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which I have been unable to locate. I wonder whether any of your readers might have copies of these reports (which I list below) that they would be willing to allow me to have a look at. 1. S. V. Peet, Digest of Cases in 3rd Volume of Irish Chancery and Common Law Reports, and in the 7th Volume of the Irish Jurist (Dublin, 1855); 2. S. V. Peet, Digest of Cases in the 8th Volume of the Irish Jurist and in the 4th Volume of the Irish Common Law and Chancery Reports (Dublin, 1856); 3. Notes of Cases decided under the Sheriffs or Receivers Act, 5 and 6 Will. IV., c. 55 (Dublin, 1839). 4. A. D. Bolton, Some Recent Decisions on the Lab- ourers (Ireland) Acts, 1883 to 1905 (Dublin, no date). 5. G. F. Brunskill, Recent Judicial Decisions Affecting the Law of Landlord and Tenant (6 vols., Dublin, 1891 to 1895). 6. A. P. Cleary, Registration Cases, 1886 and 1887 (Dublin, 1887). This was published as a supple- ment to Cleary's book, Law of Franchises and Registration 'of Parliamentary Voters in Ireland (Dublin, 1886). 7. W.(?) Green, Four Land Cases, reprinted from Irish Reports (Dublin, 1900). 8. W. Lawson, Notes of Decisions under the Represen- tation of the People Acts and Registration Acts (Dublin, 1886). 9. C. R. Roche, L. Dillon and D. Kehoe, Land Acts Reports, 1881-1882 (Dublin, 1882). 10. Unemployment Insurance Acts. Selected Decisions given by the Umpire for Northern Ireland, re- specting Claims to benefit, vol. 1 et seq (Belfast, 1932 onwards). 11. J. Cantwell, Law of Tolls and Customs (with additions by W. C. M'Dermott, Dublin, 1829). 12. Irish Petty Sessions Journal (1893-1901). Yours sincerely, Paul O'Higgins

Association members ranged over a wide variety of types of insurances and, accordingly, the advisability of providing an Insurance Information Service, without cost to the Inquirer, has been felt by the members as being beneficial to the Public and, particularly, Trade Associations and Companies. Naturally, the Information Service Officials will not be expected to process the details of an individual matter to a conclusion, but the facility is available so that, without obligation or commitment, members of the Public, Institutions, Trade Associations or Com- panies can receive help which, at a minimum, would assist towards the solution of whatever particular in- surance problem with which they may be concerned. The Association, therefore, established a Permanent Secretariat to provide this facility. The Service is under the personal direction of Mr. A. J. Hatch, Deputy Secretary of the Association, and operates from the offices of the Association at 50 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. (Telephone Nos. 765100 and 765109.)' The members of the Irish Insurance Association are as follows: Irish Catholic Church Property Insurance Co. (esta- blished 1902). Hibernian Insurance Co. Ltd. (established 1908). New Ireland Assurance Co. Ltd. (established 1918). Irish National Insurance Co. Ltd. (established 1919). Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurances Ltd. (established 1935). Insurance Corporation of Ireland Ltd. (established 1935). Irish Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (established 1939). P.M.P.A. Insurance Co. Ltd. (established 1967). It is hoped that the fullest possible use of the In- surance Information Service will be made. Requests for information or advice, especially welcome from Trade Associations or their members, may therefore be in respect of Personal or Commercial Insurances. In this way it is hoped to encompass all the various branches of General Insurances and Life Assurances. All such information and advice will be provided free of charge. The Irish Insurance Association is confident that the Information Service will commend itself to your Asso- ciation, and its individual members. We would, there- fore, appreciate your drawing the attention of your members to the existence of this new Service. Yours faithfully, A. J. Hatch ( De p u ty Secretary)

(Department of Labour) (Dublin 4) 4 December 1974

Mr. James J. Ivers, Director General, The Incorporated Law Society Dear Mr. Ivers,

I refer to your letter of October 15 (your ref. L/42) and to previous correspondence on the subject of non- compliance by some Solicitors with the terms and con- ditions of the Law Clerks Employment Regulation Order. I am writing now to tell you that the Minister intends to institute proceedings against Solicitors found to be in breach of the conditions of the Employment Regulation Order. In the course of inspection not many law clerks have been found to be paid monthly and if they are, there i- s no special difficulty in checking on compliance with the terms and conditions of the Employment Regula- tion Order. Yours sincerely, T. O Cearbhaill 290

Christ's College, Cambridge, CB2 3BU. 7 December 1974

From Dr. Paul O'Higgins Tutor for Advanced

Students

Dear Sir, I am engaged in compiling a biography of Irish law reports, digests and books containing reports of trials, etc., which I hope will be published in the course of 1975. There are a number of reports, listed in Sweet & Maxwell's Legal Bibliography of Irish Law, copies of