The Gazette 1995

GAZETTE

MAY/JUNE 1995

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Forest, Mountmellick" and held that the

condition was void both for uncertainty

and as against public policy!

If this massive new work had no other

merit but the capacity to bring the

reader up to date, it would still be worth

buying. But it differs from its great

predecessor not only because of the up-

to-date material it contains but also

because of its coverage. Apart from the

fact that the land law the subject of this

work is that of the Republic, this is

chiefly because of the chapters on

planning law, housing law and the law

relating to family property. In the latter

chapter, as Mr. Justice Blayney says in

his foreword.

Dr. Lyall analyses with admirable

clarity the recent case law on the

circumstances in which a wife may

acquire the beneficial interest in the

family home, the legal title to which

is vested in the husband solely, and

considers how the position has been

affected by the powers given to the

courts by the Judicial Separation and

Family Law Reform Act, 1989 to

make property orders when a Judicial

Separation Order has been made.

In fact, in addition, in this chapter, the

author explores, expanding topics such

as the rights of persons living together

and, finally, the Family Home

Protection Act, 1976.

No other legal author known to this

reviewer uses diagrams as freely as Dr.

Lyall whilst a trait which distinguishes

him from almost all other writers on real

property is his frequent recourse to the

economic analysis of legal notions.

Whilst the attempt to explain legal

forms and principles by reference to

their historical origins is to be

welcomed. Dr. Lyall is not always

convincing in his economic

interpretations of legal institutions.

It would, however, be captious, in view

of this work's other qualities, to dwell on

what may be no more than a reviewer's

"blind spot". Whilst, as a pathfinder,

Professor Wylie has prepared the way

for all who write after him on the Irish

law of real property, subject to this, this

splendid book can stand comparison

with

Irish Land Law

and impressed this

reviewer as generally more readable.

J.M.G. Sweeney

E.C. Intellectual Property

Materials

Editors: Anna Booy and Audrey

Horton. Publishers: Sweet and

Maxwell, 1994. £35 Stg. (pb).

When I first saw this book I thought -

what a wonderful idea. Having been a

student of Intellectual Property Law, I

am aware that it is a nightmare

compiling the myriad of seemingly

endless materials emanating from

Europe. This book does all that for you.

The fact that its title refers to EC

Materials and not EU Materials, is not

because it is out of date, the editors

hasten to inform us! They believe that it

is correct to continue to refer to EC Law

since only law which arises under the

provisions of the Maastrict Treaty is

properly called EU Law and this book is

based on provisions of the EC Treaty

(Treaty of Rome) and legislation issued

pursuant to that Treaty.

The introduction gives a very brief

overview of the Institutions and

Legislative Instruments of the European

Community. The book is divided into

the various areas of Intellectual Property

interest, it includes Copyrights, Patents,

Trademarks, Data Protection,

Topographies of Semi-Conductor Chips

and Designs.

It also includes a chapter on

Competition Law and its effect on

Intellectual Property.

It gathers together not only established

Regulations, Decisions and Directives

but also many proposed measures.

Every section includes an editorial

comment, typically only one page long,

which contains brief details of the

history of the measure, its content, its

practical significance and its time of

implementation. The commentaries

themselves are very handy for quick

reference.

All in all it is a very useful reference

book for anyone involved in the area of

Intellectual Property.

Helen Sheehy

BCL, LLM, Solicitor.

The Irish Statutes

Revised 1310 - 1800

! A facsimile reprint of the 1885 revised edi- !

tion with a special introductory essay by

W . N. Osborough.

Although many Acts have since been

repealed or consolidated, this is the only

! available collected text for those still in force.

The Acts are also of great historical in- i

terest as they trace the development of the

law during almost

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years of English rule.

; Publication date: May 1995

I ISBN 1

-85800-044-0

; Pre-publication price

£ 9 5 . 0 0;

normal price

£ 1 2 0 . 0 0.

Case Law of the European

Court of Human Rights

Vol. Ill: 1991-93

V I N C E N T

13 E R C E R

• For each of the cases, Dr Berger provides a

full summary of the facts, together with a

; summary bibliography for each decision and j

a note of the changes effected in national

i law and procedure resulting from the deci- j

sions.

Publication date: May 1995

ISBN 1

-85800-038-6 £ 4 7 . 50

Competition Law

Source Book

TONY O ' C ONNO R ( E I ) I T O R )

This first volume in the series covers deci-

sions of the Competition Authority in the

period 1991

-4

and provides:

j *A1I major decisions (with headnotes) under i

i relevant subject headings

; • A complete list of notifications, with notes

on if, and when decisions have been made

• Procedural guidelines with samples of the

' requisite Competition Authority forms

• C o n s o l i d a t ed version of the

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Competition Act; the Mergers, Take-overs

j and Monopolies (Control) Act

1978.

Publication date: June

/995

i ISBN 1

-85800-048-3 £ 9 5 . 00

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