The Gazette 1995

GAZETTE

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1995

N E W S

Society of Young Solicitors Conference

The Society of Young Solicitors of Ireland, Spring Conference 1995 was held at Adare Manor, Adare, Co. Limerick on Friday, 10 March 1995 through to Sunday, 12 March 1995 and was attended by over 170 young and not so young Solicitors. We were delighted to welcome a number of solicitors from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Holland who travelled to attend the The Lectures were both informative and thought provoking. John Loosemore of Loosemore Planning i Servjces in Cardiff gave a paper on Practice and Development "How to get new Business" which was highly entertaining. He said that firms today need to identify the type of client they wish to target arid the kind of service The second topic of the day was, "Family Law - Property Division and other areas in need of reform". It was addressed by Brian Gallagher of j ; Gallagher Shatter. Mr. Gallagher's | lecture centered on the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 and how this would be affected by the 1994 Family Law Bill. In the beautiful weather the delegates enjoyed horseriding, archery and clay ; pigeon shooting in the grounds of Adare Manor. Delegates also enjoyed helicopter rides over both counties Kerry and Limerick. The Saturday night Banquet was also a great success and we were honoured to have Right Honourable Mr. Liam Hamilton , Chief Justice and his wife Maeve, the President of the Law | Conference they seek to provide in order to develop a client base and a clear marketing strategy. He suggested a ! number of marketing options j including press releases, corporate ; entertainment, questionnaires to | J clients and brochures. j

Pictured at the Society of Young Solicitors

Dinner in Adare Manor

were.

Fiona Hickey and Barbara

Hickey.

Society of Ireland, Patrick Glynn and I his wife Marye and the Secretary of : the Limerick Bar Association Pat Barriscale and his wife Kay. After dinner, delegates enjoyed blackjack and dancing until dawn. i We would like to thank our sponsors, in particular the Investment Bank of Ireland without whose continued support the Conference would not continue. We are also extremely grateful to our other sponsors, namely Behan & Associates, Rochford Brady, Norwel Computers Services Limited, I Jurys Hotel Group Pic., Doyle Court Reports, Golden Pages, CFI On-Line Limited, Norwich Union, Dooleys, Senior Sassis, Castletown Press, Baileys, Brady & Company, Solicitors Financial Services, Sweet & Maxwell and Legal & General.

' SOCIETY OF YOUNG SOLICITORS SOLICITORS AND BARRISTERS' CONFERENCE 3rd to 5th November 1995 at Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare

Conference

rate -

Dromoland Castle

£145.00 £99.00

Clare Inn

Full details in the October issue of the Gazette. Booking forms available from Declan O'Sullivan, Martin E. Marren & Co., 10 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4 DX 58. Phone: 01 - 668 6266.

Walter Beatty Public Relations Officer

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