The Gazette 1984

GAZETTE

APRIL. 1984

Education Note

The following compensation rules were applied on this occasion: 1. No candidate who failed to reach the pass mark (50) in three subjects or more was allowed to compensate. 2. No candidate who achieved less than 40 marks in any subject was allowed to compensate. 3. Candidates who had not achieved a total of over 250 marks were not entitled to compensate. 4. Any candidate who had achieved less than 50 marks in two subjects was only entitled to compensate if that candidate had achieved 45 marks or more in both of those subjects and had a total of 260. •

Final Examination — First Part 1983 : A Report The Society held its Final Examination — First Part (the "Entry" Examination) in December 1983. The provisional results were announced by the Education Committee on January 31st, 1983. The Society's examiners for the Final Examination — First Part were: Subject Tort

Internal Examiner Mr. Patrick McGovern, Solicitor Mr. William Johnston, Solicitor Ms. Mary B. P. O'Mahoney, Solicitor Mr. Eamonn G. Hall, Solicitor Mr. Owen O'Connell, Solicitor Mr. Brendan Garvan, Solicitor External Examiner Professor Bryan M. McMahon (U.C.C.) Dr. Henry Ellis, (N.I.H.E.) Limerick) Professor J. C. Brady, (U.C.D.) Professor R. F. V. Heuston, (D.U.) Mr. Patrick Ussher, (D.U.) Professor Kevin Boyle, (U.C.G.)

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The examination papers are set by the Internal Examiners, subject to the approval of the External Examiners. The External Examiners review a cross- section of all scripts and all scripts of those candidates whose marks are on the borderline of Pass or Failure and are the Final arbiters of the marks to be awarded to such candidates. The Internal Examiners present written reports on the examinations and all the Examiners are invited to meet with the Education Committee immediately prior to the consideration of the results. 312 candidates sat the full examination in 1983. 159 of them were declared to have passed the examination. 77 of the candidates passed all the subjects which they sat (Law Graduates are exempt from Criminal Law which is not one of the five competitive subjects). 82 candidates were allowed compensation from other subjects. 209 candidates were graduates in law, of whom 129 (62%) passed. Other candidates totalled 103, with a pass rate of 29%, i.e., 30 passes.

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