The Gazette 1994

GAZETTEAUGUST/SEPTEMBER1994

GAZETTE

N E W S

P r a i s e f o r t h e L e g a l P r o f e s s i on Following a case in which the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady won a judgment for over £290,000 in back payments from the VHI, the Regional Superior of the Order, Sister Gregory O 'Reilly, was interviewed on Morning Ireland on 29 July. In the course of the interview she said that the legal team on the case "have served us extremely well. Our solicitor carried this case for three years without asking for money (because) she knew we didn't have it. Our legal team . . . went into a Supreme Court case, not having been fully paid for the previous case and they served us extremely well. . . I want to personally and publicly thank them for the wonderful help that they have been." • A p p r e n t i c e s C e l e b r a t e i n G a l w a y The Great Southern Hotel, Eyre Square, proved to be an excellent venue for the recent SADSI Mid- summer's Ball which took place on 23 July last. Over two hundred and fifty apprentices from around the country gathered in Galway for the event, many arriving on the Friday evening. The Ball commenced with a sherry reception and the meal was followed by both band and disco. There were gifts of perfume and chocolates for all and the bumper raffle raised four hundred pounds which was donated to the Rwanda appeal. We were honoured to have as our guests the President of the Law Society Michael O'Mahony and his wife, Jacqueline. Many thanks to the Committee for their hard work, the staff of the Great Southern Hotel, our sponsors and, of course, all apprentices and non- apprentices who made the evening a great success.

L aw F i rm Ce l eb r a t es 5 0 Years and Qua l i ty M a r k

Left to right: Sean Conlon.

Chief Executive

Officer of the Irish Quality

Association,

presenting the Q Mark to Brian MacMahon, Arthur E.

MacMahon.

providing for his clients' needs. An eighteen month programme, involving the firm's entire staff in planning and evaluating the quality of its services, practices and procedures, resulted in the firm being awarded the Quality Mark in April 1994. Brian MacMahon says "the firm owes its gratitude to all its clients and friends and their families for their loyalty and support throughout the last 50 years. With clients' satisfaction now established as the raison d'etre for every one of the firm's activities, we look forward to meeting the needs of our clients for legal services for at least another 50 years." C

The firm of Arthur E MacMahon in Naas recently staged a double celebration to mark the firm's 50 years in practice and the achievement of the Quality Mark. The firm is the first prac- tice in Leinster to obtain the Q Mark. The firm was founded 50 years ago by Arthur MacMahon and grew steadily over a period of 36 years until his retirement in 1980. During this time the practice developed an extensive business in the areas of personal injury court work, property, wills and administration of estates. Arthur MacMahon's son, Brian MacMahon, assumed the helm of the practice at Naas in the early 1980s and during the next fourteen years the practice continued to widen its client base. The firm now employs nineteen people. Recently, Brian MacMahon established IDR Ireland, the country's first private commercial mediation firm, to provide people with a choice of mediating or litigating disputes. Following post-graduate studies for a Masters Degree in management practice from Trinity College in 1990 and recognising the changes taking place in legal practice in Ireland and in clients' requirements, Brian MacMahon decided to focus on the concept of quality as a means of

LAW SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT REGISTER If you are a solicitor looking for a job you should place your CV on the Law Society's employment register. If you wish to recruit a solicitor, on a full-time, part-time or locum basis why not use the register? The service is free. Phone John Houlihan at the Law School, (01) 671 0200, ext. 530.

Philippa Howley Auditor

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