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GAZETTE
JULY/AUGUST
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Practice Note
Litigation Committee —
Personal Injury Litigation
In view of recent cases in which clients have
attempted to renege on settlements of actions made on
their behalf by Solicitors or Counsel, the Litigation
Committee reminds solicitors of the need to ensure that
there is clear evidence of the clients' authority to effect
the settlement.
It is recommended that the authority should be in
writing and signed by the client and should set out in
detail the terms on which the action is being settled. In
particular the amount of any deductions relating to the
special damages or other outlay or solicitor and client
costs from the gross amount of the settlement should be
clearly set out.
In relation to settlements which take place on the day
of the projected hearing of the case it is suggested that
solicitors might prepare a form of authority in advance,
filling in the appropriate amounts once agreement has
been reached with the client.
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Launch of Video
"It's the Law"
At Blackhall Place on the 14 May, 1986, the Minister
for Education, Mr. Patrick Cooney, T.D., Solicitor,
launched the video "
I t ' s the Law",
produced by the
Law Society for use in schools. The Senior Vice Presi-
dent, Mr. David Pigot, welcomed the Minister and the
selected guests, which included representatives of the
Depártment of Education, the Probate Service, the
Juvenile Liaison Scheme, and the teaching profession.
Mr. Pigot thanked the people involved with the prepara-
tion of the video, including Des Hickey and Maxwell
Sweeney.
After the 14 minute video was shown to the guests,
the Minister, Mr. Cooney, congratulated the Society for
its initiative in producing the video, which he felt
confident would prove a very useful introduction to
school students as to how laws are made and what their
purpose is. He also complimented the teachers' guide
which accompanies the video. He hoped that the Society
might consider producing other videos illustrating more
specific legal topics.
The video
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It's the Law
" is available from the
Society, price £20.00, including teachers' notes.
Note:
Some Bar Associations have already decided to
purchase copies of the video for presentation to local
schools in their areás. Also, a number of Bar
Associations are also preparing a panel of solicitors who
would, if invited, attend at schools to address students
on law and the Courts, and their purpose in
society.
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