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.

E.C. Intellectual Property Materials

The Irish Statutes

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I Revised 1310 - 1800 ! A facsimile reprint of the 1885 revised edi- ! j tion with a special introductory essay by j 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 Although many Acts have since been repealed or consolidated, this is the only !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 j law during almost $00 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. j I 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 j 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. 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 j 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 1 9 91 Competition Act; the Mergers, Take-overs j and Monopolies (Control) Act 1978. Publication date: May 1995 ISBN 1 -85800-038-6 £ 4 7 . 50

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. 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. The introduction gives a very brief overview of the Institutions and 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.

Publication date: June /995 i ISBN 1 -85800-048-3 £ 9 5 . 00

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