The Gazette 1993

GAZETTE

MIWH NOVEMBER1993

between Irish and English law.

ELSA IRELAND LAW AND LANGUAGE CUSSES The European Law Students' Association presents Classes in Polish Social & Cultural Institute Fi t zwi l l l am Place, Dub l in 2 Commenc i ng 18 October, 1993 Open to all ELSA members Price £4 Legal French 6.00-7.30 pm Legal German 7.30-9.00 pm For more information contact Margaret Austin. Phone 6688399 or your L.C. AA Officer. 'Royal College of f Surgeons in Ireland A LEGACY OR DONATION in favour of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland contributes to medical education and training and important research. Please think of us! For further details contact: The Registrar, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 4780200 Charity No. CHY1277 LEGAL FRENCH LEGAL GERMAN at the

Di c t i ona ry of Law

EGH

Fourth Edition by L. B. Curzon, Pitman Publishing, 1993, xiii + 417pp, IR£13.99, paperback. Judge Learned Hand, (1872-1961) earned acclaim as one of the giants of the American judiciary. During his more than half a century on the bench, he wrote more than than three thousand judgments: these judgments contained careful reasoning and were marked by beautiful prose. Perplexed as we occasionally all are by words, he wrote in "Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice", Brief Case, (November 4, 1951) words that perplex the writer of this short notice: "Law has always been unintelligible, and I might say that perhaps it ought to be ... It ought to be unintelligible because it ought to be in words - and words are utterly inadequate to deal with the fantastically multi-form occasions which come up in human life ..." j | are often inadequate to express many conditions. But law ought to be as intelligible as possible and here is where a dictionary of law helps. First of all, Curzon's Dictionary of Law is presented as a guide to the specialised vocabulary of English law. The words, the subject of the dictionary, are taken from the word stock of the core legal subjects, contract, torts, criminal law, constitutional law, land law, trusts and equity. Other areas are covered such as statutory definitions, judicial exegesis and the occasional apophthegm. In Ireland, the first point-of-reference for many interested in the definition of a word will be Henry Murdoch's A Dictionary of Irish Law (Dublin, 1988). However, Curzon's earlier editions will be found in many offices. Lawyers who boast of a decent legal library might also possess Mozley and Whitely, Law Dictionary , 11th edition, (Butterworths, 1993), and indeed Stroud's Judicial Dictionary , fifth edition, five volumes, (Sweet and Maxwell). Curzon's Dictionary of Law can be recommended, subject to the usual caveat that readers should be conscious of the differences We all agree with the judge that words

Bl acks t one 's S t a t u t es on Ev i dence

Second Edition, Edited by Phil Huxley and Michael O'Connell, Blackstone Press, 1993, vi + 260pp £8.95 sterling, paperback. The editors in their preface quote Charles Dickens in Great Expectations, Chapter XV: "Take nothing on its looks: take everything on evidence, There's no better rule." Virtually every lawyer depends on the laws of evidence for his or her exist- ence. In criminal law and civil litigation, the use of the laws of evidence is obvious to all. In conveyancing, the deeds and declarations represent the evidence of property transactions and associated matters. In probate, the grant of probate of letters of administration are accepted as evidence of certain "happenings": accordingly, lawyers do not need to witness physically the exit of persons from this world! In commercial and advisory law, the laws of evidence often play a prominent role. throughout their courses; they are not annotated. Prominence has been given to statutes on criminal evidence. This book will be of relevance in Ireland only to those who are interested in comparative law. EGH • NORTHERN IRELAND AGENT * Initial Consultation Free * All forms of work undertaken * Competitive Rates * Consultation in Dublin if requested * Legal Aid Available Blackstone's Statutes on Evidence have been designed specifically to provide United Kingdom students with a collection of UK statutes for use

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