The Gazette 1979

GA Z E T TE

APR IL 1979

Legal Services through Irish The Tanaiste, Mr. Colley, members of the judiciary and of both branches of the legal profession, were among the attendance at the headquarters of the Incorporated Law Society at Blackhall Place in Dublin on Monday, February 26, 1979 at a reception to mark the launching of FASACH, an association designed to develop a range of legal services for those wishing to conduct such business through the medium of Irish. Under the patronage of Mr. Justice Brian Walsh, member of the Supreme Court, FASACH is initially concerned with assembling a panel of lawyers willing to provide services in Irish, and with determining those areas in which the availability of basic documentation in Irish would facilitate the provision of a fuller service to companies, organisations and the general public. Such areas include comme r c i al and c omp a ny law, conveyancing, and court work, and it is also intended to work towards the provision of as comprehensive a service as possible in Gaeltacht areas. Speaking at the opening reception Mr. Colley said that in tracing the economic and social factors which worked against the language in the 19th century, it was clear that the fact that Irish had no legal standing weakened the confidence of the people and made them feel that it could not be used to assert or protect their rights. "It gives me particular pleasure to find members of the legal profession taking such a keen interest in promoting the use of the Irish language in our Courts and among practitioners in their private capacity. The fact that you have decided to set up an organisation with the specific aim of making use of the Irish language in one aspect of everyday business life will be a source of great satisfaction to those of us who, over the years, have striven to promote the use of the Irish language. "The list of objectives which FASACH has set itself is a formidable one and illustrates the difficulties which beset those persons who wish to transact legal business through Irish. I myself, have had personal experience of these difficulties as a practising Solicitor and I know therefore how helpful and effective FASACH could be". The President of the Law Society, Mr. Gerald Hickey, said that the society welcomed the emergence of FASACH and was prepared to give every support to its effective development. Mr. Lochlainn Ó Cathain, a member of the steering commi t t ee of FASACH, acknowledged the encouragement of the Law Society and also paid tribute to Bord na Gaeilge for its assistance and'support.

book the treatment in the latter is obviously more relevant to a practitioner. The chapter on traffic offences seemed short when compared with the Smith and Hogan text; individual cases are quoted more liberally and receive more analysis in Smith and Hogan. However, Glanville Williams does mention cases he gives references at the bottom of the page but does not go in so much for quoting from them in the body of the text. There remain two items to mention. There are over 200 pages devoted to defences this is surely longer than in most texts. Each defence receives generous treatment and not least the section on "discipline and authority". The logical expose here is rewarding a perfect example of the question and answer motif with its questions so often prefaced by the word "suppose". The second item to mention is the complete lack of procedural matters. Thus there is nothing on summary hearings, preliminary examinations, appeals, state side applications or bail. To summarise therefore, this Textbook of Criminal Law is excellent for an in-depth analysis of this field of law as it applies to the human condition. It opens the mind by its criticism and its presentation of alternatives. It falls short in that in some respects it fails to dissect cases enough. It is not strong on procedure and omits treatment of some offences. It is not so much a practitioners books perhaps, though it will be useful for references. However it will be of great value to legislators, social workers, students, etc. in fact to anyone interested in rationale behind the criminal law. Deposit Receipts with Trustee Status at BANQUE NAT IONALE DE PARIS (Ireland) LTD. HI Graftoc Street, Dublin 2 Brendan Garvan BNP

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