The Gazette 1991

GAZETTE

i SEPTEMBER 1991

BARRISTERS/SOLICITORS SOCCER The annual Soccer game between the Barristers and Solicitors was played at Blackhall Place on Friday, 21 June, 1991. The games over the last few years had resulted in convincing victories for the Solicitors but this year the Barristers decided that enough was enough and set about organising a serious challenge for the pres- tigious MacEntee Cup which is presented to the winners. Pre- viously unheard of practice games and squad training sessions were held and the young bloods of the Bar were recruited and organised by Pat O'Gorman. In an effort to lead to a competitive game the Solicitors played with 9 men and having underestimated the opposition found themselves under constant pressure from the eager Bar team with Eamon Maree leading the challenge. However the older but more experienced Solicitors' team lead from the back by Captain Martin Moran and veteran Bill Jolley coped with everything the the Bar could throw at them and Solicitors' goalkeeper Dan Murphy capped a confident performance with a 2nd half penalty save. With a little bit more composure in front of goal John Kilroy might have scored a late winner for the Solicitors on his senior debut but the result of the closely fought game was a deserved 1-1 draw. Paddy MacEntee SC, as usual, kindly attended to present the cup to the Captains to be held for 6 months each and generously lodged a sum of money behind the bar which was gratefully accepted by all present. The event was a great success and all concerned are looking forward to next year's game. •

ing statutes in Ireland on slender resources is an arduous task. However, the writer of this notice does admit to frequent intellectual difficulties when trying to understand some of the provisions of Irish company law statutes. The compilers of The Companies Acts 1963-1990, Declan Hogan, FCA, Bastow Charleton, Barry O'Neill, Solicitor, Eugene F Collins & Son, and John Bowen-Walsh FCA, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, state in their preface that the purpose of the compilation is to assist accountants, solicitors and other regular users of the Companies Acts by presenting the legislation in one volume. The Acts have been compiled by amending and deleting sections in each of the individual Acts to take account of subsequent legislation. The compilers note that their efforts are not an attempt at a full consolidation that would group together the sections relating to a particular topic. The compilers hope, nevertheless, that the legis- lation presented in their format will be of benefit to practitioners and students pending the completion by the Department of Industry and Commerce of its consolidating legislation. A useful index has been added to the compilation and details of the commencement dates of the Companies Acts, 1990 are also set out. The compilation will be of considerable benefit to practi- tioners. The publication may be obtained from Bastow Charleton Publications, Marine House, Clanwilliam Court, Lr. Mount Street, Dublin 2. in addition to the price quoted, £2.50 should be added for postage and packing. Eamonn G Hall •

This publication may also prove helpful - if handled carefully and with due adherence to more than the introductory paragraphs - to those practitioners who have occasional recourse to the criminal tribunals, and require a single volume to guide their passage. Perhaps, in summary, this is the appeal of the text: a volume which whets the appetite of practitioner, academic and student, giving each a glance at the other's territory. While not sufficient perhaps to satiate the juices thus evoked, it proves a useful guide to where and how one might look for more, should the need arise. In an area as complex and constantly changing as criminal law, the role of a volume such as this with a broad and yet serious appeal must be great. Caroline Fennell In 1921 Sir Cecil Carr wrote that as a collection, the statute book "might be summed up as beyond the average citizen's pocket to purchase, beyond his book-shelves to accommodate, beyond his leisure to study and beyond his intellect to comprehend" Dele- gated Legislation. Some judges have been more forthright. Earlier, in 1854 Vice Chancellor Kindersley, when examining an Act of Parliament said, that he had carefully gone through the statute "and to say that it might have been made more clear and precise than it is, or even to say that there is at least one passage in it which is absolute nonsense, is only to say of this Act which I am afraid may be predicated of perhaps nine out of ten Acts of Parliament which come before Courts of Justice for their consideration." (Trevillian -v- Mayor etc of Exeter (1854) 5 De GM & G828 at 831). It has always been fashionable for lawyers to criticise the Parliamentary Draftsmen. Draft- COMBINED COMPANIES ACTS 1963-1990 By Declan Hogan, Barry O'Neill and John Bowen-Walsh [Bastow Charleton Publications, 1991. Loose-leaf format, IR £40 for solicitors, otherwise £47.50]

SADSI CAREER S EM I NAR 7 p.m. Thursday 24 October, 1991

at the Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 Employment prospects in Ireland, UK, USA, Europe and Australia will be discussed by experienced practitioners, followed by a wine reception and informal question and answer session.

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