The Gazette 1990

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1990

GAZETTE

"Europea n Court ofHuman Rights" A talk will be delivered by Judge Rolv Ryssdal , Presiden t of the European Court of Human Rights, former President of the Supreme Court of Norway , on the work of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg , in the Law Society, Blackhal l Place, Dublin 7 at 6.0 p.m. on Tuesday , 6th March, 1990. Members are welcome to attend.

28. S . 3 1 8 ( 3 ). is a curious discrepancy in terminology in this provision. Whereas ss.318(1) and (2) refer to the claimant's liability to transfer payments to the "competent authority", i.e. the Minister in the case of D.W.A., D.W.B. or D.H.A. or the Health Board in the case of S.W.A., sub-s.3 indicates that the reduction in allowance or benefit shall be of the amount which the claimant is liable to transfer to "the Minister". This might seem to imply that S.W.A. is excluded from the scope of this sanction, though it is hardly likely that this was intended by the Oireachtas. 29. To date, there are no implementing regulations for D.H.A., but, as we have already observed, it will not be surprising if a similar condition of eligibility is present when such regula- tions do appear. 30. See n.8 above. 31. Art.4(2) of S.I. No. 227 of 1970, as amended by art.2 of S.I. No. 74 of 1972. Current Departmental practice is to treat maintenance which is less than unemployment assistance rates as being inconsiderable. Maintenance paid specifically in respect of any children of the marriage is also ignored. 32. In some cases, however, the existence of a maintenance agreement might lead the Department to conclude that the husband has not left the claimant of his own volition and therefore that she is not a deserted wife within the meaning of the 1970 Regulations. .—. There

German-Iris h Lawyers Associatio n 46 Fitzwilliam Square Dublin 2 The President of the Incor- porated Law Society of Ireland, Ernest J. Margetson and His Excellency Dr. Helmut Rueck- riegel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany will attend a reception to launch the German-Irish Lawyers Association at 6 p.m. on Wednesday 28 March 1990, at the Incorporated Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Full details about the Association's forthcoming seminar in Dublin will be given at the reception. Invitations to the reception will be issued to each member of the Association.

PRESENTAT I ON OF PAR CHMENT S, 22 FEBRUARY, 1960, SOL I C I TORS L IBRARY, FOUR COUR TS (Left to right): J ames O'Connor, Gary McMahon, J ohn Fish, J ohn J . Nash (dacaasad), Barry O'Reilly (deceased), Donal Stuart, Paddy Madigan.

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