The Gazette 1972

THE GAZETTE OF THE I NCORPORATED

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1972

Vol 66 No. 8

LÁW SOCIETY OF I RELAND

Contents

President James W. O'Donovan

Proceedings of the Council

220

Current Law Digest

221

Vice Presidents Thomas Valentine O'Connor William A. Osborne

Book Reviews

224

Secretary Eric A. Plunkett, B.A. (N.U.I.)

Examination Results

225

Assistant Secretaries Joseph G. Finnegan, B.C.L., LL.B. (N.U.I.) Martin P. Healy. B.Comm. (N.U.I.)

Medico-Legal Society of Ireland

226

Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Law

226

Librarian ft Editor of Gazette Colum Gavan Duffy. M.A.. LL.B. (N.U.I.)

227

Finance Act, 1972

Office Hours Monday to Friday. 9 a.m.— I; 2.15—5.30 p.m. Public. 9.30—1; 2.30—4.30

Unreported Irish Cases

229

Notice

231

Library 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Law changes exceed even Police Demands

232

Telephone 784533

Commissioners for Oaths

233

Should a Solicitor give an undertaking without an Irrevocable Retainer by the Client? 233

Advertising David P. Luke (Tel. 65190) 20 Merrion Square. Dublin 2

233

N ew District C o u r t —C i r c u it C o u r t —H i gh C o u r t - -Land Registry

The Editor welcomes articles, letters and other contributions for publication in the Gazette.

234

Vagueness in the Law of Conspiracy

234

Opinions and comments in contributed articles and reviews are not published as the views of the Council unless expressly so described.

Discharge from Death Duties

Criminal Law Revision—The Prosecution viewpoint. By Liam McMenamin 235

The Gazette is published during the first week of each month; material for publication should be In the Editor's hands before the 10th of the previous month if it is Intended that it should appear in the following Issue. Acceptance of material for publication is not a guarantee that it will in fact be Included In any particular issue, since this must depend on the space available.

237

Local Authority Solicitors' Association

238

Correspondence

242

The Registrar

242

Obituary

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