The Gazette 1991

GAZETTE

DECEMBER 1991

Independence of Profession. The public interest requires a vibrant and independent legal profession in Ireland. At the present time, with the public spotlight focused very much on allegations of impropriety in the business life of our community, there is a need for a strong and independent legal profession. Solicitors, as legal advisers, have a very onerous task, particularly in the commercial field, of ensuring that the advice they give their clients is impartial and in the best interests of the public. They have done this in the past w i t h great distinction. It is gratifying that solicitors have been appointed as inspectors in a number of recent high profile investigations. I am confident that the profession will always discharge duties of this kind with scrupulous fairness and to the highest standards of professional competence. Solicitors as Judges I will continue to press for the appointment of members of the solicitors profession to the bench in the Superior Courts of Ireland. There is no reason why solicitors who at present have the right to advocate in all the courts should not be considered eligible for the highest judicial office. Berlin - 1992 The Law Soc i e t y 's Annual Conference on the theme "Lawyers in Business in Europe" will take place in Berlin from Thursday 23 April to Sunday 26 April, 1992. This is the first time the Society has staged its Conference outside the jurisdiction. The purpose of going to Berlin is to acknowledge our presence in Europe and to show that Irish lawyers have a serious intent towards the EC, the creation of a single market and monetary and political union. Germany .like Ireland, has a written Constitution, and a deep commit- ment to European union. We want to project Irish lawyers as the ideal choice for German law firms when

they want to do business in a Common Law jurisdiction. Keynote speakers at the Conference will be Peter Sutherland SC and Dr. Tony O'Reilly. Of course, I also hope that the occasion will be an enjoyable one in one of the most exciting cities in Europe. I would particularly encourage younger members of the Society to participate. The cost at approximately £500 for four days and three nights is good value

and has been kept to a minimum. An advance notice is enclosed in this Gazette and a brochure will appear in the January/February Issue. Finally, the members of the Council and the Director General and staff of the Law Society, join me in wishing you and your families a peaceful and joyful Christmas. Adrian P. Bourke President Provincial Delegates Edyvard M. McEllin - Connaught John B. Harte - Leinster Mary O'Halloran - Munster Peter F. R. Murphy - Ulster Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Richard Bennett Gerard Doherty Anthony S. Sheil Southern Law Association Justin Condon William Irwin Cormac O'Hanlon Tim Lucey James V. Long Law Society of Northern Ireland

Results of Council Elections 1991-1992

The following list shows the successful candidates in the elections for the Council of the Law Society 1991-1992. The total number of valid voting papers was 2,230.

Donal G. Binchy Anthony H. Ensor Moya Quinlan James MacGuill

1252 1218 1212 1184 1135 1111 1057 1055 1037

Eva Tobin John Shaw

P. Frank O'Donnell Patrick O'Connor Geraldine M. Clarke Michael V. O'Mahony

Brian Walker Patrick Duffy John Comerton James Doran, Junior Vice-President elect

1022

Michael G. Irvine Brian J. Mahon

988 986 983 983 954 951 947 933 913 907 896 895 883 876 842 823 766 723 720 719

Niall G. Casey

Laurence K. Shields

Past Presidents entitled to sit on Council pursuant to the Society's bye laws: W. Brendan Allen Walter Beatty Bruce St. J. Blake John Carrigan Laurence Cullen

Elma Lynch

Raymond T. Monahan Anthony E. Collins Owen M. Binchy Francis D. Daly Patrick A. Glynn Philip M. Joyce Barry St. J. Galvin Andrew F. Smyth Brian Sheridan Gerard F. Griffin Ernest J. Cantillon Maeve Hayes

Maurice R. Curran Joseph L. Dundon Gerald Hickey Michael Houlihan John Maher Ernest J. Margetson W. Osborne David R. Pigot Peter Prentice Thomas D. Shaw

Ken Murphy

Justin McKenna

John G. Fish

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