The Gazette 1990

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1990

GAZETTE

Correspondence The Editor, Incorporated Law Society Gazette, Incorporated Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. 1st February 1990 Dear Sir, The following advertisement appeared at page 377 of the Oct- ober 1989 edition of the Gazette under the heading "employment" "Member of the Medico Legal Society seeks forensic work, includ- ing research and analysis". As Hon. Secretary of the Medico- Legal Society of Ireland I have been instructed by the Council of my Society to write to you as follows: My Society is concerned by this advertisment, as it might be inter- preted a s : - 1) referring to this Society; and 2) implying that membership of this Society is a qualification of some kind. Although the members of this Society are members of the Legal

Accidents Abroad The Editor would like to hear from practitioners who have acted for clients who have been involved in road accidents in other European countries. It is hoped to collate this information in a future article for the Gazette or possibly in a Con- tinuing Legal Education Course. The topics of particular interest would be:- 1. The different procedures involved. 2. The various time limits for instituting proceedings. 3. Any problems in identifying suitable foreign lawyers, and 4. Any difficulties encountered in enforcing judgement.

and Medical professions and those especially interested in medico-legal matters, membership, as such, is not a qualification for anything and of itself does not denote expertise whatsoever. In fact this Society invites dis- tinguished specialists to address it, so that our members may better inform themselves on the most up- to-date thinking on medico-legal problems. Thank you for your consideration in publishing this. Your sincerely, Mary MacMurrough Murphy, Hon. Secretary, Medico Legal Society of Ireland.

V w V >., A Royal College of f Surgeons in Ireland ARE YOU THINKING OF MAKING A WIL COVENANT LEGACY OR DONATION? Please consider the ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND T h e R . C . S .I . was founded in 1784. It conducts an International Undergraduate Medical School for the training and education of Doctors. It also has responsibility for the further education of Surgeons, Radiologists, Anaesthetists, Dentists and Nurses. Many of its students come from Third World Countries, and they return to work there on completion of their studies. Medical Research is also an important element of the College's activities. Cancer, Thromboses, Blindness, Blood Pressure, Mental Handicap and Birth Defects are just some of the human ailments which are presently the subject of detailed research. Í he College is an independent and private institution which is financed largely through gifts, donations, and endowments. Your assistance would be very much appreciated, and would help to keep the College and Ireland in the forefront of Medical Research and Education. For tax purposes, the R.C.S.I, is regarded by the Revenue Commissioners as a Charity. Therefore, gifts and donations may qualify the donors for tax relief. For further information about the College's activities, please contact: The Registrar, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.

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WHERE THERE'S A WILL THIS IS THE WAY... When a client makes a will in favour of the Society, it would be appreciated if the bequest were stated in the following words: "/ devise and bequeath the sum of Pounds to the Irish Cancer Society Limited to be applied by it for any of the charitable objects of the Society, as it, the Society, at its absolute discretion, may decide." All monies received by the Society are expended within the Republic of Ireland. " C o n q u er Cancer C a m p a i g n" is a Registered Business Name and is used by the Society for some fund raising purposes. The " C a n c er Research A d v a n c eme nt Board" I O I G I | allocates all Research Grants 1 1 \ I D I I on behalf of A K \ T D the Society. V ^ / ~ \ I N V ^ L l \ SOCIETY 5 Northumberland Road Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: 681855

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