The Gazette 1993

JULY/AUGUST 1993

j Irish Conveyancing Precedents

! by Mary Laffoy SC, with Deborah Wheeler, Butterworths 1992, approx. 620 pages, issue with binder £110. I have been asked by the Editorial Board of the Gazette to review the Irish Conveyancing Precedents recently published under the Irish Property Series by Butterworths. ; It has been edited by my good friend ; Mary Laffoy SC and each precedent has been annotated by Deborah Wheeler BL. I am sure neither Mary nor Debbie require any introduction to the j solicitors' profession, and I know it would be accepted that they are both leading experts in their field. The preparation of the book must have been a huge demand on their time and efforts in their busy practices. It seems to me that by being asked to review this book, all my | Christmasses and birthdays have come together. It is a book which will grow in its contents, but the precedents which are already available include charities, conveyances, settled property, receivers and liquidators, sub-sales, Irish Sol icitors Golfing Results of Captain's Prize Winner; Eamon Kelly - 44 points. Runners Up: Alan Mitchell - 40 points. Kevin O'Donnell - 40 points. St. Patrick's Plate Winner: Jimmy Walsh - 40 points. Second: Pat Reidy - 37 points. Handicaps 13-28 Winner: Barry Doyle - 38 points. deeds of exchange and deeds of family arrangement. While other

Pictured at the launch of Irish Conveyancing Precedents by Mary Laffoy were l-r: Mary Laffoy; the President of the Law Society, Raymond Monahan who launched the book; Professor John Wylie, a Director of the Publishers, Butterworths (Ireland), and Deborah Wheeler BL. issues will be awaited with baited are now over which will be a matter of great relief to many a conveyancer.

breath by the profession, in its current form it is already an invaluable aid to any conveyancing solicitor.The clarity of the drafting of the precedents is, of course, what most of us who know Mary have come to know and expect and the clear way in which the book is set out make it a pleasure to use. It was a tremendous task for Mary Laffoy and Debbie Wheeler to undertake this important venture and the legal profession owes a huge debt of gratitude to them. The days of discomfort and uncertainty of using an English precedent book and adapting it to an Irish legal situation

There are many other worthy contributors to the book mentioned therein and the profession's debt to those busy people, must be recorded. I don't wish to sound like a book salesman, but I really feel every solicitor should have this on their desk. All in all, I feel it is an invaluable book and is probably the most important and useful book published in many years for a conveyancing solicitor. Lady Sol icitors Golf Outing The Annual "Lady Solicitors" Golf Outing will take place at Blainroe Golf Club, Co. Wicklow on Friday, 3 September, 1993. i All last year's players will receive a circular shortly. If you did not take part last year but would like details, please telephone 6770335 with your name and address. Elma Lynch

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Society Runner-up:

John Foley - 38 points. Director General's Cup Winner: Mark Connellan - 35 points. Front Nine Winner: Dermot Neilan - 23 points. Back Nine Winner: Noel McDonald - 20 points.

I Anne Crawford

William Jolley Hon. Secretary.

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