The Gazette 1984

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1984

We show a greater interest on other people'smoney.

Ci ty of Dub l in Ba nk PLC. is a p u b l i c l imi t ed company, quo t ed o n T h e S t o ek Ex c h a n ge — I r i sh. It is a b a n k l i censed bv t he Ce n t r a l Ba nk of I re l and a nd d e p o s i t s pl aced wi th u s have T r u s t ee S t a t u s . We a re also an App r oved Ba nk by t he I n c o r p o r a t ed Law Society to

accept c l i en t s' f u n d s on depos i t. We have long expe r i ence dea l i ng w i t h So l i c i t ors a nd provide t he pe r f ect servi ce in t e rms of a c c e p t i ng depo s i ts on d ema nd s u p p o r t ed bv t he best ma r ket depos i t r a t e s. P h o ne u s now for a quo t e.

CITYof DUBLIIM^t^BANK 2 Lower Merrion Street, Dublin 2. Phone 760141 763225.

way of note on the Tabie of Wages with the question of previous service. The Committee considered that the question of inspection of wages books was a matter for the Department of Labour and the issue was being referred to that Department. Mr. V. Crowley raised the question of responsibility for foreign lawyers' fees which, in his experience, were at a very high level. Would it be possible to have an arbitration arrangement to deal with problems in this area? Mr. Crivon asked if it would be possible to furnish the profession with comparative Irish/UK costs for the various situations which arose. The President suggested that the most practical approach was to agree fees on the commencement of the particular case. However, he felt the matter should be looked at by the Professional Purposes Committee. Public Relations The President thanked the various members who !267

the draft Code of Ethics referred to in the Report. Mr. P. O'Connor explained that the draft was now before the Council of the Society. Once cleared by the Council, it was his intention to bring it before the next meeting of Presidents & Secretaries of Bar Associations. He did not anticipate bringing the Code before the members of the Society in draft form. Mr. Crivon felt the members should be consulted on such an important document and considered that a summary of the proposals contained in the Code should be circulated before it was adopted. The Society's move on the arbitration of disputes was commended by Mr. O'Mahony. Mr. Crivon raised the delay with a query of his in relation to the inspection of wages books by the Depart- ment of Labour. The Director General (Mr. J. Ivers) explained that the issues raised by Mr. Crivon had been discussed at a meeting of the Law Clerks JLC on 13th November 1984. As a result, it had been decided to deal by