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GAZETTE
OCTOBER- 1977
Section 27 of the 1976 Act entitles any person to apply
to the High Court for an injunction prohibiting an
unauthorised use of land and it is clear that such an order
may be made notwithstanding the expiration of the five
year period for the service of an Enforcement Notice.
So far as can be ascertained at this stage Planning
Authorities have not in fact been invoking Section 26 in
cases where the original Development or the original
change of use took place more thanfive years ago but there
is no guarantee that Planning Authorities will continue to
exercise such forbearance. Fortunately in the cases in
which they are most likely to be put under pressure to serve
such a Notice, namely where local residents are concerned
about some unauthorised use the Planning Authority can
say to such pressure Groups that the procedure laid down
by Section 27 can be adopted immediately by the residents
without the need of the Planning Authority's participation.
As far as the effect of the two Sections on Conveyancing
Practice is concerned it has been recommended by both
Counsel that a Purchaser's Solicitor ought to make detailed
enquiries as to the use of any premises for sale. If it does not
go back before the 1st of October 1974 or if there is no
Planning Permission for it the Purchasers Solicitor would
do well to seek a Statutory Declaration from some person
who is beyond argument competent to depose to the
relevant facts and which establishes that the use in question
was in existence prior to October 1964.
Purchasers Solicitors may consider it advisable to alter
general Condition Number 17(2) of the Society's
Standard Condition of Sale so as to provide that the
Warranty given by the Vendor should extend back to the
1st October 1964.
THE INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF
IRELAND
DIRECTOR
PROFESSIONAL LAW SCHOOL
The new Professional Law School of the Incorporated
Law Society of Ireland, will commence operation in
Autumn, 1978. The School will be responsible for the
professional training of prospective solicitors in the
Republic of Ireland. The candidates will enter at
Graduate level.
The Society wishes to appoint a full time director, who
will become the School's chief executive. The position is
intended to be permanent and a contributory pension
scheme will be operated. However, the Society is willing
to consider a non-permanent appointment for a minimum
period of 5 years.
Applications are invited from solicitors with
considerable practical experience. Teaching experience
would be an advantage but is not essential. The objective
of the Law School will be to duplicate office or practical
working conditions and considerable experience is
essential — preferably in general practice.
The director will have the assistance of a full-time
director of training who was appointed in June last and
who is at present planning the course schedules in co-
operation with the Society's specialist committees.
Commencing salary will be negotiable but not less than
£10,000 per annum.
Replies with full details of career to date marked
personal, should be sent to:
James J. Ivers, Director General, Incorporated Law
Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
PRESIDENT'S DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS
17th September: Attended joint meeting of Donegal,
Leitrim and Sligo Bar Associations in Donegal. Attended
Dinner Dance that night.
20th September: Hosted reception for Dublin members
at viewing of Blackhall Place.
20th September: Hosted/Presided at Dinner in Blackhall
Place.
21st September: Hosted reception for Dublin members
at Viewing of Blackhall Place.
23rd September: Attended 25th Anniversary meeting of
Netherlands Law Society in Amsterdam. Received by
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.
27th September: Hosted reception for Dublin members at
viewing of Blackhall Place.
27th September: Hosted/Presided at Dinner in
Blackhall Place.
28th September: Attended Annual Dinner of
Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland at
Culloden Hotel, Craigavad, Co. Down.
29th September: Attended meeting of Bar Association
Cavan.
30th September: Attended Annual General Meeting
and Dinner of Solicitors' Golfing Society at Heath Golf
Club, Portlaoise. Attended reception to mark 50th
Anniversary of A.C.C.
2nd October: Attended Dinner given by President of
Law Society of England and Wales in London.
3rd October: Attended ceremonies for opening of Law
Term in London at Law Courts, Westminster Abbey and
House of Lords. Received by the Lord Chancellor and
Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning. Attended Dinner at
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English Law Society Hall, Chancery Place, London.
5th-8th October: Attended National Conference of the
Law Society for England and Wales in Harrogate.
12th October: Attended Annual Dinner of
Corporation of Insurance Brokers of Ireland.
13th October: Attended Dublin Stock Exchange Biennial
Dinner, Trinity College, Dublin.
14th October: Opened the Fifth Annual Seminar of the
Local Authorities Solicitors Association.
15th October: Attended Society of Young Solicitors'
Autumn Seminar.
17th October: Attended Meath Bar Association,
Beechmont Hotel, Navan.
18th October: Hosted/Presided at Dinner in Blackhall
Place.
20th October: Attended Annual Dinner of the Dublin
Chamber of Commerce.
21st, 22nd, 23rd October: Attended opening
ceremonies of the Antwerp Bar.
24th October: Attended the Annual General Meeting of
the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association.
25th October: Hosted/Presided at Dinner at Blackhall
Place.
26th October: Attended Reception for Austrian
National Day.
28th and 29th October: Attended opening ceremonies of
the Brussels Bar. Received by the President of the Belgian
Parliament.
1st November: Hosted/Presided at Dinner at Blackhall
Place.
6th November: Attended annual Citizenship Service,
Christ Church Cathedral.