The Gazette 1975

NEWS LETTER - AUGUST 1975

Capital Gains Tax Act,

Management Course—Time Costing Workshop

The particular attention of members is drawn to re- quirements contained in paragraph 11 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act. A detailed note on the position and the relevant extract from the Bill (as passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas) should be studied. Also ex- tracts from the relevant Dail Debate should be exam- ined. The Society hopes to be in a position to publish texts on both the Capital Gains Tax Act, 1975, and on the Wealth Tax Act, 1975, during 1976. In the meantime, copies of the lecture notes issued to participants in the recent Seminars on Capital Taxation are still available at £ 10 per set. The National Prices Commission has appointed Pro- fessor Dennis Lees, Department of Industrial Econo- mics, The University of Nottingham to carry out its enquiry into Solicitors' remuneration. The Society has yet to be notified of his terms of reference. Professor Lees will be visiting the country in the week commenc- ing 8th September and arrangements have been made whereby during his visit he will meet with as represen- tative a cross section of the profession as possible. Mem- bers who wish to make specific points to be drawn to the attention of Professor Lees should submit them to the Director General as soon as possible. Solicitors' Remuneration Following upon his visits to Bar Associations before the summer, the President proposes to visit Bar Associa- tions over the next two months as follows : 12th/13th Sepember: Sligo/Leitrim/Donegal Bar Asso- ciations in the Great Southern Hotel, Bundoran. 17th October : Louth (Dundalk and Drogheda) / Meath/ Cavan/Monaghan Bar Associations in the Nure- more Hotel, Carrickmacross. 25th October : Southern Law Association/West Cork/ Kerry Bar Associations in the Central Hotel, Mallow. 30th October: Waterford/Wexford/Kilkenny Bar Asso- ciations in the Five Counties Hotel, New Ross. 31st October : Carlow/Kildare/Laois Bar Associations in the Courthouse, Portlaoise. All the foregoing meetings will commence at 8.15 p.m. except that in Mallow, which will be held at 3.00 p.m. Visits by the President

Following the interest expressed at the Westport Seminar the Society has tentatively arranged for an initial series of one day Time Costing Workshops to be held on 1st/2nd November, 1975 at a venue to be arranged. The main objective is to enable solicitors to obtain practical assistance in the application of time costing to their own practice. Every practice cannot afford to engage the services of a management consultancy firm. The Society proposes therefore to share the cost of such a service over the participating firms. A London firm of consultants, Lawyers Management Services Ltd., have indicated their willingness to hold such a course. The team of Consultants would be led by Mr. Richard Owen who proved to be a very popular lecturer at the Westport Seminar. The fee is £ 60 exclusive of Hotel accommodation for a very intensive day commencing at 9.00 a.m. sharp and ending at approximately 10.00 p.m. The workshop is also open to solicitors' staff. As it is envisaged that there should be one tutor to every 3 / 4 participants, bookings will be limited to a first come, first served basis. Interested parties therefore should complete the en- quiry form enclosed and return same immediately to the Director General, Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. Preliminary and Irish Examination Results It is hoped to have these results available and pub- lished at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 9th September, 1975. Because of the numbers involved and the possi- bility of error, telephone enquiries as to individual re- sults will not be entertained. Practice in Location! outside Dublin The Director General has received enquiries from a number of busy practices in the country as to the possi- bility of their pbtaining the services of Solicitors with 2-3 years of general experience. Members interested should communicate with the Director General on a confidential basis. Annual General Meeting This will be held at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 27th November, 1975. The Society's Annual Dinner Dance will be held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, that night. Please note the date in your appointment Diary now.

Meeting, of Presidents and Secretaries of Bar Associa- tions

Blackhall Place Premises The Council of the Society has now approved of the contract for the restoration of the first stage of the

This will take place on Thursday, 6th November, 1975. Items for inclusion in the agenda should be sub- mitted not later than 24th October.