The Gazette 1990

MARCH 1990

GAZETTE

From the President . . .

their Registration Forms for the Annual Conference in Killarney. •

in the Courts and the judicial system. The Director General, J ames J . Ivers, also attended the Con- ference in his position as President of E S S E B A. At home the principal news relates to the issue of the report of the Fair Trade Commission on its study of the Legal Profession in Ireland. This report which is a very comprehensive document com- prising more than 7 00 pages was submitted to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Desmond O'Malley in the first week in March. The document will obviously have to be considered by the Minister prior to its submission to the Go v e r nme nt and s u b s e q u e nt publication. A s I mentioned in an earlier message a Committee of the Society was established this year and has already met. A s soon as the report is available it will be considered in detail and with all possible expedition by this Com- mittee and we will obviously be seeking the views of the Bar Associations on the contents of the Report as it affects our Profession. We have not at this stage any indication as to the contents of the report but the Minister for Industry and Commerce when referring to it at the Limerick City and County Bar Association Annual Dinner Dance said that the report's recommenda- tions, when implemented, would lead to a diminuation in the restrict- tive practices within the Legal Profession. I hope that as many members as possible have already completed

E RN E ST J . MA RG E T S ON, President.

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At the end of February I had the pleasure of attending the 18th Conference of Presidents of Bar Associations and Law Societies in Europe wh i ch was held in the beautiful city of Vienna. During our stay in Vienna we enjoyed most beautiful weather, wonderful hos- pitality and a very interesting Con- ference. It was a somewhat historic Conference in that representatives attended from countries such as Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary and Russia. The principal discussions center- ed around the overall situation of the legal profession in European coun t r i es and the remarkable recent developments. It was in- teresting that the Russian repre- sentative told the meeting that the legal profession had been given greater independence and freedom but issued the warning that this in itself was not of any great avail until independence was established

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