The Gazette 1994

MARCH 1994

VOL. 88 NO. 2

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of Children - The Law and The Psychology; Your Guide to Irish Law; The Civil Liability Acts 1961 and 1964.

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Viewpoint

What has happened to the plans to convert the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds to semi-State status? News 4 6 et seq. Report of Council Meetings in January and February, p.46; Early Days for the First Insurance Ombudsman, p. 67; Review of the Education and Training of Apprentices, p. 73; Are we Overpaid - Results of a Younger Members Committee Salary Survey, P- 74; SASDSI News, p. 74; Law Society Submission on the Companies (Amendment) Act 1990, p. 77; Minister Highlights Benefits of Builder's Guarantee, p. 78; UCD Appoints Visiting Fellow to Adjunct Law Faculty, p. 79; Joint North/South Seminar on Criminal Law, p. 79.

Disciplinary Cases - Compensation Fund 59 Reports of recent cases in the High Court and details of claims admitted by the Compensation Fund Committee and approved for payment during January and February 1994.

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People and Places

Practice Notes 65 Family Law and Legal Aid Committee; Possession Prior to Closing; New Licence Duty for Pubs - Should it be Apportioned?; Computer Assisted Learning Course on Capital Acquisitions Tax The Environmental Protection Agency: A Sea of Change in Environmental Law and Practice 69 David Meehan describes the role and function of the Environmental Protection Agency and surveys its impact on regulatory and administrative aspects of environmental protection in Ireland.

President's Message Michael V. O'Mahony h; t

hi ^nts the main features of the

Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1994. Mediawatch

Recent media reports indicated that the Government is likely to drop the sections in the Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1994 which would have permitted banks and other financial institutions to engage in probate and conveyancing work. Lawbrief 51 Family Law Bill, 1994; Court Dress; Monopolies and Freedom of Expression; Dr. Eamonn Hall reports. Book Reviews ^ Murder at Marlhill - Was Harry Gleeson Innocent?; The CAJ Handbook on Civil Liberties in Northern Ireland; The Evidence

Correspondence Readers letters on a variety of topics

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Professional Information 80 Notices concerning lost land certificates; lost wills; lost title deeds, employment and miscellaneous advertisements.

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Editor: Barbara Cahalane

Editorial Board: Dr. Eamonn G. Hall, (Chairman) Elma Lynch, (Vice Chairman) John F. Buckley John Costello Justin McKenna Noel C. Ryan

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