The Gazette 1982

GAZETTE

JULY/AUGUST 1982

Correspondence

have standing instructions to supply subscribers from the first allocation of Bills received from the printer and to despatch Bills not later than the day following the date of receipt of these. While every effort is made to ensure that these instructions are strictly adhered to, occasionally delays in despatch may occur due to pressure of work or delay in the receipt of Bills. Where a number of Bills are delivered within days of each other, several issues may be despatched in the one wrapper. For instance, in the case of the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Bill 1982, copies of the Bill as initiated were received in the Stationery Office on 29 March and of the memorandum on 30 March; copies of the Bill as passed were received on 2 April. All were posted to subscribers on 2 April. Efforts are beingmade to speed up the system as far as possible. Regarding the availability of Statutory Instruments, all Instruments are placed on sale (in stencil form) in the Government Publications Sale Office immediately the official release notice is received from the Oireachtas Library. In the case of the District Court (Malicious In- juries Act 1982) (Costs and Fees) Regulations 1982, the release note dated 16 April 1982, was not received in the Stationery Office until 21 April. The copies were delivered to the Sale Office on 23 April. (The notice appeared in Iris Oifigiuil on 20 April. The Minister for Finance is having the delay in this case investigated and steps are being taken to ensure that Statu- tory Instruments will be available on the date the relevant notice is published in Iris Oifigiuil. Yours sincerely, Sean Aylward In my recent article "Gammel v. Wilson — a further commentary"(Gazette April 1982) I made reference to the law proposed to be passed in England to remedy the situation. It may be of interest to practitioners that in a further article on the subject published on 26th May in the United Kingdom "Guardian Gazette" it is stated that the Administration of Justice Bill makes substantial changes in this area. It is stated the three main effects of the bill are: 1. Where a claim is being brought under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 the wife or husband of a deceased and where the deceased is an unmarried minor, his parents (or mother if he is illegitimate) may claim damages for bereavement of £3,500 (a sum which can be varied by the Lord Chancellor by statutory instru- ment in the future). 2. No damages are to be awarded for loss of expectation of life, but if a person's expectation of life is reduced by injuries the court in assessing damages shall take account of any suffering caused or likely to be caused to him by awareness that his expectation of life has been so reduced.. Private Secretary to the Taoiseach. T , 29 June, 1982 The Editor, Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Gazette. Dear Sir,

The Editor,

10 June, 1982

Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Gazette.

Dear Sir, The Law Society in 1980 played a cricket match against visiting Australian lawyers. Inquiry has been made if matches could be arranged with the Law Society of Scot- land and/or the Bar. As a groundwould have to be "borrow- ed" such matches would be played on days other than Saturday, Sunday or a Bank Holiday during the summer. The acceptance of fixtures for the future whether on a "once off' or regular basis obviously is dependant on the extent ofinterest on the part ofmembers ofthe Law Society. The Law Society would therefore very much appreciate it if persons who are interested in playing cricket on Law Society teams would so inform either myself or the Direc- tor General, Mr James Ivers. It need not be the case that all matches must be played in Dublin. At the same time the practicality of playing matches elsewhere is at least to some extent dependant on local interest. It would therefore be helpful if Solicitors or Apprentices writing to state that they are interested in playing for the Law Society would indicate the Club (if any) of which they are a member and whether they would be willing to travel outside their own immediate area to play if requested so to do. Thank you for your help in this connection.

Yours sincerely, David R. Pigot, 42-45 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.

1 July, 1982

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

Dear Mr Ivers, The Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey has asked me to refer further to your recent letter concerning the circulation ofBills by the Stationery Office and the availability of items of legislation in the Government Publications Sale Office. The Taoiseach has been in touch with the Minister for Finance, who has responsibility for the Stationery Office, about the matter. The Minister has informed the Taoiseach that the circulation of Bills to subscribers is made by the staff of Publications Section at Beggar's Bush. The staff

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