehouse-
of-Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
9th June:
Presided at Presentation of Parchments to newly
qualified solicitors.
30th June:
As President of the Solicitors' Golfing Society
attended the Spring Meeting of the Society at
Milltown Golf Club and presented the President's
Prize.
19th July:
Attended reception at British Embassy.
28th July:
Attended a dinner in honour of the departing
French Ambassador and his wife at the Department
of Foreign Affairs, Iveagh House.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Clóracha Radio agus Telefise
Dlíodóirí le Gaeilge ag teastáil ón gCumann
Chaidrimh Poibli a bhéadh sásta páirt a ghlacadh,
anois is arís, i gcláracha Gaeilge radio agus telefise.
Cláracha cainte agus cómhrá a bhéadh i gceist. Má
tá suim ag baill in a leithéid, is féidir leo sin a chur in
iúl don Stuirtheoir Ginearálta, chómh luath agus is
féidir. Cuirfear ar fáil sa bhFómhar cúrsa praiticiúil,
a mhairfeas ceithre oiche, i scileanna telefise agus
radio.
TV and Radio ''Appearances"
Solicitors who participate in TV or radio
programmes, whether discussing matters
concerning the profession or not, are asked to make
the Public Relations Committee aware of the
"appearance" through the Director General's
office. This request is made in order that a list may
be compiled of contributions by members of the
Profession to the media.
Solicitors'Accounts (Amendment) Regulations
1977
S.I. No. 242 of 1977
The effect of these regulations is to withdraw the
authority given to solicitors under the Solicitors'
Accounts (Amendment) Regulations 1976 (S.I. No. 125
of 1976) to open designated client accounts for clients'
monies with the named London or Scottish clearing banks
or any branch in the United Kingdom or in Northern
Ireland of an Irish Associated Bank and also, to designate
Allied Irish Banks Ltd. as successor to certain of the
Banks deleted from the First Schedule.
It is confirmed that the making of Solicitors' Accounts
Regulations does not constitute a warranty or
representation by the Incorporated Law Society of
Ireland as to the suitability of any or all of the Banks
named in any Schedule to such Regulations and the
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland does not accept any
liability whatever for any loss incurred through any act,
neglect or default of any such Bank.
OBITUARY
Mr. Louis Goldberg, B.A., LL.B. (T.C.D.) died on 17th June, 1977,
in Dublin. Mr. Godlberg was admitted in Easer Term, 1946, and
practised first with Messrs. Hubert Wine & Co. in Grafton Street,
Dublin and subsequently became a partner with Messrs. Hugh J.
O'Hagan Ward & Co., at 94 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Mr. Thomas G. Lanigan died in Kilkenny on 7 July, 1977. Mr.
Lanigan was admitted in Trinity Term, 1931, and was the senior
partner of the firm of Messrs. Lanigan & Nolan at 81, High Street,
Kilkenny. Mr. Lanigan was a brother of Mr. Francis Lanigan, State
Solicitor for Carlow, and a former President of the Society.
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