The Gazette 1995

GAZETTE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1995

Society of Young Solicitors Autumn Conference 1994

Published Accounts Awards Committee Michael G. Irvine. Conseil Des Barreaux De La Communaute Europeenne John G. Fish. Union Internationale Du Notariat Latin Arthur Moran. Past Presidents (entitled to sit on council pursuant to the society's bye laws:) W. Brendan Allen, Walter Beatty,

The Society of Young Solicitors Autumn Conference 1994 was held at Ashford Castle, Cong, Co. Mayo on 4 - 6 November. We were delighted to welcome quite a number of solicitors from England, Northern Ireland and Scotland who travelled to attend the Conference. The Lectures presented were highly topical and extremely entertaining. Professor J C W Wylie delivered a paper on the Reform of Landlord and Tenant Law in which he referred to the archaic, uncertain and unnecessarily complicated state of the present law. He stated that lease precedents were unnecessarily lengthy and that there was scope for simplifying many of these precedents. Professor Wylie also gave a very good and accurate analysis of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1994. When the session was opened to the floor Michael O'Mahony, President of the Law Society, contested that if there was a draft piece of Landlord and Tenant legislation presented to the Government perhaps it might be implemented. A critique of existing legislation with recommendations for reform, according to Mr O'Mahony, tends to produce little or no legislation. The second topic of the day was "What Irish Companies want from Solicitors in the Future". It was addressed by David Dilger of Greencore pic from the prospective of a large Irish pic and by Brendan Butler of the Small Firms Association. Both Mr Dilger and Mr Butler gave an entertaining discussion of what the public expects from solicitors. The good weather enabled delegates to enjoy golf, horse riding, and the leadership challenge in Ashford Castle. Clay Pigeon Shooting or Archery were also enjoyed by the delegates on the Saturday afternoon. There was also a well attended cruise on Lough Corrib.

The Saturday night banquet was a great success at which we were honoured to have the President of the Mayo Bar Association, John Dillon Leetch and his wife Liz. After the banquet dinner, the delegates enjoyed blackjack and dancing until dawn. We would like to thank our sponsors principally the Investment Bank of Ireland Limited, whose continued support we much appreciate. We are also extremely grateful to our other sponsors namely Behan & Associates, Rochford Brady, Norwell Computer Services, Jury's Hotel Group pic, Doyle Court Reports, Golden Pages, CFI Online Limited, Norwich Union, Dooleys, the Hibernian Hotel and Castletown Press. (For photograph see "People & Places").

Donal G. Binchy, Bruce St. J. Blake, Adrian P. Bourke, John Carrigan, Anthony E. Collins, Laurence Cullen, Maurice R. Curran, Joseph L. Dundon, Gerald Hickey, Michael Houlihan, John Maher, Ernest J. Margetson, Raymond Monahan, P. Frank O 'Donnell, W. Osborne,

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