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LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE 2013 (Volume 107)
INDEX
Compiled by Julitta Clancy, FsocInd
Note: references are to issue number (in bold) followed by page reference: - '10 (December): 36'
refers to Issue No. 10 (December), page 36
Omissions: the following sections of the Gazette are not included in the index: Captain's Blawg;
Justis Update, professional notices, recruitment and general advertising
Abbreviations: HC: High Court; CJEU: Court of Justice of the European Union; (Pres.):
President's message; SC: Supreme Court
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ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME (LAW SOCIETY), 6 (July): 30–3 (M.
Armstrong)
ADJUDICATION
Construction Contracts Act 2013, 10 (December): 36–9 (A. Hussey)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. see judicial review
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE. see evidence
ADVERTISING BY SOLICITORS
direct unsolicited approaches to non-clients. see Regulation 13 Review Group
AGE DISCRIMINATION
and compulsory retirement ages, 8 (October): 26–9 (S. Connolly and C. Callanan)
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOODSTUFFS
quality schemes: new EU legislation, 3 (April): 56–7 (D. Balding)
AIB BANK
Personal Insolvency Act negotiations
'non-disclosure agreements' proposal dropped, 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)
residential certificate of title cases
family law declarations post-registration no longer requested, 6 (July): 54 (practice note)
ALLEN, BRIAN
Employment and Investment Incentive (EII) Scheme, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
choosing the most appropriate mechanism, 8 (October): 16–17 (J. Kinch)
Construction Contracts Act 2013, 10 (December): 36–9 (A. Hussey)
judicial dispute resolution (JDR), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)
Law Society seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
mediation diploma course, 9 (November): 5
women as ADR leaders: Dublin conference, 2 (March): 13, 3 (April): 9
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY), 7 (Aug/Sept): 10, 8 (October): 16
ALTERNATIVE FUEL STRATEGY (EU). see transport fuels
AMANN, PHILIPP
article. see under Dillon, Mark
AMBROSE, PATRICK
'The script to pulling off the perfect inside job': in-house counsel and regulatory obstacles, 3
(April): 20–1 (viewpoint)
ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING (AML). see money laundering
APPEALS. see Court of Appeal
APPOINTMENTS
European Cyber Crime Centre: Inspector Paul Gillen, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners (ISIP), 2 (March): 5
law firms
A&L Goodbody, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44, 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
Arthur Cox: new chairman, 2 (March): 5
Beauchamps, 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
Berrymans Lace Mawer (BLM), 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
DAC Beachcroft, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44
Leman Solicitors: new partners, 4 (May): 43 (pictorial), 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
LK Shields: new partner, 9 (November): 41 (pictorial)
Mason Hayes & Curran, 5 (June): 42 (pictorial), 8 (October): 50 (pictorial), 9 (November):
41 (pictorial)
Matheson, 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
McCann Fitzgerald: new partners, 4 (May): 43 (pictorial), 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
McCarthy Denning (London), 9 (November): 41 (pictorial)
McDowell Purcell, 2 (March): 43 (pictorial)
William Fry: new partners, 5 (June): 42 (pictorial), 9 (November): 41 (pictorial)
Law Society: director of representation, 9 (November): 6
NUI Galway law school head: Donncha O'Connell, 5 (June): 5
PIP Complaints Committee: Bill Holohan, 10 (December): 10
Press Council: new vice-chairman, 9 (November): 5
Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal, 1 (Jan/Feb): 10
University of Limerick Chancellor: Judge John Murray, 4 (May): 8
APPS. see under technology
ARBITRALWOMEN
'celebrating women as ADR leaders': Dublin conference, 3 (April): 9
ARBITRATION; see also alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
time limits: fatal delay in referring to arbitration, 3 (April): 49 (practice note)
ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
practice notes, 3 (April): 49
ARCHITECTS' CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE
building regulations
reliance on confirmations from other professionals, 2 (March): 49 (practice note)
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ARMSTRONG, MAGGIE
'Good King Billy' - profile of Billy Glynn (IRFU President), 3 (April) 26–9
'Shoot for the stars' - Law Society Access Scholarship Programme, 6 (July): 30–3
'Value judgements' - valuations, 10 (December): 40–3
ARMSTRONG V MOFFAT (HOGAN J., MARCH 2013)
personal injuries litigation: 'litigation lions outfoxed,' 5 (June): 18–19 (S. Gilhooly)
ARTICLES; see also Gazette profiles
'A pungent problem' - tax evasion issues (Begley case), 4 (May): 22–5 (C. Kennedy and M.
Tuite)
'A road less travelled' - working abroad, 2 (March) 36–9 (A. Kelly)
'And now for something completely different' - IDA's compulsory purchase powers: Reid v
IDA, 10 (December): 22–7 (N P Stewart)
'At debt's door' - Personal Insolvency Act 2012 debt resolution mechanisms, 5 (June): 32–5 (P.
Keane, D. O'Shea and L. Rowland)
'Attack of the cybermen' - cyberbullying, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
'Back to the future' - options for smaller firms, 8 (October): 42–5 (D. Rowe)
'Behind the veil' - prenuptial agreements in Irish law, 8 (October): 38–41 (J. O'Brien)
'Biting the bullet' - Personal Insolvency Act 2012, 8 (October): 34–7 (A. Flood)
'Book by its cover?' - plain packaging for cigarette boxes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 24–7 (A. Lawless)
'Breaking bad' - break clauses within leases, 7 (Aug/Sept): 36–9 (M. Walsh and A.M. Clarke)
'Cara sa chúirt?' - language litigation, 1 (Jan/Feb): 38–41 (C. MacGeehin)
'Credit where it's due' - Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, 4
(May): 34–7 (C. Moran)
Eurlegal articles. see European law
'The Faceless Few' - defamation and privacy (McKeogh case), 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
'From a land down under' - Australian family law courts system, 5 (June): 36–9 (J.
McCormack)
'Good King Billy' - profile of Billy Glynn (IRFU President), 3 (April) 26–9 (M. Armstrong)
'Home and away' - opportunities in Western Australia, 6 (July): 38–40 (L. Barry)
'House of a different colour' - Seanad Éireann reform, 3 (April): 38–40 (N. Whelan)
'I heard it through the grapevine' - hearsay evidence (Bank of Scotland Plc v Julia Stephenson),
3 (April) 30–3 (S. Groeger)
'In my time of dying' - crime of assisted suicide, 1 (Jan/Feb): 26–9 (M. Herron)
'Invasion of the auditors!' - Law Society audits, 6 (July): 22–5 (M.F. Fahy)
'Jailhouse rock' - liability for injuries to prisoners, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31 (E. Keane)
'Kicked into touch' - discovery against online ticket exchange (Rugby Football Union v
Viagogo Ltd), 3 (April): 34–7 (S. Nolan and L. Millington–Roberts)
'Lessor of two evils' - RSC Order 37 and HC judgment in Quarryvale case, 6 (July): 34–7 (C.
Hayden)
'Lest you be judged intern' - work-placement/internships, 6 (July): 26–9 (M. Kelleher)
'Manufacturing consent' - Construction Contracts Act 2013, 10 (December): 36–9 (A. Hussey)
'miPAD and me' - iPad's and iPhones in practice, 5 (June): 20–3 (D. Walsh)
'The Parent Trap' - surrogacy relationships, 9 (November): 30–3 (K. Irwin)
'Password protected?' - employers' requests for social media passwords, 9 (November): 18–21
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(C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
'Patently obvious?' - Unified Patent Court proposals, 2 (March): 24–7 (F. O'Beirne and A.
Murphy)
'Paying the piper' - periodic payment orders, 2 (March): 20–3 (M. Hough)
'Pipped at the post' - Personal Insolvency Act 2012, 4 (May): 30–3 (P. Keane and M. Homan)
'The Remains of the data' - online accounts and digital legacies, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–5 (D.
McCallig)
'School around the corner' - enforcement of economic and social rights, 2 (March) 28–31 (C.
O'Mahony)
'Shape of things to come' - Irish legal market changes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 32–5 (D. Rowe)
'Shifting sands' - changes in administration of stamp duty, 1 (Jan/Feb): 34–7 (E. Scully)
'Shoot for the stars' - Law Society Access Scholarship Programme, 6 (July): 30–3 (M.
Armstrong)
'Succession slalom' - Brussels IV Regulation on succession law, 10 (December): 32–5 (A.
Keogan)
'Take my breath away' - road safety investigation and enforcement, 9 (November): 26–9 (D.
Manninger)
'Terms and conditions apply' - Financial Services Ombudsman and complaints process, 2
(March) 32–5 (S. Collins)
'Time's up' - judicial case management in asylum and immigration cases, 9 (November): 34–7
(S.M. Haynes)
'Value judgements' - valuations, 10 (December): 40–3 (M. Armstrong)
'Virtual reality' - technology and 'e-courts,' 4 (May): 38–40 (M. Dillon and P. Amann)
'We can work it out' - Civil Partnership Act 2010, 8 (October): 30–3 (I. Clissmann and C.
McMenamin)
'When I'm 64' - compulsory retirement and age discrimination, 8 (October): 26–9 (S. Connolly
and C. Callanan)
'Where's the beef?' - food fraud, 3 (April) 22–5 (J. McCarthy)
ARTS AND ANTIQUES
valuations, 10 (December): 40–3 (M. Armstrong)
ASSISTED DECISION-MAKING (CAPACITY) BILL 2013. see capacity
ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION
surrogacy: legal uncertainty, 9 (November): 30–3 (K. Irwin)
ASSISTED SUICIDE
criminal offence: challenge to constitutionality
Fleming v Ireland & Ors, 1 (Jan/Feb): 26–9 (M. Herron)
SC dismisses appeal, 7 (Aug/Sept): 14–15 (J. Mortimer)
ASSOCIATION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(ACJRD)
'Parole in Ireland - the way forward' conference, 8 (October): 5
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC), 9 (November): 11
ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES OF IRELAND (AJI)
concerns expressed by Mr Justice Kelly, 4 (May): 7
ASYLUM LAW. see refugee law
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AUDITS
Law Society audits of solicitors' practices, 6 (July): 22–5 (M.F. Fahy)
AUSTRALIA
family law courts system, 5 (June): 36–9 (J. McCormack), 7 (Aug/Sept): 12
opportunities for solicitors, 6 (July): 38–40 (L. Barry), 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
AWARDS AND PRIZES
Byrne Wallace: 'Lexcels' standard in quality of client care, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence
Arthur Cox named Irish law firm of the year, 5 (June): 5
Danske Bank Irish law awards, 3 (April): 4, 4 (May): 44 (pictorial)
results, 5 (June): 8
'special merit award' for Dr Geoffrey Shannon, 5 (June): 8
eConveyancing: PhD for Gabriel Brennan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
Gazette shortlisted for Magazines Ireland award, 10 (December): 5
IITD award to Society's Professional Training Network, 4 (May): 9 (pictorial)
Justice Media Awards 2013, 6 (July): 12–13 (M. McDermott), 41 (pictorial)
Matheson internship: Andrew Norry, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial)
Moya Quinlan Trophy winner: Marie McManus, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial)
STEP Private Client Awards 2013
O'Connell Brennan Solicitors: boutique firm award, 8 (October): 7
BALDING, DIANE
'The Energy Efficiency Directive,' 1 (Jan/Feb): 58–9 (Eurlegal)
'The EU's clean fuel strategy for the future,' 4 (May): 60–1 (Eurlegal)
'Quality schemes for agricultural products,' 3 (April): 56–7 (Eurlegal)
BALLYMUN COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE
'pop up' law library, 2 (March): 42 (pictorial)
BANK OF IRELAND
electronic transfer of loan funds, 9 (November): 53 (practice note)
BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC V JULIA STEPHENSON
admissibility of hearsay evidence, 3 (April) 30–3 (S. Groeger)
BANKERS' BOOKS EVIDENCE ACTS
admissibility of hearsay evidence
Bank of Scotland Plc v Julia Stephenson, 3 (April) 30–3 (S. Groeger)
BANKRUPTCY
adjudication in bankruptcy of a solicitor, 9 (November): 52–3 (practice note)
Gazette 2012 article, 9 (November): 10
BANKS; see also AIB; Bank of Ireland; credit institutions; IBRC; KBC Bank
clearance of funds, 3 (April): 50 (practice note)
commercial mortgage lending
Ulster Bank - requirement for priority search, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 (practice note)
complaints and regulation. see financial services
electronic funds transfer (EFT). see electronic payments
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loan transactions: solicitors acting for family members
Ulster Bank policy, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
office account bank cheques, 3 (April): 49 (practice note)
and solicitors: 'answering a question with a question,' 8 (October): 21 (letter)
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
Nationwide news (Kevin O'Higgins), 1 (Jan/Feb): 4, 2 (March): 4, 3 (April): 4, 4 (May): 4, 5
(June): 4, 6 (July): 4, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 8 (October): 4, 9 (November): 4, 10 (December): 4
Clare, 6 (July): 4, 9 (November): 38 (pictorial)
concerns of the profession, 6 (July): 1 (Pres.), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)
Cork (Southern Law Association), 3 (April): 4 (pictorial), 42 (pictorial), 4 (May): 4, 9
(November): 4
solicitors v barristers soccer match, 8 (October): 47 (pictorial)
Cork (West Cork Bar Association), 9 (November): 4
Corporate and Public Lawyers' Association (CPLA), 5 (June): 4, 9 (November): 11
CPD sessions. see CPD Scheme
Donegal, 3 (April): 4, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 10 (December): 4
Dublin (DSBA), 1 (Jan/Feb): 4, 2 (March): 4, 4 (May): 4, 5 (June): 4, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 8
(October): 4, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial), 10 (December): 4
new officers, 9 (November): 4
Dublin (Southside solicitors), 3 (April): 43 (pictorial)
Galway, 2 (March): 4, 3 (April): 4, 5 (June): 4, 6 (July): 4, 42 (pictorial), 9 (November): 4, 10
(December): 4
Inishowen, 8 (October): 4
international associations, 9 (November): 11; see also International Bar Association
Irish Solicitors' Bar Association (Britain), 7 (Aug/Sept): 4
Kerry, 1 (Jan/Feb): 43 (pictorial), 2 (March): 4, 4 (May): 4
Kildare, 2 (March): 4, 5 (June): 4, 9 (November): 4
presentation to Cyril Osborne, 10 (December): 44 (pictorial)
Kilkenny, 4 (May): 4, 6 (July): 4
50th year celebrations: John G Lanigan, 3 (April): 41 (pictorial)
Laois, 4 (May): 42 (pictorial)
LawCare seminars, 3 (April): 4
Leitrim, 8 (October): 4, 46 (pictorial)
Limerick, 1 (Jan/Feb): 4, 6 (July): 42 (pictorial)
Longford, 9 (November): 38 (pictorial)
Louth, 4 (May): 4, 6 (July): 4
AGM 2013, 2 (March): 40 (pictorial)
Mayo, 9 (November): 4, 10 (December): 4
dinner in honour of Judge Durcan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 43 (pictorial)
Meath, 5 (June): 4, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 8 (October): 4 (pictorial), 9 (November): 4, 4 (pictorial)
Monaghan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 8 (October): 4
CPD event attracts stellar line-up, 10 (December): 44
dinner in honour of Mr Justice Paul Carney, 2 (March): 40 (pictorial)
'Network' initiatives for young solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9
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Roscommon, 8 (October): 4, 10 (December): 4
AGM, 3 (April): 41 (pictorial)
Sligo, 1 (Jan/Feb): 4, 43, 6 (July): 4 (pictorial), 8 (October): 46 (pictorial)
Tipperary, 6 (July): 4
Waterford, 1 (Jan/Feb): 4, 3 (April): 4, 6 (July): 43 (pictorial)
Wexford, 1 (Jan/Feb): 4, 3 (April): 4, 4 (May): 4
Wicklow, 6 (July): 4, 43 (pictorial), 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 8 (October): 4, 10 (December): 4
(pictorial)
BARRETT, MAX
'Taking a punt on proposed Gambling Control Bill,' 9 (November): 16–17 (viewpoint)
BARRISTERS
increase in numbers leaving Law Library, 3 (April): 5
senior counsel ceremonies, 9 (November): 5
BARRY, LEO
'Home and away' - opportunities for solicitors in Western Australia, 6 (July): 38–40
BER CERTIFICATES
mandatory advertising
EU (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 51 (practice note)
BERGIN-CROSS, CAROLINE
'Can we fix it? Yes we can' - Seanad reform, 6 (July): 20–1 (viewpoint)
BEWLEY'S LUNCHTIME CAFE THEATRE (DUBLIN)
Under Pressure (R. Fehily), 4 (May): 5
BLANEY, ANNE-MARIE
women in conflict resolution (Blackhall Place conference), 2 (March): 13
BOOK AND JOURNAL LAUNCHES
Changes in Practice and Law (D. Hogan and C. Kenny, Eds), 8 (October): 5
A Guide to Good Professional Conduct (3rd ed.), 10 (December): 12–13 (M. McDermott)
Hibernian Law Journal (HLJ), 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial)
The Irish District Court: A Social Portrait (C. O'Nolan), 9 (November): 5
Irish Probate Practitioners' Handbook, 6 (July): 7 (pictorial)
Lawyers' Professional Negligence and Insurance (B. Holohan and D. Curran), 5 (June): 42
(pictorial)
Pensions: A Handbook for the Family Law Practitioner (L. Cahill and S. Dixon), 8 (October):
50 (pictorial)
BOOK REVIEWS
Aircraft Operating Leasing: A Legal and Practical Analysis in the Context of Public and
Private International Air Law (Donal Patrick Hanley), rev. by Christine O'Donovan, 6
(July): 50
An Introduction to Irish Planning Law (2nd Ed.) (Berna Grist), rev. by Yvonne Kelly, 4
(May): 48
An Island's Law: A Bibliographical Guide to Ireland's Legal Past (WN Osborough), rev. by
Brian Murphy, 10 (December): 50
Battle of Wills - Irish Families at War over Wills (Liam Collins), rev. by Siobhán Laighléis, 1
(Jan/Feb): 46
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Buying and Selling Insolvent Companies and Businesses in Ireland (Bill Holohan, Ted
Harding and Ger O'Mahoney), rev. by Richard Hammond, 8 (October): 54
The Commercial Court (Stephen Dowling), rev. by Emma Fee, 6 (July): 50
Companies Acts 1963-2012 (Lyndon MacCann and Thomas B. Courtney, Eds.), rev. by Paul
Keane, 3 (April): 47
Corruption Law (Imelda Higgins), rev. by Katie Byrne, 7 (Aug/Sept): 44
Employment Equality Law (Marguerite Bolger, Cliona Kimber and Claire Bruton), rev. by
Terence O'Sullivan, 2 (March): 46
Everybody Matters (Mary Robinson), rev. by Emma Keane, 5 (June): 45
Family Law: Jurisdictional Comparisons (James Stewart, Ed.), rev. by Katherine Irwin, 8
(October): 54
Intellectual Property Law (Eva Nagle), rev. by Richard Hammond, 4 (May): 48
Investigating Unregistered Title (Barry Magee), rev. by Peter Byrne, 5 (June): 44
Irish Probate Practitioners' Handbook (Karl Dowling and Robert Grimes), rev. by Richard
Hammond, 7 (Aug/Sept): 44
The Last Sting of a Dying Wasp (Gerard O'Keeffe), rev. by Dara Robinson, 7 (Aug/Sept): 44
The Law of Companies (3rd edition) (Thomas B Courtney), rev. by Paul Egan, 1 (Jan/Feb): 46
Law of Torts (Bryan MacMahon and William Binchy), rev. by Michael Kealey, 8 (October):
55
Lawyers' Professional Negligence and Insurance (Bill Holohan and David Curran), rev. by
Niall Farrell, 9 (November): 47
Legal Professional Privilege (Liz Heffernan), rev. by Vincent JG Power, 8 (October): 55
Managing Litigation for your Business (Rachel Fehily), rev. by Eamon Harrington, 9
(November): 46
Pease and Chitty's Law of Markets and Fairs (6th Ed.) (Edward F. Cousins), rev. by Robert
Pierse, 3 (April): 47
Specific Performance in Ireland (Niall Buckley, Brian Conroy and Bairbre O'Neill) rev. by
Paul Keane, 2 (March): 46
The Taxation of Gifts and Inheritances (Joanne Whelan and Ann Williams), rev. by Finola
O'Hanlon, 1 (Jan/Feb): 46
The Trade Union and Industrial Relations Acts (4th Ed.) (Anthony Kerr), rev. by Janice
Walshe, 9 (November): 46
Wills: Irish Precedents and Drafting (Brian E. Spierin), rev. by Richard Hammond, 6 (July):
50
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
war criminals, prosecution of, 2 (March) 36–9 (A. Kelly)
'BREAK CLAUSES.' see landlord and tenant law
BRENNAN, DAVINIA
article. see under Kennedy, Liam
BROADCASTING LAW
copyright: 'communication to the public'
third party streaming: CJEU ruling in ITV v TV Catchup case, 6 (July): 58–9 (M. Hyland)
BRUSSELS I REGULATION
revision adopted, 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
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BRUSSELS IV REGULATION
succession law, 10 (December): 32–5 (A. Keogan)
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LAW
architects' certificates of compliance with building regulations, 2 (March): 49 (practice note)
BER certificates
EU (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 51 (practice note)
Construction Contracts Act 2013, 10 (December): 36–9 (A. Hussey)
Construction Products Regulation (CPR), 10 (December): 60–1 (M. Cooney)
health and safety: 2012 regulations, 5 (May): 14–15 (G. Ryan and S. Fleming)
BULLYING
cyberbullying in schools
need for better regulation, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
BURKE, COMMANDER PAT (NAVAL SERVICES LEGAL OFFICER)
Gazette interview, 8 (October): 22–5 (M. McDermott)
BUSINESS LAW COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
Companies Bill 2012: submissions, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11
practice notes, 3 (April): 50
BUTLER, MAURA
women in conflict resolution (Blackhall Place conference), 2 (March): 13
BYRON, PATRICIA (CEO, PIAB)
interview on Morning Ireland: 'tilting at windmills not within PIAB job specifications,' 4
(May): 19 ()
CALCUTTA RUN
2012 run - handover of cheque, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45 (pictorial)
2013 run, 3 (April): 44 (pictorial), 4 (May): 1 (Pres.), 5 (June): 41 (pictorial)
handover of cheque, 10 (December): 46 (pictorial)
CALLANAN, CLAIRE
article. see under Connolly, Serena
CANCER RESEARCH
Irish Ovarian Cancer Forum: Emer Casey Symposium, 8 (October): 51 (pictorial)
CANDY, COLMAN
'Consulting the oracle' - interview with Richard Susskind, 5 (June): 28–31
CAPACITY
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
seminar, 8 (October): 8 (pictorial)
CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS TAX (CAT)
CAT Users Group established, 4 (May): 11
pay-and-file deadline 2013, 8 (October): 11
CARANUA (RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS STATUTORY FUND)
survivors of institutional abuse: registration invitation, 9 (November): 8
CAREER SUPPORT
information event, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
10
survey on career assistance, 10 (December): 7
CAREERS ABROAD, 2 (March) 36–9 (A. Kelly)
Australia and New Zealand information event, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
opportunities for solicitors in Western Australia, 6 (July): 38–40 (L. Barry)
CARTELS. see competition law
CENTRAL BANK
complaints by solicitors about financial institutions, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
regulator functions: interview with Peter Oakes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–3 (C. Murphy)
CHAMBERS EUROPE AWARDS
Arthur Cox named Irish law firm of the year, 5 (June): 5
CHARGES ON PROPERTY
NAMA-charged property, sales of, 7 (Aug/Sept): 49–51 (practice note)
NPPR charge and household charge, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
CHARITIES; see also Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI)
Emer Casey Foundation
inaugural Irish Ovarian Cancer Forum, 8 (October): 51 (report and pictorial)
fund-raising through sporting activities. see Calcutta Run; sports activities
Irish Guide Dogs
CPLA annual fundraising lunch, 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
Musical Youth Foundation
Blackhall Music Society rock concert, 8 (October): 53
CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EU
'making fundamental rights more accessible,' 4 (May): 16–17 (B. Koltermann and K. O'Brien)
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS (IRISH BRANCH)
'celebrating women as ADR leaders': Dublin conference, 2 (March): 13, 3 (April): 9
CHIEF JUSTICE. see Denham, Susan
CHIEF STATE SOLICITORS' OFFICE
CJEU agents: hosting of Dublin meeting, 6 (July): 9
CHILD ABDUCTION
2012 figures: rise in cases, 3 (April): 5
CHILD CARE PROCEEDINGS
case management: practice direction
recommendations invited, 4 (May): 11
Law Reporting Project
first interim report: 'secrecy veil lifted,' 10 (December): 18–19 (C. A. Coolican)
'mental-health problems a factor,' 5 (May): 12–13 (C. Coulter)
'most serious decision a court can make,' 2 (March): 16 (letter)
'reliefs sought in care proceedings rejected'
Enguye v Health Service Executive [2011] IEHC 507, 5 (June): 16–17 (J. Mortimer)
CHILDREN; see also child abduction; child care proceedings
child law forums: Galway and Cork, 4 (May): 11, 5 (June): 11
guardianship
welfare of the child is paramount - MR v SB (HC judgment), 10 (December): 10 (Y. Walsh)
judicial proceedings
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'child-friendly' justice and adversarial cross-examination procedure, 1 (Jan/Feb): 14–15 (K.
O'Brien)
protection
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, 4 (May): 57
'Special Merit' award for Dr Geoffrey Shannon, 5 (June): 8
rights referendum, 1 (Jan/Feb): 19 (letter)
CHINESE WALLS. see ethical barriers
CIRCUIT COURT; see also Dublin Circuit
criminal justice system
practice direction, 4 (May): 5, 52–3
working group report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
data protection appeals
Fox v Office of Data Commissioner [2013] IEHC 49, 3 (April): 51
judicial appointments, 10 (December): 7
specialist judges, 6 (July): 5, 8 (October): 4
judicial retirements, 10 (December): 7
jurisdiction limit changes - Courts Bill 2013
Law Society concerns, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.), 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee), 6 (July): 8
CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALISATION
reasons for decisions
Mallak v Minister for Justice (SC, December 2012), 1 (Jan/Feb): 16–17 (J. Mortimer)
CIVIL LEGAL AID
Access to Justice: Legal Aid Task Force report
'Civil legal aid needs much more than a helping hand,' 1 (Jan/Feb): 12–13 (M. McDermott)
CIVIL LIABILITY
personal injuries. see personal injuries actions
CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
Civil Partnership Act 2010: terminology, 8 (October): 30–3 (I. Clissmann and C. McMenamin)
CLARKE, AOIFE MAEVE
article. see under Walsh, Michael
CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY. see confidentiality
CLIENT DUE DILIGENCE (CDD)
anti-money laundering measures and existing clients, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51–2 (practice note)
CLISSMAN, INGE, AND MCMENAMIN, CIARA
'We can work it out' - Civil Partnership Act 2010, 8 (October): 30–3
COHABITATION
Civil Partnership Act 2010: terminology, 8 (October): 30–3 (I. Clissmann and C. McMenamin)
COLLINS, SAM
'Terms and conditions apply' - Financial Services Ombudsman and complaints process, 2
(March) 32–5
COMMENT. see letters; viewpoint
COMMERCIAL LAW
IRLI /LSSA training programme in South Africa, 6 (July): 45 (A. Hickey)
COMMERCIAL LEASES
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upwards-only rent reviews
HC judgment in Ickendel v Bewley's Café, 4 (May): 10 (J. Lynch)
COMMITTEE FOR JUDICIAL STUDIES
conference dates, 9 (November): 5
COMPANY LAW
Companies Bill 2012
Committee submissions, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11
Irish Corporate Law Forum conference, 10 (December): 5
mergers and acquisitions
A&L Goodbody leads in transactions, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
COMPENSATION FUND
Solicitors (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2013, 10 (December): 51
COMPETITION LAW
cartels
Dutch breweries fined: Heineken and Bavaria cases (CJEU), 7 (Aug/Sept): 58–9 (C. Little)
concerted practices: indirect exchanges of price information
Tesco competition tribunal appeal, 5 (June): 56–9 (M. Hickey)
section 14B orders (2002 Act)
Competition Authority's first application to High Court, 2 (March): 58–9 (M. Hickey)
unfair commercial practices
CJEU ruling in health insurance fund case, 9 (November): 58
COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLICITORS
complaints received and outcomes: 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55
determinations. see Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal
High Court orders under Solicitors' Acts. see High Court
internal complaints procedure in solicitors' firms, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
COMPLAINTS AND CLIENT RELATIONS SECTION
ISO standard: 10th successive year, 8 (October): 9
COMPULSORY PURCHASE POWERS
challenge to Industrial Development Act 1986 (Reid v IDA), 10 (December): 22–7 (N P
Stewart)
CONCERTED PRACTICES. see competition law
CONFERRING CEREMONIES (PICTORIAL ITEMS). see people and places
CONFIDENTIALITY
solicitors' confidentiality duty extends to clients - and others, 4 (May): 9 (P. Keane)
CONFLICT OF LAWS. see private international law
CONFLICT RESOLUTION. see alternative dispute resolution (ADR); judicial dispute
resolution (JDR)
CONNOLLY, SERENA, AND CALLANAN, CLAIRE
'When I'm 64' - compulsory retirement and age discrimination, 8 (October): 26–9
CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND 1937
access to the courts
right to litigate in official language of one's choice, 1 (Jan/Feb): 38–41 (C. MacGeehin)
assisted suicide, ban on
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challenge to Common Law (Suicide) Act 1993 (Fleming v Ireland & Ors), 1 (Jan/Feb): 26–
9 (M. Herron), 7 (Aug/Sept): 14–15 (J. Mortimer)
children's rights referendum, 1 (Jan/Feb): 19 (letter)
economic and social rights
Article 42 and educational services, 2 (March) 28–31 (C. O'Mahony)
property rights
plain packaging proposals for cigarette boxes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 24–7 (A. Lawless)
Seanad abolition/reform. see Seanad Éireann
CONSTRUCTION LAW. see building and construction law
CONSUMER PROTECTION
credit rights
EU launches information campaign, 8 (October): 8
food safety
food fraud and horsemeat contamination, 3 (April) 22–5 (J. McCarthy)
sale of goods
national procedural rules and EU principle of effectiveness (CJEU), 9 (November): 58–9
unfair commercial practices
CJEU ruling in health insurance fund case, 9 (November): 58
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. see CPD Scheme
CONVEYANCING
architects' certificates of compliance
reliance on confirmations from other professionals, 2 (March): 49 (practice note)
clearance of funds, 3 (April): 50 (practice note)
commercial mortgage lending
Ulster Bank's requirement for priority search, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 (practice note)
deposit moneys in conveyancing transactions, 10 (December): 55 (practice note)
Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 51 (practice note)
IBRC (in special liquidation): execution of vacates/releases/discharges, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52
(practice note)
Land Registration Rules 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 50–1 (practice note)
clarification, 2 (March): 48 (practice note)
local property tax (LPT)
conditions of sale: recommended wording, 5 (June): 48 (practice note)
Revenue guidelines, 8 (October): 56–7 (practice note)
multi-unit developments
revised precedent pre-contract enquiries, 8 (October): 57 (practice note)
NAMA-charged property, sales of, 7 (Aug/Sept): 49–51 (practice note)
NPPR and household charge
charges on property, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
planning compliance
undertakings in stage payment cases, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
pre-contract deposits
HC judgment in Protim Abrasives case, 3 (April): 49 (practice note)
pre-contract VAT enquiries (PCVE) and Special Condition 3, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11
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precedents
new publications, 5 (June): 51
revised precedent section 72 declaration, 8 (October): 57 (practice note)
registration of trusts and settlements, 10 (December): 56 (practice note)
repossessed properties
sale, purchase and onward mortgaging, 6 (July): 11
residential certificates of title
AIB no longer requesting family law declarations post-registration, 6 (July): 54 (practice
note)
Ulster Bank loan transactions
bank's policy on solicitors acting for family members, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
undertaking to lender
release of undertaking when common areas not yet transferred to a management company, 5
(June): 51 (practice note)
Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration) Regulations 2012, 2 (March): 48 (practice
note)
CONVEYANCING COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY); see also conveyancing
practice notes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 50–1, 2 (March): 48, 49, 3 (April): 49, 50, 5 (June): 48–9, 50–1, 6
(July): 54, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48–51, 8 (October): 56–7, 9 (November): 53, 10 (December):
56
pre-contract VAT enquiries (PCVE) and Special Condition 3
submissions invited, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11
repossessed properties
letter to Irish Banking Federation and Irish Mortgage Council, 6 (July): 11
COOLICAN, CAROL ANNE
'Child Care Reporting Project lifts secrecy veil,' 10 (December): 18–19 (viewpoint)
COONEY, MARTIN
'Making its mark: the Construction Products Regulation (CPR)', 10 (December): 60–1
(Eurlegal)
COPYRIGHT LAW
broadcasting: third party streaming
CJEU ruling in ITV v TV Catchup case, 6 (July): 58–9 (M. Hyland)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
High Court orders Pirate Bay blockade, 6 (July): 8
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION (CPLA), 5 (June): 4, 9
(November): 11
annual fundraising lunch for Irish Guide Dogs, 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
COSTS. see legal costs
COULTER, CAROL
'Mental health problems a factor in child care cases' - Child Care Law Reporting Project first
reports, 5 (May): 12–13 (analysis)
COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY
elections 2013, 10 (December): 7
retirement of Moya Quinlan, 10 (December): 9
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COUNCIL REPORTS
AGM 2012 report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
AGM 2013 report, 10 (December): 51
children's rights referendum, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
Circuit Court specialist judges, 4 (May): 51
Complaints and Client Relations Committee - lay members' report, 2 (March): 47
Conveyancing Conflicts Regulations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
court jurisdictional changes, 4 (May): 51, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47
cutbacks in the justice system, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47
District Court Rules, 10 (December): 51
District Court Rules Committee, 8 (October): 56
Finucane inquiry, call for, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49, 2 (March): 47
Fourth Anti-Money-Laundering Directive, 4 (May): 51
Future of the Law Society Task Force, 4 (May): 51
Garda interviews, 4 (May): 51
Guide to Good Professional Conduct, 5 (June): 47
IBA annual meeting, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
Law Society of Northern Ireland representatives, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47, 8 (October): 56, 10
(December): 51
Lynn case, 8 (October): 56
members' survey, 2 (March): 47
Michaud v France, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
online practising certificate applications, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47
pay-and-file deadline, 10 (December): 51
PII members' survey, 4 (May): 51
PII (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
PII (Amendment) Regulations 2013, 10 (December): 51
Practising Certificate Regulations 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
President and vice-Presidents: taking of office, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49, 10 (December): 51
referenda, 8 (October): 56
Regulation 13 Review Group, report of, 5 (June): 47
remuneration review of senior management, 5 (June): 47
retirement of past-president Philip Joyce, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
SMDF update, 8 (October): 56
solicitor PIPs (personal insolvency practitioners), 8 (October): 56
Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
Solicitors (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2013, 10 (December): 51
Solicitors (Delivery of Documents) Regulations 2013, 10 (December): 51
taxation of costs, delays in, 4 (May): 51, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47
Turkish lawyers, resolution in support of, 5 (June): 47
VHI undertaking, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47
COURT OF APPEAL
Chief Justice stresses need for new court, 2 (March): 1 (Pres.), 4 (April): 1 (Pres.), 14–15 (L.
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Roche)
Law Society support for, 2 (March): 9, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)
referendum approval
DG urges immediate action, 9 (November): 7
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (CJEU)
agents: Dublin meeting, 6 (July): 9
recent case law. see European law
COURTDATE.IE, 4 (May): 5
COURTHOUSES
Swinford and Ballyhaunis closures
Mayo coroner's criticisms, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8
COURTS; see also Circuit Court; Court of Appeal; District Court; High Court; Supreme Court
court conferences, 1 (Jan/Feb): 51, 9 (November): 5
Courts Bill 2013: monetary limit jurisdictional changes. see jurisdiction of courts
'e-courts,' 4 (May): 38–40 (M. Dillon and P. Amann)
family law courts
Australian system, 5 (June): 36–9 (J. McCormack)
Dept of Justice consultative seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12–13 (K. Walsh)
Four Courts: access cards for legal executives, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
judiciary. see judicial appointments; judicial retirements; judiciary
jurisdiction. see jurisdiction of courts
COURTS BILL 2013
jurisdiction limit changes: Circuit and District Courts. see jurisdiction of courts
COURTS SERVICE
annual report 2012, 8 (October): 14–15 (R. Lee)
fee-franking contract awarded to Neopost Ireland, 2 (March): 9
ICT plan and 'e-courts,' 4 (May): 38
judicial costs reductions, 2 (March): 9
Mayo courthouses: coroner slams closures, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8
CPD SCHEME
former AG speaks on 'art of government,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 43 (pictorial)
local seminars and conferences, 3 (April): 4, 6 (July): 4, 5, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4, 9 (November): 4,
10 (December): 44
regulations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 8, 9 (November): 10
CREDIT AGREEMENTS
consumer rights: EU launches information campaign, 8 (October): 8
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS; see also banks; credit unions
complaints and regulation. see Central Bank; financial services
electronic funds transfer (EFT). see electronic payments
solicitors' undertakings: overdue undertakings, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
CREDIT UNIONS
Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, 4 (May): 34–7 (C. Moran)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
District Court and Circuit Court
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practice direction, 4 (May): 5, 52–3
Working Group report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
garda interviews: right of access to lawyer
proposed EU directive: working group established, 2 (March): 10
Parole Board review process and proposed statutory status, 10 (December): 20–1 (S.
McCarthy)
'Parole in Ireland - the way forward' conference, 8 (October): 5
CRIMINAL LAW; see also cyber-crime; sentencing
anti-money-laundering measures (AML). see money laundering
assisted suicide ban: challenge to constitutionality
Fleming v Ireland & Ors, 1 (Jan/Feb): 26–9 (M. Herron), 7 (Aug/Sept): 14–15 (J. Mortimer)
child-friendly justice
adversarial cross-examination procedure, 1 (Jan/Feb): 14–15 (K. O'Brien)
DNA Database Bill, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
European arrest warrant: Melloni case (CJEU), 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
murder and rape: statistics 2012, 8 (October): 14
'spent' convictions
Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012, 2 (March): 18–19 (L. McQuaid)
tax evasion
issues for solicitors and accountants, 4 (May): 22–5 (C. Kennedy and M. Tuite)
CRIMINAL PRACTICE
direct unsolicited approaches to non-clients
Regulation 13 Review Group, 2 (March): 8, 5 (June): 7, 6 (July): 7
CYBER-BULLYING
need for better regulation, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
CYBER-CRIME
European Cyber Crime Centre appointment, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
CYBER-SECURITY
US National Security Agency's Prism Programme, 6 (July): 18–19 (D. Kilroy)
DAMAGES
personal injuries
periodic payment orders (PPOs), 2 (March): 20–3 (M. Hough), 3 (April): 17 (letter)
prisoners' injuries, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31 (E. Keane)
DANSKE BANK IRISH LAW AWARDS 2013. see awards and prizes
DATA PROTECTION/PRIVACY
Global Privacy Enforcement Network sweep
DPC assesses privacy policy, 8 (October): 5
In-House and Public Sector Committee conference, 3 (April): 9
'internet privacy' case: McKeogh v John Doe 1, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
jurisdiction of courts: Fox v Office of Data Commissioner [2013] IEHC 49, 3 (April): 51
'right to be forgotten': Advocate General's opinion in Google case, 8 (October): 60–1 (J. Kelly)
US National Security Agency's Prism Programme, 6 (July): 18–19 (D. Kilroy)
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DATABASES
DNA Database Bill, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
DE SILVA, SIR DESMOND
report on British collusion in murder of Pat Finucane, 1 (Jan/Feb): 20–1 (S. Gilhooly)
DEATH NOTICES. see obituaries and death notices
DEBT
mortgage debt
'Is possession nine-tenths of the law?', 3 (April): 18–19 (J. Sadlier)
relief/settlement. see bankruptcy; personal insolvency
DEEDS, REGISTRATION OF. see property registration
DEFAMATION LAW
'internet privacy': McKeogh case, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
DEFENCE FORCES LEGAL SERVICE
interview with Commander Pat Burke (Naval Service)
9 (November): 22 (M. McDermott)
DEMPSEY, VIVIENNE (REVENUE COMMISSIONERS)
local property tax (LPT): 'first-time buyer' exemption, 10 (December): 8
DENHAM, SUSAN (CHIEF JUSTICE)
Distinguished Fellowship Award (Griffith College), 10 (December): 5
executive and judiciary: forum for communication announced, 4 (May): 7
need for Court of Appeal, 4 (April): 14–15 (L. Roche)
DIGITAL LEGACIES: E-MAIL ACCOUNTS. see Internet
DILLON, MARK, AND AMANN, PHILIPP
'Virtual reality' - technology and 'e-courts,' 4 (May): 38–40
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES. see legal education
DISABILITY LAW
discrimination
Danish legislation on shortened notice period: CJEU ruling, 9 (November): 59
International Disability Summer School (NUI Galway), 2 (March): 5, 7 (Aug/Sept): 42
(pictorial)
DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL DETERMINATIONS. see Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal
DISCLOSURE
Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, 9 (November): 12–13 (L. Kierans)
DISCOVERY
Norwich Pharmacal orders
'internet privacy' case: McKeogh v John Doe 1, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
online ticket exchange: Rugby Football Union case, 3 (April): 34–7 (S. Nolan and L.
Millington–Roberts)
DISCRIMINATION
age discrimination
compulsory retirement and, 8 (October): 26–9 (S. Connolly and C. Callanan)
disability
Danish legislation on shortened notice period: CJEU ruling, 9 (November): 59
sexual orientation
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application of Equal Treatment Directive (CJEU ruling), 6 (July): 61
DISPUTE RESOLUTION. see alternative dispute resolution (ADR); judicial dispute resolution
(JDR)
DISTRICT COURT
criminal justice system
practice direction for Dublin, Midlands and South Eastern Circuits, 4 (May): 52–3
working group report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
judicial appointments, 6 (July): 5, 8 (October): 4, 10 (December): 7
judicial retirements, 10 (December): 7
jurisdiction limit changes - Courts Bill 2013, 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee)
Law Society concerns, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.), 6 (July): 8, 10 (December): 51
DNA DATABASE BILL, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
DOLPHIN HOUSE (DUBLIN)
practice direction: case management in child care proceedings, 4 (May): 11
DUBLIN CIRCUIT
criminal justice system: practice direction, 4 (May): 52–3
hearing dates, assignment of, 4 (May): 53 (practice note)
'E-COURTS,' 4 (May): 38–40 (M. Dillon and P. Amann)
E-MAIL ACCOUNTS. see Internet
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS
enforcement of constitutional rights, 2 (March) 28–31 (C. O'Mahony)
ECONOMIC RECESSION
management of legal services. see practice management
EDUCATION; see also legal education
enforcement of constitutional right (Article 42), 2 (March) 28–31 (C. O'Mahony)
ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
electronic funds transfer (EFT)
Payment Services Directive, 3 (April): 7
National Payments Plan (NPP), 4 (May): 5
EMPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVE (EII) SCHEME
Finance Act 2013, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9 (B. Allen)
EMPLOYMENT LAW
discrimination
compulsory retirement and age discrimination, 8 (October): 26–9 (S. Connolly and C.
Callanan)
disability: CJEU ruling in Danish case, 9 (November): 59
sexual orientation: CJEU ruling, 6 (July): 61
internships
employment status, 6 (July): 26–9 (M. Kelleher)
social media
employers' requests for passwords, 9 (November): 18–21 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry
O'Reilly)
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Facebook comment case: English HC rules against employer, 2 (March): 50
transfer of undertakings regulations, meeting on, 3 (April): 5
whistleblowing
Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, 9 (November): 12–13 (L. Kierans)
EMPLOYMENT LAW ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND (ELAI)
transfer of undertakings regulations, meeting on, 3 (April): 5
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Energy Efficiency Directive, 1 (Jan/Feb): 58–9 (D. Balding)
EU's clean fuel strategy for the future, 4 (May): 60–1 (D. Balding)
ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. see BER certificates
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS
Brussels I Regulation: revision adopted, 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
Salzgitter v Laminorul (CJEU), 10 (December): 61
ENGLAND AND WALES
'break clauses' within leases: case law, 7 (Aug/Sept): 36–9 (M. Walsh and A.M. Clarke)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; see also energy efficiency; planning law
Habitats Directive and N6 Galway bypass
Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála: interview with solicitor Brian Harrington, 5 (June): 9
Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration) Regulations 2012, 2 (March): 48 (practice
note)
EQUAL TREATMENT. see discrimination
ETHICAL BARRIERS ('CHINESE WALLS')
guidelines, 2 (March): 48 (practice note)
ETHICS COMMITTEE. see Guidance and Ethics Committee
EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT
Melloni case (CJEU), 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
single market for lawyers: conference, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
benefits to Britain: 60th anniversary conference, 8 (October): 18–19 (M. Finucane)
IDA's compulsory purchase powers
challenge to 1986 Act: Reid v IDA, 10 (December): 22–7 (N P Stewart)
EUROPEAN CYBER CRIME CENTRE (THE HAGUE)
appointment: Inspector Paul Gillen, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
EUROPEAN GENERAL COURT
appointment of Anthony Collins, 5 (June): 5
EUROPEAN JUDICIAL TRAINING COLLECTIVE
inaugural training module: Blackhall Place, 9 (November): 8
EUROPEAN LAW
agricultural products: quality schemes, 3 (April): 56–7 (D. Balding)
broadcasting and copyright law
CJEU ruling in ITV v TV Catchup case, 6 (July): 58–9 (M. Hyland)
competition. see competition law
Construction Products Regulation (CPR), 10 (December): 60–1 (M. Cooney)
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consumer law
national procedural rules and EU principle of effectiveness (CJEU ruling), 9 (November):
58–9
unfair commercial practices: health insurance fund case, 9 (November): 58
credit agreements: consumer rights
information campaign launched, 8 (October): 8
criminal law
European arrest warrant: Melloni case, 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
right of access to a lawyer: proposed Directive, 2 (March): 10
Data Privacy Regulation
'right to be forgotten' : Advocate General's opinion in Google case, 8 (October): 60–1 (J.
Kelly)
discrimination
compulsory retirement and age discrimination, 8 (October): 26–9 (S. Connolly and C.
Callanan)
sexual orientation: application of Directive (CJEU ruling), 6 (July): 61
electronic funds transfer
Payment Services Directive, 3 (April): 7
employment law
disability: Danish legislation on shortened notice period, 9 (November): 59
Energy Efficiency Directive, 1 (Jan/Feb): 58–9 (D. Balding)
enforcement of judgments: Salzgitter v Laminorul (CJEU), 10 (December): 61
European Order for Payment Regulation
requirements for applications: CJEU judgment, 3 (April): 59
fundamental rights
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, 4 (May): 16–17 (B. Koltermann and K. O'Brien)
insolvency
Insolvency Directive, Arts. 1 and 8: Waterford Crystal case, 5 (June): 53
Insolvency Regulation: protective proceedings (CJEU judgment), 3 (April): 59
jurisdiction
Brussels I Regulation revision, 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
unjust enrichment case, 5 (June): 60
patent protection: Unified Patent Court proposals, 2 (March): 24–7 (F. O'Beirne and A.
Murphy)
practice and procedure
service of judicial/extra-judicial documents: CJEU ruling, 4 (May): 61
taking of evidence abroad, 5 (June): 60
recent developments
case law, 1 (Jan/Feb): 60, 3 (April): 59, 4 (May): 61, 5 (June): 60, 6 (July): 61, 8 (October):
61, 9 (November): 58–9, 10 (December): 61
legislation, 2 (March): 59
refugee law
asylum application by unaccompanied minor (CJEU decision), 8 (October): 61
fear of persecution: homosexual orientation (Advocate General's opinion), 8 (October): 61
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surrogacy: diverging opinions from CJEU, 9 (November): 32 (K. Irwin)
trademark law
EU General Court decision in Knut IP Management case, 9 (November): 58 (J. Kelly)
transport fuels
clean fuel strategy for the future, 4 (May): 60–1 (D. Balding)
EUROPEAN UNION; see also European Commission; European law
Irish presidency
CJEU agents: Dublin meeting, 6 (July): 10
Law Society marks event, 5 (June): 10
Official Journal: electronic format, 4 (May): 5
structural funds
'Community living for all' conference, 3 (April): 8
EVIDENCE
admissibility of hearsay evidence
Bank of Scotland Plc v Julia Stephenson, 3 (April) 30–3 (S. Groeger)
taking of evidence abroad
CJEU ruling in train derailment case, 5 (June): 60
FACEBOOK. see social media
FAHY, MARY FRANCES
'Invasion of the auditors!' - Law Society audits, 6 (July): 22–5
FAMILY AND CHILD LAW COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
child law forums: Galway and Cork, 4 (May): 11, 5 (June): 11, 7 (Aug/Sept): 43 (pictorial)
practice direction: case management in child care proceedings
recommendations invited, 4 (May): 11
FAMILY LAW; see also child care proceedings; children
divorce and separation: statistics 2012, 8 (October): 14
family law courts
Australian family law courts system, 5 (June): 36–9 (J. McCormack), 7 (Aug/Sept): 12
family law declarations
AIB no longer requesting declarations post-registration, 6 (July): 54 (practice note)
justice system reform: Dept of Justice seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12–13 (K. Walsh)
pre-nuptial agreements in Irish law, 8 (October): 38–41 (J. O'Brien)
surrogacy
legal uncertainty, 9 (November): 30–3 (K. Irwin)
FAMILY LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION
information and discussion forum, Cork, 5 (June): 11
FINANCE ACT 2013
Employment and Investment Incentive (EII) Scheme: changes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9 (B. Allen)
FINANCIAL SERVICES; see also banks; credit institutions; credit unions
regulation
complaints by solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
credit unions. see credit unions
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Gazette interview with Peter Oakes (Central Bank), 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–3 (C. Murphy)
Ombudsman complaints process, 2 (March) 32–5 (S. Collins)
FINANCIAL SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (FSO)
complaints process, 2 (March) 32–5 (S. Collins)
FINUAS NETWORK (LAW SOCIETY). see Skillnet and Finuas Network
FINUCANE, MICHAEL
'In defence of the ECHR' - 60th anniversary conference in Britain, 8 (October): 18–19 (human
rights watch)
FINUCANE, PAT, MURDER OF
De Silva report on British state collusion, 1 (Jan/Feb): 20–1 (S. Gilhooly)
Law Society calls for public inquiry, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49, 2 (March): 7
FISHERIES
Naval Service protection
interview with legal officer, 9 (November): 22–5 (M. McDermott)
FLEMING, SHAY
article. see under Ryan, Greg
FLEMING V IRELAND & ORS
assisted suicide ban: challenge to constitutionality. see assisted suicide
FLOOD, ALEC
'Biting the bullet' - Personal Insolvency Act 2012, 8 (October): 34–7
FOOD SAFETY
food fraud and horsemeat contamination, 3 (April) 22–5 (J. McCarthy)
FOUR COURTS (DUBLIN)
access cards for legal executives, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. see human rights
FUTURE OF THE LAW SOCIETY TASK FORCE
new director of representation appointed, 9 (November): 6
report, 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)
GAELTACHT AREAS
planning disputes and development plans
Irish language imperative, 2 (March): 14–15 (D. Mac Cárthaigh)
GAMING AND LOTTERIES
Gambling Control Bill 2013: General Scheme published, 9 (November): 16–17 (M. Barrett)
GARDA SÍOCHÁNA
interviews: right of access to lawyer
proposed EU directive: working group established, 2 (March): 10
road traffic investigations
breath tests and pre-arrest detentions, 9 (November): 26–9 (D. Manninger)
GARRETT, MYRA (WILLIAM FRY SOLICITORS)
Gazette profile, 4 (May): 26–9 (L. Roche)
GAYNOR, MARY (LAW SOCIETY LIBRARIAN)
reading room articles. see Law Society Library
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GAZETTE
interviews. see Gazette profiles
redesign in 2014, 10 (December): 5
shortlisted for Magazines Ireland award, 10 (December): 5
GAZETTE PROFILES; see also media spotlight
Burke, Pat (Naval Services legal officer), 8 (October): 22–5 (M. McDermott), 9 (November):
22–5 (M. McDermott)
Garrett, Myra (William Fry solicitors), 4 (May): 26–9 (L. Roche)
Glynn, Billy (IRFU President), 3 (April) 26–9 (M. Armstrong)
Oakes, Peter (Central Bank), 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–3 (C. Murphy)
Shaw, John P (Law Society President), 10 (December): 28–31 (M. McDermott)
Susskind, Richard (IT adviser and legal change guru), 5 (June): 28–31 (C. Candy)
GERAGHTY, CONOR
'Stranger danger?' -potential dangers with unrated PI insurers, 6 (July): 16–17 (viewpoint)
GILHOOLY, STUART
'Litigation lions outfoxed' - HC decision in Armstrong v Moffat (March 2013), 5 (June): 18–
19(viewpoint)
PII financial rating: 'ensure you're sure before you insure,' 9 (November): 10
'Shout it from the rooftops' - De Silva report on British collusion in murder of Pat Finucane, 1
(Jan/Feb): 20–1 (viewpoint)
GLYNN, BILLY (IRFU PRESIDENT)
Gazette profile, 3 (April) 26–9 (M. Armstrong)
GMAIL. see social media
GRIFFITH COLLEGE
changing legal landscape: conference, 10 (December): 14–15 (C. Murphy)
Distinguished Fellowship Award for Chief Justice, 10 (December): 5
GROEGER, SEÁN
'I heard it through the grapevine' - hearsay evidence (Bank of Scotland Plc v Julia Stephenson),
3 (April) 30–3
GUARDIANSHIP LAW
welfare of the child is paramount: HC judgment in MR v SB, 10 (December): 10 (Y. Walsh)
GUIDANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
ethical barriers within a firm: guidelines, 2 (March): 48 (practice note)
internal complaints procedure in solicitors' firms, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
'Meet your colleagues' week, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11
ten steps to business growth, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
ten steps to improve cash flow, 5 (June): 48 (practice note)
GUIDE TO GOOD PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
launch of 3rd edition, 10 (December): 12–13 (M. McDermott)
HARRINGTON, BRIAN
media spotlight interview, 5 (June): 9
HAYDEN, CATHERINE
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'Lessor of two evils' - RSC Order 37 and HC judgment in Quarryvale case, 6 (July): 34–7
HAYNES, SHANNON MICHAEL
'Time's up' - judicial case management in asylum and immigration cases, 9 (November): 34–7
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
construction industry: 2012 regulations, 5 (May): 14–15 (G. Ryan and S. Fleming)
HEALTH INFORMATION AND QUALITY AUTHORITY (HIQA)
section 68: notice of appointment to take charge of designated centre, 6 (July): 54–5 (Chief
Inspector of Social Services)
HEANEY, SEAMUS
'Seamus Heaney: On the gift of a fountain pen,' 8 (October): 12–13 (tribute by K. Murphy)
HEARSAY EVIDENCE
admissibility: Bank of Scotland Plc v Julia Stephenson, 3 (April) 30–3 (S. Groeger)
HERRON, MICHAELA
'In my time of dying' - crime of assisted suicide, 1 (Jan/Feb): 26–9
HICKEY, ANNA
Irish Rule of Law International
commercial law training programme with LSSA, 6 (July): 45
HICKEY, MARCO
Competition Authority's first application to High Court for section 14B order, 2 (March): 58–9
(Eurlegal)
'Every little helps: indirect exchanges of price information in Tesco competition tribunal
appeal,' 5 (June): 56–9 (Eurlegal)
HIGGINS, MICHAEL D. (PRESIDENT OF IRELAND)
address to annual Human Rights Lecture, 9 (November): 14–15 (J. Mortimer)
HIGH COURT
asylum and immigration bench
judicial case management and time limits, 9 (November): 34–7 (S.M. Haynes)
judicial appointments, 6 (July): 5
Solicitors' Acts orders
Crawford, Michael (Manorhamilton): suspension, 2 (March): 51
Crowley, Patrick Aidan: striking off, 5 (June): 51
Lynch, Christopher (Limerick): suspension, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55
Quigley, John (Cavan): suspension, 5 (June): 51
HOLIDAY LITIGATION
books and articles, 7 (Aug/Sept): 45 (M. O'Sullivan)
HOMAN, MARK
article. see under Keane, Paul
HOUGH, MARY
'Paying the piper' - periodic payment orders (PPOs), 2 (March): 20–3
HOUSEHOLD CHARGE
charge on property, as, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
HUMAN REPRODUCTION. see assisted human reproduction
HUMAN RIGHTS
access to justice
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civil legal aid: Law Society's Legal Aid Task Force report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 12–13 (M.
McDermott)
annual Human Rights conference, 9 (November): 43 (pictorial)
address of President Michael D. Higgins, 9 (November): 14–15 (J. Mortimer)
assisted suicide: Fleming v Ireland & Ors, 1 (Jan/Feb): 26–9 (M. Herron)
SC dismisses appeal, 7 (Aug/Sept): 14–15 (J. Mortimer)
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, 4 (May): 16–17 (B. Koltermann and K. O'Brien)
child care proceedings
'Reliefs sought in care proceedings rejected' - Enguye v Health Service Executive [2011]
IEHC 507, 5 (June): 16–17 (J. Mortimer)
citizenship and naturalisation: reasons for decisions
SC decision in Mallak v Minister for Justice (December 2012), 1 (Jan/Feb): 16–17 (J.
Mortimer)
European Convention
60th anniversary conference in Britain, 8 (October): 18–19 (M. Finucane)
Turkey: 'Irish solicitor witnesses Turkish state repression,' 6 (July): 14–15
war criminals in Bosnia Herzegovina, prosecution of, 2 (March) 36–9 (A. Kelly)
HUSSEY, ANTHONY
'Manufacturing consent' - Construction Contracts Act 2013, 10 (December): 36–9
HYLAND, MARK
'TV broadcasters' IP rights bolstered by recent CJEU preliminary ruling' - ITV v TV Catchup
case, 6 (July): 58–9 (Eurlegal)
IBRC (IN SPECIAL LIQUIDATION)
execution of vacates/releases/discharges, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 (practice note)
IMMIGRATION LAW
asylum applications. see refugee law
judicial case management in High Court, 9 (November): 34–7 (S.M. Haynes)
naturalisation: reasons for decisions
Mallak v Minister for Justice (SC, December 2012), 1 (Jan/Feb): 16–17 (J. Mortimer)
IN-HOUSE AND PUBLIC SECTOR COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
annual conference: data protection and privacy, 3 (April): 9
employers' social media policy: '4Cs,' 2 (March): 11
panel discussion: independence and ethics, 4 (May): 11, 8 (October): 11
useful organisations, 9 (November): 11
IN-HOUSE LAWYERS
'Independence, ethics and the role of the in-house lawyer': panel discussion, 4 (May): 11, 8
(October): 11
regulatory obstacles, 3 (April): 20–1 (P. Ambrose)
INDIA
International Lawyers' Placement Programme, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IDA)
compulsory purchase powers: challenge to 1986 Act (Reid v IDA), 10 (December): 22–7 (N P
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Stewart)
INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
IDA's compulsory purchase powers
challenge to 1986 Act: Reid v IDA, 10 (December): 22–7 (N P Stewart)
INSOLVENCY; see also bankruptcy; Personal Insolvency Act 2012
EU Insolvency Regulation
protective proceedings: CJEU judgment, 3 (April): 59
Waterford Crystal case: ECJ decision, 5 (June): 53
INSOLVENCY SERVICE OF IRELAND, 4 (May): 30–3; see also Personal Insolvency Act
2012
INSURANCE; see also professional indemnity insurance (PII)
complaints to Financial Services Ombudsman, 2 (March) 32–5 (S. Collins)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW; see also copyright law; patents; trademark law
IP law conference, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11
plain packaging for cigarette boxes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 24–7 (A. Lawless)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY), 1 (Jan/Feb): 11, 2
(March): 11, 6 (July): 9, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION (IBA), 9 (November): 11
Irish Breakfast at Boston conference, 9 (November): 38 (pictorial)
INTERNET; see also social media; technology
copyright and ISPs
High Court orders Pirate Bay blockade, 6 (July): 8
cyber-bullying: need for better regulation, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
cyber-crime
European Cyber Crime Centre appointment, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
cyber-security
US National Security Agency's Prism Programme, 6 (July): 18–19 (D. Kilroy)
data privacy
DPC assesses privacy policy, 8 (October): 5
'right to be forgotten': Advocate General's opinion in Google case, 8 (October): 60–1 (J.
Kelly)
defamation and privacy: McKeogh case, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
e-mail accounts
digital legacies: 'death policies,' 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–5 (D. McCallig)
online 'how to' guides: Professional Training Network, 10 (December): 5
online ticket exchange
discovery of identity of ticket sellers - Rugby Football Union v Viagogo Ltd, 3 (April): 34–7
(S. Nolan and L. Millington–Roberts)
INTERNSHIPS
Access Scholarship Programme (Law Society), 6 (July): 30–3 (M. Armstrong)
employment status of interns on work placement, 6 (July): 26–9 (M. Kelleher)
IRISH BANK RESOLUTION CORPORATION. see IBRC
IRISH BANKING FEDERATION
repossessed properties
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Conveyancing Committee's letter, 6 (July): 11
IRISH CORPORATE LAW FORUM
Companies Bill 2012 conference, 10 (December): 5
IRISH INSTITUTE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (IITD)
'Networks and Groups' award to Society's Professional Training Network, 4 (May): 9
(pictorial)
IRISH JOURNAL FOR EUROPEAN LAW
submissions invited, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8
IRISH LANGUAGE
planning disputes in Gaeltacht areas, 2 (March): 14–15 (D. Mac Cárthaigh)
PPCII elective Advanced Legal Practice Irish (ALPI), 2 (March): 7
right to use Irish before the courts, 1 (Jan/Feb): 38–41 (C. MacGeehin)
IRISH LEGAL HISTORY SOCIETY
AGM and visit to Glasnevin Cemetery, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44
25th anniversary
publication: An Island's Law, 10 (December): 50
Stormont meeting, 8 (October): 5
Trinity meeting, 4 (May): 43
IRISH MORTGAGE COUNCIL
repossessed properties
Conveyancing Committee's letter, 6 (July): 11
IRISH PAROLE BOARD. see Parole Board
IRISH RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION (IRFU)
profile of Billy Glynn (President), 3 (April) 26–9 (M. Armstrong)
IRISH RULE OF LAW INTERNATIONAL (IRLI)
commercial law training programme in South Africa, 6 (July): 45 (A. Hickey)
Law Society dinner, 10 (December): 45 (pictorial)
IRISH SENTENCING INFORMATION SYSTEM (ISIS)
information and reports. see under sentencing
IRISH SOCIETY OF INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS (ISIP)
new chairman: Barry Cahir, 2 (March): 5
IRISH WOMEN LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION (IWLA)
annual gala dinner: presentation to newly appointed Supreme Court judges, 10 (December): 46
promoting women in conflict resolution: Blackhall Place conference, 2 (March): 13, 3 (April):
9
IRWIN, KATHY
'The parent trap' - surrogacy relationships, 9 (November): 30–3
JESSUP INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION
Law Society team, 3 (April): 44 (pictorial)
JOB SEEKERS' SUPPORT PROGRAMME (JSSP), 2 (March): 8
JOBBRIDGE SCHEME
practising certificate fee waiver, 10 (December): 53
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JUDGMENT ALERT SERVICE (LAW SOCIETY LIBRARY), 6 (July): 51
JUDGMENTS, ENFORCEMENT OF. see enforcement of judgments
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS, 3 (April): 17 (letter)
Barr, Anthony (High Court), 6 (July): 5
Dunne, Elizabeth (Supreme Court), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.), 5, 8 (October): 5 (pictorial), 10
(December): 46 (pictorial)
Enright, Mary (Circuit Court specialist judge), 6 (July): 5
European General Court: Anthony Collins, 5 (June): 5
Faughnan, James (District Court), 6 (July): 5, 8 (October): 4
Gearty, Deirdre (District Court), 10 (December): 7
Keane, David (High Court), 6 (July): 5
Laffoy, Mary (Supreme Court), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.), 5, 8 (October): 5 (pictorial), 10
(December): 46 (pictorial)
Lambe, Verona (Circuit Court specialist judge), 6 (July): 5
Lyster, William (Circuit Court specialist judge), 6 (July): 5, 8 (October): 4
McDermott, Paul (Special Criminal Court), 9 (November): 5 (pictorial)
Meghen, Patrick (Circuit Court specialist judge), 6 (July): 5
Murphy, Catherine A. (Circuit Court), 10 (December): 7
Ní Chúlacháin, Sinéad (District Court), 6 (July): 5
O'Malley, Mary (Circuit Court specialist judge), 6 (July): 5
Ryan, Susan (Circuit Court specialist judge), 6 (July): 5
JUDICIAL CASE MANAGEMENT
High Court asylum and immigration bench, 9 (November): 34–7 (S.M. Haynes)
JUDICIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (JDR), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)
JUDICIAL RETIREMENTS
McMahon, Patrick (District Court), 10 (December): 7
Moran, Patrick (Circuit Court), 10 (December): 7
JUDICIAL REVIEW
asylum and immigration cases: judicial case management, 9 (November): 34–7 (S.M. Haynes)
naturalisation cases: reasons for decisions
Mallak v Minister for Justice (SC, December 2012), 1 (Jan/Feb): 16–17 (J. Mortimer)
JUDICIARY
AJI concerns
forum for communication announced by Chief Justice, 4 (May): 7
appointments and retirements. see judicial appointments; judicial retirements
judicial costs (2008-2012): reductions, 2 (March): 9
Perrin convicted of false accounting, 3 (April): 5
training of judges
European Judicial Training Collective: inaugural modules in Dublin, 9 (November): 8
JURISDICTION OF COURTS
Brussels I Regulation: revision adopted, 1 (Jan/Feb): 60
jurisdiction limit changes: Courts Bill 2013
Circuit and District Courts, 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee)
Law Society concerns, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.), 6 (July): 8
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JUSTICE MEDIA AWARDS 2013, 6 (July): 41 (pictorial)
'Significant Savita story takes JMA's top award,' 6 (July): 12–13 (M. McDermott)
JUSTICE, MINISTER FOR. see Shatter, Alan
KBC BANK
telephone communications issues, 6 (July): 17 (letter)
KEANE, EMMA
'Jailhouse rock' - liability for injuries to prisoners, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31
KEANE, PAUL
solicitors' confidentiality duty extends to clients - and others, 4 (May): 9
KEANE, PAUL, AND HOMAN, MARK
'Pipped at the post' - Personal Insolvency Act 2012, 4 (May): 30–3
KEANE, PAUL, O'SHEA, DARAGH, AND ROWLAND, LORRAINE
'At debt's door' - Personal Insolvency Act 2012 debt resolution mechanisms, 5 (June): 32–5
KELLEHER, MARY
'Lest you be judged intern' - work-placement/internships, 6 (July): 26–9
KELLY, AONGHUS
'A road less travelled' - working abroad, 2 (March) 36–9
KELLY, CARMEL (WEB EDITOR)
Law Society website, 10 (December): 11
KELLY, JEANNE
'Knut the Berlin bear makes his (trade) mark' - EU General Court decision in Knut IP
Management case, 9 (November): 58 (Eurlegal)
'Right to be forgotten' focus of recent case - Advocate General's opinion in Google case, 8
(October): 60–1 (Eurlegal)
KENNEDY, CONOR, AND TUITE, MICHAEL
'A pungent problem' - tax evasion issues (Begley case), 4 (May): 22–5
KENNEDY, LIAM, AND BRENNAN, DAVINIA
'Professional privilege not extended to non-lawyers' - English SC decision, 3 (April): 12–13
(analysis)
KEOGAN, AILEEN
'Succession slalom' - Brussels IV Regulation on succession law, 10 (December): 32–5
KIERANS, LAUREN
'Legislating to protect the whistleblowers' - Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, 9 (November):
12–13
KILROY, DEIRDRE
'NSA data scandal pushes cyber-security to the fore,' 6 (July): 18–19 (viewpoint)
KIMBER, CLÍONA, AND LOWRY O'REILLY, H.
'Attack of the cybermen' - cyberbullying, 5 (June): 24–7
'Password protected?' - employers' requests for social media passwords, 9 (November): 18–21
KINCH, JAMES
'Alternative medicines?' - alternative dispute resolution, 8 (October): 16–17
KOLTERMANN, BENJAMIN, AND O'BRIAN, KILLIAN
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'Making fundamental rights more accessible' - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, 4
(May): 16–17 (human rights watch)
LABOUR LAW. see employment law
LAND REGISTRATION. see property registration
LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW
'break clauses' within leases
case law from England and Wales, 7 (Aug/Sept): 36–9 (M. Walsh and A.M. Clarke)
rent review clauses
upwards-only rent reviews come under scrutiny: Ickendel v Bewley's Café, 4 (May): 10 (J.
Lynch)
Rules of the Superior Courts, O. 37
HC judgment in Quarryvale case, 6 (July): 34–7 (C. Hayden)
LANGUAGE LITIGATION
planning disputes in Gaeltacht areas, 2 (March): 14–15 (D. Mac Cárthaigh)
right to litigate in official language of one's choice, 1 (Jan/Feb): 38–41 (C. MacGeehin)
LAW FIRMS; see also practice management
A&L Goodbody
'Bold Ideas Law Student Innovation Award' competition, 8 (October): 9
international law programme, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7 (pictorial)
literacy partnership with Suas Educational Development, 6 (July): 5
top law firm for merger transactions, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
appointments. see appointments
awards. see awards and prizes
Blasco Quinn solicitors: merger celebration, 6 (July): 44 (pictorial)
business confidence: Survey of Irish Law Firms 2012/13 (Smith & Williamson), 1 (Jan/Feb):
10
DAC Beachcroft - expansion of Dublin office, 3 (April): 8
FOD Solicitors (Cork): new office, 4 (May): 4 (pictorial)
Kennelly Tax Advisors, 2 (March): 41 (pictorial)
Kerman & Co: launch of Dublin office, 5 (June): 40 (pictorial)
Matheson
expansion of US offices, 8 (October): 50 (pictorial)
legal blog: online liability issues, 10 (December): 8
practising certificates: 2012 figures, 4 (May): 8
LAW LIBRARY
increase in numbers leaving, 3 (April): 5
LAW REFORM
family law courts
Dept of Justice consultative seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12–13 (K. Walsh)
Gambling Control Bill 2013: General Scheme, 9 (November): 16–17 (M. Barrett)
LAW REPORTING
Child Care Law Reporting Project: first reports, 5 (May): 12–13 (C. Coulter)
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LAW SCHOOL
courses. see legal education
LAW SOCIETIES. see Bar associations
LAW SOCIETY
Access Scholarship Programme, 6 (July): 30–3 (M. Armstrong)
annual conference 2013 (Killarney), 3 (April): 7, 5 (June): 1 (Pres.), 43 (pictorial)
Minister Shatter's address, 5 (June): 12–15 (M. McDermott)
presentations, 5 (June): 15
report, 5 (June): 12–15 (M. McDermott)
annual dinner 2013, 7 (Aug/Sept): 40–1 (pictorial)
annual Human Rights Conference/Lecture. see under human rights
annual report 2012/13: digital edition, 9 (November): 6
audits of solicitors' practices: process and objectives, 6 (July): 22–5 (M.F. Fahy)
Blackhall Place events. see people and places
committees. see individual committees (Conveyancing Committee, Technology Committee,
etc); practice notes
Council. see Council of the Law Society; Council reports
director general. see Murphy, Ken
education service. see legal education; student spotlight
future of. see Future of the Law Society Task Force
IT systems and support: survey, part 2, 5 (June): 11
Jessup moot court team, 3 (April): 44 (pictorial)
journal. see Gazette
Legal Aid Task Force report: Access to Justice, 1 (Jan/Feb): 12–13 (M. McDermott)
Legal Services Bill, concerns over. see Legal Services Regulation Bill
Library. see Law Society Library
President's message. see President of the Law Society
Professional Training Section. see Skillnet and Finuas Network
regulation of profession. see regulation of legal profession
representation: new director appointed, 9 (November): 6
senior management remuneration review
Towers Watson report, 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)
Student Development Service, 2 (March): 42 (pictorial)
support services. see Career Support; Skillnet and Finuas Network
visits to Blackhall Place. see people and places
website, 10 (December): 11 (C. Kelly)
LAW SOCIETY LIBRARY
new legislation. see legislation update
reading room
BookMyne app, 2 (March): 45 (M. Gaynor)
comments invited, 9 (November): 46
conveyancing precedents, 6 (July): 51
delivery charge on book loans, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47
judgment alert service, 6 (July): 51
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judgment indices available online, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47 (M. Gaynor)
new books available to borrow, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47, 2 (March): 45, 4 (May): 49, 5 (June): 51, 6
(July): 51, 9 (November): 47, 10 (December): 50
travel law and holiday litigation, 7 (Aug/Sept): 45 (M. O'Sullivan)
UCC's Irish Legal Information Initiative, 4 (May): 49
will precedents, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47
LAW SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND
meeting of leaders of law societies, 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial), 8 (October): 1 (Pres.)
LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA
IRLI/LSSA commercial law training programme, 6 (July): 45 (A. Hickey)
LAW SOCIETY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING NETWORK
IITD 'Networks and Groups' award, 4 (May): 9 (pictorial)
North/South CPD forum, 6 (July): 43 (pictorial)
social media: 'how to' guides, 10 (December): 5
LAW STUDENTS; see also internships; legal education; student spotlight
'Bold Ideas Law Student Innovation Award' competition (A&L Goodbody), 8 (October): 9
LAWCARE
seminars to bar associations, 3 (April): 4
LAWLESS, AMY
'Book by its cover?' - plain packaging for cigarette boxes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 24–7
LAWLOR, MARTIN
'Anachronistic Seanad should be abolished,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 18–19 (viewpoint)
LEASES. see landlord and tenant law
LEE, RICHARD
Courts Bill 2013: 'jurisdiction game changer,' 4 (May): 20–1 (viewpoint)
'Shedding light on society' - Courts Service annual report, 8 (October): 14–15
LEE, ROBERT
Injuries Board reports number of claims up 10%, 9 (November): 9
LEGAL ADVICE
privilege. see legal professional privilege
LEGAL AID
Access to Justice: Law Society's Legal Aid Task Force report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 12–13 (M.
McDermott)
LEGAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
An Island's Law: A Bibliographical Guide to Ireland's Legal Past (WN Osborough), reviewed,
10 (December): 50
Hugh M Fitzpatrick Lectures, 2 (March): 10, 9 (November): 7
LEGAL CAPACITY. see capacity
LEGAL COSTS
'highly competitive market for legal costs' in Ireland: Ken Murphy, 10 (December): 9
monetary jurisdiction limits: Courts Bill 2013, 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee)
party and party costs: VAT treatment, 10 (December): 55 (practice note)
LEGAL EDUCATION
Access Scholarship Programme (Law Society), 6 (July): 30–3 (M. Armstrong)
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continuing professional development. see CPD Scheme
diploma programmes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7, 2 (March): 10, 6 (July): 8
free iPad clinics and discounts, 3 (April): 8, 5 (June): 9
LSIDDiplomaMobile app, 9 (November): 6
mediation course receives accreditation, 9 (November): 5
Personal Insolvency Practitioner certificate, 3 (April): 8, 5 (June): 5
pictorial items. see people and places
internships. see internships
Irish language
PPCII elective Advanced Legal Practice Irish (ALPI), 2 (March): 7
Joint Legal Education Forum 2013: four law societies collaborate, 10 (December): 45
(pictorial)
LEGAL FIRMS. see law firms; practice management
LEGAL HISTORY. see Irish Legal History Society
LEGAL JOURNALS; see also Gazette
Hibernian Law Journal (HLJ) launched, 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial)
Irish Journal for European Law: submissions invited, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8
UCC's Irish Legal Information Initiative, 4 (May): 49
LEGAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
statutory obligations: checklist, 3 (April): 11
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE
privilege not extended to non-lawyers
R (on the application of Prudential plc) v. Special Commissioner of Income Tax (English
SC), 4 (April): 12–13 (L. Kennedy and D. Brennan)
LEGAL PUBLISHING; see also book and journal launches; book reviews; legal journals
Arthur Cox Foundation: new publishing ideas sought, 4 (May): 6
LEGAL SERVICES; see also in-house lawyers; Naval Service; practice management
careers. see career support; careers abroad
changes over past five years, 7 (Aug/Sept): 32–5 (D. Rowe)
Griffith College conference, 10 (December): 14–15 (C. Murphy)
complaints. see complaints against solicitors
future changes: interview with Richard Susskind, 5 (June): 28–31 (C. Candy)
regulation. see Legal Services Regulation Bill; regulation of legal profession
LEGAL SERVICES REGULATION BILL
Committee stage
'darkness and light as Leinster House discusses LSR Bill,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 6–7 (K. Murphy)
delay in passage of Bill
DG dismisses media commentary, 10 (December): 9
Law Society concerns, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.)
Council discussions, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47, 8 (October): 56, 10 (December): 51
Minister's address to annual conference, 5 (June): 12
submission to Minister, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1 (Pres.)
Regulatory Authority: proposed amendments, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6–7
LEGISLATION; see also legislation update
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Civil Partnership Act 2010: terminology, 8 (October): 30–3 (I. Clissmann and C. McMenamin)
Construction Contracts Act 2013, 10 (December): 36–9 (A. Hussey)
Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, 4 (May): 34–7 (C. Moran)
Land Registration Rules 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 50–1 (practice note)
Land Registration Rules 2013, 10 (December): 11
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, 4 (May): 57
Personal Insolvency Act. see Personal Insolvency Act 2012
Registration of Deeds Rules 2013, 10 (December): 11
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 5 (May):
14–15 (G. Ryan and S. Fleming)
LEGISLATION UPDATE (LAW SOCIETY LIBRARY)
2012 (November-December), 1 (Jan/Feb): 52–3, 2 (March): 50
2013, 2 (March): 50, 3 (April): 51, 4 (May): 56, 5 (June): 53, 6 (July): 57, 7 (Aug/Sept): 56–7,
9 (November): 55, 10 (December): 59
LETTERS
banks and solicitors: 'answering a question with a question,' 8 (October): 21 (R. H.
McDonnell)
childcare proceedings: 'the most serious decision a court can make,' 2 (March): 16 (D.
Gallagher)
Children's Referendum is 'well-intentioned legalistic guff,' 1 (Jan/Feb): 19 (C. MacGeehin)
'gravy train' comments simply not justified, 2 (March): 17 (U. Gogarty)
judicial appointments: rhetorical question?, 3 (April): 17 (R. E. McDonnell)
KBC Bank: data protection 'catch-22,' 6 (July): 17 (B. Glynn)
LPT anomalies need to be addressed, 10 (December): 17 (R. O'Halloran)
periodic payments orders: need for appropriate inflation index, 3 (April): 17 (J. Carthy)
PIAB CEO's interview on Morning Ireland: 'Tilting at windmills not within PIAB job
specifications,' 4 (May): 19 (G. Murphy)
PRSA commercial lease 'requirements' - what's going on?, 8 (October): 21 (P. Duffy)
'take a bow, Gene Murphy,' 6 (July): 17 (W. Clarke)
thanks to an 'enormously supportive' SMDF, 10 (December): 17 (K. J. Byrne)
LIBRARY. see Law Society Library
LITIGATION; see also alternative dispute resolution (ADR); evidence; language litigation;
legal costs; personal injuries actions; practice and procedure
VHI: new undertaking and protocol, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
LITIGATION COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY), 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
LITTLE, CORMAC
'Going Dutch: breweries fined in cartel beer case,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 58–9 (Eurlegal)
LOAN TRANSACTIONS. see banks; conveyancing
LOCAL LAW SOCIETIES. see Bar associations
LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT)
'anomalies need to be addressed,' 10 (December): 17 (letter)
conditions of sale: recommended wording, 5 (June): 48 (practice note)
'first-time buyer' exemption, 10 (December): 8 (V. Dempsey)
Revenue guidelines, 8 (October): 56–7 (practice note)
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LOTTERIES. see gaming and lotteries
LOWRY O'REILLY, HANNAH
articles. see under Kimber, Clíona
LPT. see local property tax
LYNCH, JOANNE
upwards-only rent reviews come under scrutiny: Ickendel v Bewley's Café, 4 (May): 10
LYNN, MICHAEL
arrest in Brazil: Society's response, 8 (October): 8
MCCALLIG, DAMIEN
'The remains of the data' - online accounts and digital legacies, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–5
MAC CÁRTHAIGH, DÁITHÍ
'Language could be trump card in planning disputes,' 2 (March): 14–15 (analysis)
MCCARTHY, JOHN
'Where's the beef?' - food fraud, 3 (April) 22–5
MCCARTHY, SHANE
'Transforming the role of the Irish Parole Board,' 10 (December): 20–1 (viewpoint)
MCCORMACK, JOHN
'From a land down under' - Australian family law courts system, 5 (June): 36–9
MCDERMOTT, MARK (GAZETTE EDITOR)
'Civil legal aid needs much more than a helping hand' - Law Society's Legal Aid Task Force
report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 12–13 (analysis)
interviews. see Gazette profiles
'It's only rock 'n roll' - Law Society annual conference, 5 (June): 12–15
launch of new Guide to Professional Conduct, 10 (December): 12–13
'Significant Savita story takes JMA's top award' - Justice Media Awards 2013, 6 (July): 12–13
MACGEEHIN, COLM
'Cara sa chúirt?' - language litigation, 1 (Jan/Feb): 38–41
MCMENAMIN, CIARA
article. see under Clissman, Inge
MCQUAID, LOUISE
'Forgiven, not forgotten?' - Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012, 2 (March): 18–19
(viewpoint)
MDERMOTT, MARK
interview with Commander Pat Burke (Naval Service legal officer), 8 (October): 22–5, 9
(November): 22–5
MANNINGER, DEIRDRE
'Take my breath away' - road safety investigation and enforcement, 9 (November): 26–9
MARITIME LAW
Maritime Analysis Operations Treaty (2007), 9 (November): 22–3
Naval Services legal officer: Commander Pat Burke, 8 (October): 22–5 (M. McDermott), 9
(November): 22–5 (M. McDermott)
MARRIAGE
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prenuptial agreements in Irish law, 8 (October): 38–41 (J. O'Brien)
MAYO COURTHOUSES
Swinford and Ballyhaunis closures
coroner's criticisms, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8
MCKEOGH V JOHN DOE 1
defamation and 'internet privacy,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
MEDIA; see also Gazette; legal journals
Justice Media Awards 2013, 6 (July): 12–13 (M. McDermott), 41 (pictorial)
Murphy clears the air on Marian Finucane show, 1 (Jan/Feb): 9
Press Council appointment: Patrick O'Connor, 9 (November): 5
Regulation 13 Review Group report
media fascinated by Society's 'undercover agents,' 6 (July): 7
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
Harrington, Brian, 5 (June): 9
MEDIATION; see also alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
diploma course and accreditation, 9 (November): 5
MENTAL HEALTH
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
seminar, 8 (October): 8 (pictorial)
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
'Doing the deal' - Gazette interview with Myra Garrett (William Fry solicitors), 4 (May): 26–9
(L. Roche)
MIDLANDS CIRCUIT
criminal justice system: practice direction, 4 (May): 52–3
MILLINGTON-ROBERTS, LOUISE
article. see under Nolan, Sean
MINISTER FOR JUSTICE. see Shatter, Alan
MONEY LAUNDERING
client due diligence (CDD)
anti-money laundering measures and existing clients, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51–2 (practice note)
MORAN, CLAIRE
'Credit where it's due' - Credit Union and Cooperation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, 4
(May): 34–7
MORTGAGE DEBT
'Is possession nine-tenths of the law?', 3 (April): 18–19 (J. Sadlier)
MORTGAGE LENDING
Ulster Bank commercial lending
requirement for priority search, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 (practice note)
MORTIMER, JOYCE
'Demanding human rights' - address of President Michael D. Higgins to annual Human Rights
lecture, 9 (November): 14–15
'Reliefs sought in care proceedings rejected' - Enguye v Health Service Executive [2011] IEHC
507, 5 (June): 16–17 (human rights watch)
'Supreme Court dismisses assisted suicide appeal,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 14–15 (human rights watch)
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'Supreme Court grants Syrian lawyer citizenship,' 1 (Jan/Feb): 16–17 (human rights watch)
MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
pre-contract enquiries: revised precedent, 8 (October): 57 (practice note)
MURDER CASES
Courts Service annual report 2012, 8 (October): 14
MURPHY, AOIFE
article. see under O'Beirne, Fiona
MURPHY, COLIN
'Changing legal landscape' - conference report, 10 (December): 14–15
'From little acorns' - interview with Peter Oakes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–3
MURPHY, KEN (DG, LAW SOCIETY)
Court of Appeal referendum, 2 (March): 9, 9 (November): 7
'Darkness and light as Leinster House discusses LSR Bill,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 6–7
'highly competitive market for legal costs,' 10 (December): 9
Legal Services Regulation Bill: media commentary dismissed, 10 (December): 9
Marian Finucane show interview (December 2012), 1 (Jan/Feb): 9
Regulation 13 Review Group report: media interviews, 6 (July): 7
'Seamus Heaney: On the gift of a fountain pen,' 8 (October): 12–13
NAGLE, EVA
'The faceless few' - defamation and privacy (McKeogh case), 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3
NAMA (NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AGENCY)
rent reductions, 2 (March): 5
sales of property where NAMA is the chargeholder, 7 (Aug/Sept): 49–51 (practice note)
NATIONAL PAYMENTS PLAN (NPP), 4 (May): 5
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (USA)
Prism Programme: data trust and cyber-security issues, 6 (July): 18–19 (D. Kilroy)
NATIONAL VETTING BUREAU
database system
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, 4 (May): 57
NATIONWIDE
news from local bar associations. see Bar associations
NAVAL SERVICES
legal officer: interview with Commander Pat Burke, 8 (October): 22–5 (M. McDermott), 9
(November): 22–5 (M. McDermott)
'NETWORK' INITIATIVES: YOUNG SOLICITORS, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9
NEW ZEALAND
Career Support information event, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
NOLAN, SEAN, AND MILLINGTON-ROBERTS, LOUISE
'Kicked into touch' - discovery against online ticket exchange (Rugby Football Union v
Viagogo Ltd), 3 (April): 34–7
NON-LAWYERS, LEGAL ADVICE BY
legal professional privilege, inapplicability of. see legal professional privilege
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NON-PRINCIPAL PRIVATE RESIDENCE CHARGE (NPPR)
charge on property, as, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
NOONAN, MICHAEL (MINISTER FOR FINANCE)
reform of tax appeals system, 10 (December): 11
NORTHERN IRELAND
state collusion and murder of Pat Finucane. see Finucane, Pat
NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY LAW AND MEDIATION CENTRE, COOLOCK
fundraising event, 6 (July): 5
NORWICH PHARMACAL ORDERS. see discovery
NUI GALWAY
Centre for Disability Law and Policy
international summer school, 2 (March): 5, 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial)
School of Law
new head: Donncha O'Connell, 5 (June): 5
seminar: 'Privacy from birth to death,' 2 (March): 5
OAKES, PETER (CENTRAL BANK)
Gazette interview, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–3 (C. Murphy)
O'BEIRNE, FIONA, AND MURPHY, AOIFE
'Patently obvious?' - Unified Patent Court proposals, 2 (March): 24–7
OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES
Dockery, Louis, 3 (April): 46
Dowling, Dominic, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7
Fallon, Rosemary, 4 (May): 45
Geary, Francis Brian, 9 (November): 45
Johnston, Judge Patrick Keenan, 4 (May): 46
Marren, Enda, 3 (April): 4
Overend, Brian Kingsbury, 3 (April): 45
O'BRIEN, JENNIFER
'Behind the veil' - prenuptial agreements in Irish law, 8 (October): 38–41
O'BRIEN, KILLIAN
article. see under Koltermann, Benjamin
'Just how child-friendly should justice be?' - adversarial cross-examination procedure, 1
(Jan/Feb): 14–15 (analysis)
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EU
electronic format, 4 (May): 5
O'HIGGINS, KEVIN
Nationwide: news from local bar associations. see Bar associations
OIREACHTAS
Law Society dinner for solicitor members, 4 (May): 41 (pictorial)
Legal Services Regulation Bill: committee stage, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6–7 (K. Murphy)
Seanad reform. see Seanad Éireann
O'MAHONY, CONOR
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'School around the corner' - enforcement of economic and social rights, 2 (March) 28–31
OMBUDSMAN. see Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO)
ONLINE ACCOUNTS. see Internet; social media
ORDER FOR PAYMENT
EU Order for Payment Regulation
requirements for applications: CJEU judgment, 3 (April): 59
O'REILLY, HANNAH LOWRY
articles. see under Kimber, Clíona
O'SHEA, DARAGH
article. see under Keane, Paul
O'SULLIVAN, MAIREAD (LAW SOCIETY LIBRARY)
reading room articles. see Law Society Library
PARCHMENT CEREMONIES (PICTORIAL ITEMS). see people and places
PARLIAMENT. see Oireachtas; Seanad Éireann
PAROLE BOARD
'Parole in Ireland - the way forward' conference, 8 (October): 5
review process and proposed statutory status, 10 (December): 20–1 (S. McCarthy)
PATENTS
email filing and the Patents Office, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11
unacceptable Nice Class Headings (Patents Office), 2 (March): 11
Unified Patent Court (UPC)
EU proposals and implications for Ireland, 2 (March): 24–7 (F. O'Beirne and A. Murphy)
Society warns of threat to Ireland's 'patent autonomy,' 6 (July): 9
PEACE BUILDING
women in conflict resolution: Blackhall Place conference, 2 (March): 13, 3 (April): 9
PEOPLE AND PLACES
appointments and retirements. see appointments; judicial appointments; retirements
awards and prizes. see awards and prizes
Ballymun Community Law Centre - 'pop up' law library, 2 (March): 42 (pictorial)
bar associations/local law societies. see Bar associations
Blackhall Place dinners and functions, 5 (June): 42 (pictorial)
dinner for IRLI members, 10 (December): 45
dinner for solicitor members of Oireachtas, 4 (May): 41 (pictorial)
dinner to honour Billy Glynn (President, IRFU), 4 (May): 41 (pictorial)
dinner to mark Dr Carol Coulter's 15 years as legal editor, 1 (Jan/Feb): 43 (pictorial)
Law Society annual dinner, 7 (Aug/Sept): 40–1 (pictorial)
outgoing President's dinner, 2 (March): 43 (pictorial)
reception to mark Irish presidency of EU, 5 (June): 10
book launches. see book launches
charity events. see charities
conferences, seminars and workshops
Annual Human Rights Conference, 9 (November): 43 (pictorial)
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Court of Appeal seminar, 3 (April): 41 (pictorial)
Disability Law Summer School (NUI Galway), 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial)
Family and Child Law Committee child law forum (Galway), 7 (Aug/Sept): 43 (pictorial)
former AG speaks on 'art of government' (CPD course), 7 (Aug/Sept): 43 (pictorial)
Joint Legal Education Forum 2013, 10 (December): 45 (pictorial)
Law Society annual conference (Killarney), 5 (June): 43 (pictorial)
North/South CPD forum, Carrickmacross, 6 (July): 43 (pictorial)
Skillnet seminar: 'Advising the farmer,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial)
conferring ceremonies
Certificate in Human Rights, 1 (Jan/Feb): 43 (pictorial)
International Financial Services Law (UCD and Finuas), 10 (December): 47 (pictorial)
deaths. see obituaries
diploma programme
aviation leasing and finance closing seminar, 4 (May): 44 (pictorial)
healthcare law certificate launched, 2 (March): 41 (pictorial)
higher court civil advocacy certificate launched, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial)
technology law opening night, 6 (July): 43 (pictorial)
fiction writing
solicitor's best-seller 'The Secret Son' (Jennifer Burke), 9 (November): 41
Jessup Moot Court Competition
Law Society team, 3 (April): 44 (pictorial)
Justice Media Awards 2013. see Justice Media Awards
Law Society Student Development Service, 2 (March): 42 (pictorial)
media spotlight. see media spotlight
obituaries. see obituaries
parchment ceremonies (pictorial items), 5 (June): 40, 6 (July): 47–9, 7 (Aug/Sept): 43, 10
(December): 48–9
PPCII trainees - informal graduation ceremony, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44 (pictorial)
retirements. see retirements
sports activities. see sports activities
PERIODIC PAYMENTS ORDERS (PPOS)
catastrophic injuries cases, 2 (March): 20–3 (M. Hough)
need for appropriate inflation index, 3 (April): 17 (letter)
PERRIN, HEATHER (FORMER DISTRICT JUDGE)
conviction for false accounting, 3 (April): 5
PERSONAL INJURIES ACTIONS
catastrophic injuries: periodic payment orders (PPOs), 2 (March): 20–3 (M. Hough), 3 (April):
17 (letter)
Circuit Court monetary jurisdiction limits: Courts Bill 2013, 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee)
defence litigation and notice of particulars
HC decision in Armstrong v Moffat (Hogan J., March 2013), 5 (June): 18–19 (S. Gilhooly)
prisoners' injuries, liability for, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31 (E. Keane)
statistics: Courts Service annual report 2012, 8 (October): 14
PERSONAL INJURIES ASSESSMENT BOARD (PIAB)
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CEO Byron's interview on Morning Ireland: 'tilting at windmills,' 4 (May): 19 ()
claims increase (January to June 2013), 9 (November): 9 (R. Lee)
PERSONAL INSOLVENCY ACT 2012
AIB 'non-disclosure agreement' proposal, 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)
Circuit Court specialist judges: appointments, 6 (July): 5
debt resolution arrangements, 1 (Jan/Feb): 54
DSAs and PIAs, 4 (May): 30–3 (P. Keane and M. Homan), 5 (June): 32–5 (P. Keane, 8
(October): 34–7 (A. Flood), D. O'Shea and L. Rowland)
solicitors entering into, 9 (November): 53 (practice note)
Insolvency Service of Ireland, 4 (May): 30–3
personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs), 4 (May): 33
certificate course, 3 (April): 8, 5 (June): 5
solicitors acting as, 9 (November): 52 (practice note)
PERSONAL INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
appointment to panel: Bill Holohan, 10 (December): 10
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
statutory obligations of legal representatives: checklist, 3 (April): 11
PHOENIX PROJECT IRELAND
debt crisis: 'Is possession nine-tenths of the law?', 3 (April): 18–19 (J. Sadlier)
PII. see professional indemnity insurance
PLANNING COMPLIANCE
solicitors' undertakings in stage payment cases, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
PLANNING LAW
Gaeltacht areas: imperative to promote Irish language, 2 (March): 14–15 (D. Mac Cárthaigh)
POLITICAL REFORM. see Seanad Éireann
POPE, LIZ (PROPERTY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY), 2 (March): 48
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE; see also discovery; enforcement of judgments; legal costs;
taxation of costs
in camera rule: changes in Courts Bill 2013, 4 (May): 21
monetary jurisdiction limit changes. see jurisdiction of courts
Rules of the Superior Courts
O. 37: HC judgment in Quarryvale case, 6 (July): 34–7 (C. Hayden)
service of judicial/extra-judicial documents: CJEU ruling, 4 (May): 61
taking of evidence abroad
CJEU ruling in train derailment case, 5 (June): 60
PRACTICE DIRECTIONS
criminal justice system: Circuit and District Courts, 4 (May): 5, 52–3
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
changes in legal market over past five years, 7 (Aug/Sept): 32–5 (D. Rowe)
options for smaller firms, 8 (October): 41–5 (D. Rowe)
ten steps to business growth, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
ten steps to improve cashflow, 5 (June): 48 (practice note)
PRACTICE NOTES
anti-money laundering measures (AML) and existing clients, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51–2
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arbitration proceedings: delay in referring, 3 (April): 49 (Arbitration and Mediation
Committee)
architects' certificates of compliance with Building Regulations
reliance on confirmations from other professionals, 2 (March): 49 (Conveyancing
Committee)
Bank of Ireland: electronic transfer of loan funds, 9 (November): 53 (Conveyancing
Committee)
bankruptcy, judgments and debt arrangements, 9 (November): 52–3 (Registrar)
clearance of funds, 3 (April): 50 (Conveyancing and Business Law Committees)
commercial mortgage lending
Ulster Bank's requirement for priority search, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 (Conveyancing Committee)
complaints by solicitors about financial institutions, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (Conveyancing
Committee)
deposit moneys in conveyancing transactions, 10 (December): 55 (Registrar)
ethical barriers within a firm: guidelines, 2 (March): 48 (Guidance and Ethics Committee)
Health Act 2007, section 68
notice of appointment to take charge of designated centre, 6 (July): 54–5 (Chief Inspector of
Social Services)
internal complaints procedure in solicitors' firms, 5 (June): 50 (Guidance and Ethics
Committee)
Land Registration Rules 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 50–1 (Conveyancing Committee)
clarification, 2 (March): 48 (Conveyancing Committee)
local property tax (LPT)
recommended wording for conditions of sale, 5 (June): 48 (Conveyancing Committee)
Revenue guidelines, 8 (October): 56–7 (Conveyancing Committee)
Nama-charged property, sales of, 7 (Aug/Sept): 49–51 (Conveyancing Committee)
NPPR charge and household charge
as charges on property, 5 (June): 50 (Conveyancing Committee)
office account bank cheques, 3 (April): 49 (Regulation Department)
personal insolvency
solicitors acting as personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs), 9 (November): 52 (Regulation
of Practice Committee)
PII (professional indemnity insurance)
common proposal form, 9 (November): 49
financial rating of participating insurers, 9 (November): 50–1
financial rating of qualified insurers, 6 (July): 53
renewal guide, 9 (November): 48–9
succeeding practice rule, 10 (December): 54 (Registrar)
practising certificates
2014 applications and payment methods, 10 (December): 52–3 (Registrar)
fee waiver, 10 (December): 53
pre-contract deposits: HC judgment in Protim Abrasives case, 3 (April): 49 (Conveyancing
Committee)
registration of trusts and settlements, 10 (December): 56 (Conveyancing Committee)
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residential certificates of title
AIB no longer requesting family law declarations post-registration, 6 (July): 54
(Conveyancing Committee)
revised precedents
MUD pre-contract enquiries, 8 (October): 57 (Conveyancing Committee)
section 72 declaration, 8 (October): 57 (Conveyancing Committee)
solicitors acting for family members: Ulster Bank policy, 5 (June): 49 (Conveyancing
Committee)
ten steps to business growth, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (Guidance and Ethics Committee)
ten steps to improve cashflow, 5 (June): 48 (Guidance and Ethics Committee)
undertakings
overdue undertakings, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (Registrar of Solicitors)
release of, when common areas not yet transferred to a management company, 5 (June): 51
(Conveyancing Committee)
VAT
transfer of common areas alone, 5 (June): 49 (Taxation Committee)
waste water treatment systems: registration requirements, 2 (March): 48 (Conveyancing
Committee)
PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
2014 certificates
applications and payment methods, 10 (December): 52–3 (practice note)
fee waiver - participation in Skillnet, JobBridge or WPP schemes, 10 (December): 52–3
(practice note)
PRECEDENTS
conveyancing precedents: new publications, 5 (June): 51
revised precedents
MUD pre-contract enquiries, 8 (October): 57 (practice note)
section 72 declaration, 8 (October): 57 (practice note)
will precedents, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47
PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS, 8 (October): 38–41 (J. O'Brien)
PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY (2012-13, JAMES MCCOURT)
AIB Personal Insolvency Act negotiations, 4 (May): 1
annual conference 2013 (Killarney), 4 (May): 1
concerns of the profession, 6 (July): 1, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1
Court of Appeal, 2 (March): 1, 3 (April): 1
Courts Bill 2013, 3 (April): 1, 6 (July): 8
delays in court process, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1, 2 (March): 1, 3 (April): 1
evolution or extinction, 8 (October): 1
Future of the Law Society Task Force, 4 (May): 1
judicial appointments welcomed, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1
judicial dispute resolution (JDR), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1
Justice Media Awards 2013, 6 (July): 12
Legal Services Regulation Bill, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1, 3 (April): 1
messages of sympathy, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1
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outgoing message, 9 (November): 1, 10 (December): 51
taxation of costs - impending crisis, 3 (April): 1
Towers Watson report, 4 (May): 1
Turkish unrest: concerns over treatment of lawyers, 5 (June): 8, 6 (July): 1
PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY (2013-14, JOHN P SHAW)
election, 10 (December): 7
profile and Gazette interview, 10 (December): 28–31 (M. McDermott)
taking of office, 10 (December): 51
PRESS COUNCIL
vice-chair elected: Patrick O'Connor, 9 (November): 5 (pictorial)
PRISONERS
injuries sustained in prison: liability, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31 (E. Keane)
parole process. see Parole Board
PRIVACY LAW. see confidentiality; data protection/privacy
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
cross-border issues in succession law
Brussels IV Regulation, 10 (December): 32–5 (A. Keogan)
enforcement of judgments. see enforcement of judgments
PRIVILEGE. see legal professional privilege
PROBATE, ADMINISTRATION AND TRUSTS COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY), 3 (April): 11, 4 (May): 11, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10, 8 (October): 8 (pictorial), 11
PROBATE AND WILLS
capacity: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
seminar, 8 (October): 8 (pictorial)
CAT pay-and-file deadline 2013, 8 (October): 11
CAT Users Group established, 4 (May): 11
Courts Service annual report 2013, 8 (October): 14
cross-border issues
Brussels IV Regulation, 10 (December): 32–5 (A. Keogan)
online accounts and digital legacies, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–5 (D. McCallig)
statutory obligations of personal representatives: checklist, 3 (April): 11
will precedents, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
new Guide launched, 10 (December): 12–13 (M. McDermott)
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE (PII)
common proposal form, 9 (November): 49 (practice note)
financial rating
'ensure you're sure before you insure,' 9 (November): 10 (S. Gilhooly)
participating insurers, 9 (November): 50–1 (practice note)
qualified insurers, 6 (July): 53 (practice note)
financing scheme, 10 (December): 7
Law Society helpline, 9 (November): 49
members' survey, 4 (May): 51
notification of claims, 9 (November): 48
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PII (Amendment) Regulations 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49
PII (Amendment) Regulations 2013, 10 (December): 51
renewal guide, 9 (November): 48–9 (practice note)
succeeding practice rule, 10 (December): 54 (practice note)
unrated insurers: insolvency and run-off issues, 6 (July): 16–17 (C. Geraghty)
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
practice notes, 6 (July): 53, 9 (November): 48–9, 10 (December): 54
PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE. see legal professional privilege
PROPERTY CHARGES AND TAXES. see charges on property; local property tax (LPT);
Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (NPPR)
PROPERTY REGISTRATION
Land Registration Rules 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 50–1
clarification, 2 (March): 48 (practice note)
Land Registration Rules 2013, 10 (December): 11
Registration of Deeds Rules 2013, 10 (December): 11
registration of trusts and settlements, 10 (December): 56 (practice note)
PROPERTY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY (PRA), 2 (March): 48
e-registration services: new range launched, 8 (October): 7
PROPERTY SERVICES REGULATORY AUTHORITY (PSRA)
commercial lease 'requirements' - questions, 8 (October): 21 (letter)
PROPERTY VALUATIONS, 10 (December): 40–3 (M. Armstrong)
PROTECTED DISCLOSURES BILL 2013, 9 (November): 12–13 (L. Kierans)
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
death of Dominic Dowling, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7
QUARRYVALE CASE (HC, DECEMBER 2010)
interpretation of RSC, Order 37, 6 (July): 34–7 (C. Hayden)
QUIGLEY, VIOLET
stabbing incident (April 2011): arrest of suspect, 5 (June): 5
READING ROOM. see Law Society Library
REFUGEE LAW
asylum applications
fear of persecution: homosexual orientation (Advocate General's opinion), 8 (October): 61
unaccompanied minors: CJEU decision, 8 (October): 61
REGISTRAR OF SOLICITORS (JOHN ELLIOT)
bankruptcy, judgments and debt arrangements, 9 (November): 52–3 (practice note)
deposit moneys in conveyancing transactions, 10 (December): 55 (practice note)
overdue undertakings: notice to all solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
practising certificates 2014, 10 (December): 52–3 (practice note)
Solicitors' Acts orders (High Court). see High Court
REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY. see property registration
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REGULATION 13 REVIEW GROUP
direct unsolicited approaches to non-clients, 2 (March): 8, 5 (June): 7
media fascinated by Society's 'undercover agents,' 6 (July): 7
REGULATION OF LEGAL PROFESSION
complaints and Tribunal determinations. see complaints against solicitors; Solicitors'
Disciplinary Tribunal
Law Society audits of solicitors' practices, 6 (July): 22–5 (M.F. Fahy)
Law Society regulation department: practice notes, 3 (April): 49
Legal Services Bill. see Legal Services Regulation Bill
practising certificates. see practising certificates
Registrar. see Registrar of Solicitors
Solicitors' Acts Orders (High Court). see under High Court
REGULATION OF PRACTICE COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
solicitors acting as personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs), 9 (November): 52 (practice note)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
EU's clean fuel strategy, 4 (May): 60–1 (D. Balding)
RENT REVIEW CLAUSES
upwards-only rent reviews come under scrutiny: Ickendel v Bewley's Café, 4 (May): 10 (J.
Lynch)
RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS
survivors of institutional abuse
Caranua registration invitation, 9 (November): 8
RETAIL TRADE
indirect exchanges of price information
Tesco competition tribunal appeal, 5 (June): 56–9 (M. Hickey)
RETIREMENT
compulsory retirement and age discrimination, 8 (October): 26–9 (S. Connolly and C.
Callanan)
RETIREMENTS; see also judicial retirements
Bissett, Mary (Law Society's Four Courts offices), 6 (July): 44 (pictorial)
Goff, John (Waterford), 6 (July): 43 (pictorial)
Nolan, Liam (Courts Service, Kilkenny), 4 (May): 4
O'Driscoll, Edward (Bandon and Kenmare), 9 (November): 4
Quinlan, Moya (Law Society Council), 10 (December): 9
ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES
breath tests and pre-arrest detention
powers of An Garda Síochána, 9 (November): 26–9 (D. Manninger)
ROCHE, LORCAN
'Doing the deal' - interview with Myra Garrett (William Fry solicitors), 4 (May): 26–9
'Unsustainable, untenable and indefensible' - Chief Justice Denham on need for Court of
Appeal, 4 (April): 14–15
ROLL OF SOLICITORS
number exceeds 14,000, 4 (May): 8
striking off orders. see under High Court
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ROWE, DAVID
'Back to the future' - options for smaller firms, 8 (October): 42–5
'Shape of things to come' - Irish legal market changes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 32–5
ROWLAND, LORRAINE
article. see under Keane, Paul
RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS
O. 37: HC judgment in Quarryvale case, 6 (July): 34–7 (C. Hayden)
RYAN, GREG, AND FLEMING, SHAY
'Donning the hard hat' - new health and safety legislation for construction industry, 5 (May):
14–15 (analysis)
SADLIER, JULIE
'Is possession nine-tenths of the law?' - distressed borrowers, 3 (April): 18–19 (viewpoint)
SAFETY. see food safety; health and safety at work
SALE OF GOODS. see consumer protection
SALE OF LAND/PROPERTY. see conveyancing; NAMA
SCHOOLS
cyberbullying: need for better regulation, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
SCULLY, EMMET
'Shifting sands' - changes in administration of stamp duty, 1 (Jan/Feb): 34–7
SEANAD ÉIREANN
abolition, 7 (Aug/Sept): 18–19 (M. Lawlor)
reform ideas, 3 (April): 38–40 (N. Whelan), 6 (July): 20–1 (C. Bergin–Cross)
SENTENCING
Irish Sentencing Information System (ISIS)
additional information, 4 (May): 5
new report by Judicial Researchers' Office, 5 (June): 10
SEPTIC TANK REGISTRATION SCHEME
Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration) Regulations 2012, 2 (March): 48 (practice
note)
SEXUAL OFFENCES
case statistics: Courts Service annual report 2012, 8 (October): 14
DNA Database Bill, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
discrimination
application of Equal Treatment Directive (CJEU ruling), 6 (July): 61
SHATTER, ALAN, TD (MINISTER FOR JUSTICE)
address to Law Society annual conference 2013, 5 (June): 12–15 (M. McDermott)
Court of Appeal: reiteration of Government commitment, 4 (April): 15
Courts Bill 2013: monetary jurisdiction limit changes, 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee)
family law courts reform: address to Dept of Justice seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12–13 (K. Walsh)
Gambling Control Bill 2013: proposals, 9 (November): 16–17 (M. Barrett)
Garda questioning and right of access to lawyer
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working group appointed, 2 (March): 10
SHAW, JOHN P
election and appointment as President, 10 (December): 7, 51; see also President of the Law
Society (2013-14)
Gazette interview, 10 (December): 28–31 (M. McDermott)
SKILLNET AND FINUAS NETWORK (LAW SOCIETY)
International Financial Services Law: conferring ceremony, 10 (December): 47 (pictorial)
Job Seekers' Support Programme (JSSP), 2 (March): 8
practising certificate fee waiver, 10 (December): 53
seminar: 'Advising the farmer,' 7 (Aug/Sept): 42 (pictorial)
SMITHFIELD HORSE FAIR (DUBLIN)
new bye-laws, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
SOCIAL MEDIA; see also Internet
cyberbullying, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
defamation and privacy: McKeogh case, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20–3 (E. Nagle)
digital legacies: 'death policies,' 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–5 (D. McCallig)
employer social media policy
'4Cs' outlined by In-House and Public Sector Committee, 2 (March): 11
Facebook comment case: English HC rules against employer, 2 (March): 50
online 'how to' guides: Professional Training Network, 10 (December): 5
password protection
employers' requests for passwords, 9 (November): 18–21 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry
O'Reilly)
SOCIAL SERVICES
Office of Chief Inspector
section 68: notice of appointment to take charge of designated centre, 6 (July): 54–5
(practice note)
SOCIETY OF YOUNG SOLICITORS (SYS)
annual conference 2013, 8 (October): 5
SOLICITORS' ACTS ORDERS (REGISTRAR OF SOLICITORS). see under High Court
SOLICITORS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
AGM, 2 (March): 5
annual report, 2011-2012, 3 (April): 52
SOLICITORS' DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
chairman and members: new appointments, 1 (Jan/Feb): 10
complaints referred to: 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55
determinations
Browne, Michael (Westport), 3 (April): 54–5
Butler, Padraig J. (Kilkenny), 3 (April): 55
Casey, Greg/John G. (Bandon), 2 (March): 51, 54–5
Casey, Mairead (Bandon), 2 (March): 54–5
Casey, Margaret AM (Bandon), 2 (March): 55
Condon, John F. (McMahon & Tweedy, Dublin 8), 7 (Aug/Sept): 53
Crowley, Patrick Aidan (Egan Daughter & Co., Castlebar), 6 (July): 56
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Durcan, Jacqueline M. (Castlebar), 9 (November): 56
Feran, John (Drogheda), 7 (Aug/Sept): 53–4
Gibbons, Alexander M. (Clonakilty), 9 (November): 56–7
Johnston, Brian (Dundalk), 4 (May): 55, 7 (Aug/Sept): 54–5
Kilrane, Mel (Bailieborough), 2 (March): 51
McArdle, Francis (Dundalk), 7 (Aug/Sept): 55
McCarthy, Patrick (Mahon, Cork), 7 (Aug/Sept): 54
McCarthy, Patrick (Cork), 3 (April): 53
McConnell, Seamus P. (Tullamore), 1 (Jan/Feb): 55, 2 (March): 52
McGarr, Edward (Dublin 8), 9 (November): 57
McGlynn, Sean (Letterkenny), 7 (Aug/Sept): 55
MacNamara, Brendan (Devitt Doorley MacNamara, Roscrea), 10 (December): 57
Maher, James J. (Dublin 8), 2 (March): 52
Maloney, Aisling (Tullamore), 5 (June): 51
Neligan, Patrick (Maynooth), 7 (Aug/Sept): 53
O'Mahony, James (Dublin 7), 10 (December): 58–9
O'Reilly, Jeremy Paul (Ballyconnell), 10 (December): 59
Potter, Mark (Limerick), 2 (March): 52
Ryan, Katherine MA (Dublin 14), 3 (April): 53–4, 9 (November): 56
Sherlock, John (Clondalkin), 3 (April): 55
Suzin, Adam A. (Longford), 7 (Aug/Sept): 55, 10 (December): 57–8
Wall, Pamela (Ennis), 2 (March): 52–4
outcomes of investigations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55
SOLICITORS' FIRMS. see law firms; practice management
SOLICITORS' MUTUAL DEFENCE FUND (SMDF)
support thanked, 10 (December): 17 (letter)
SOLICITORS (DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS) REGULATIONS 2013, 10 (December): 51
SOLICITORS' ROLL. see roll of solicitors
SOLICITORS' UNDERTAKINGS. see undertakings
SOUTH AFRICA
IRLI /LSSA commercial law training programme, 6 (July): 45 (A. Hickey), 10 (December): 45
SOUTH EASTERN CIRCUIT
criminal justice system: practice direction, 4 (May): 52–3
SPECIAL CRIMINAL COURT
judicial appointment, 9 (November): 5 (pictorial)
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
annual lawyers' fishing trip, 3 (April): 44 (pictorial)
charity fund-raising; see also Calcutta Run
Cork City marathon: legal eagles run for L'Arche (Ernest J Cantillon solicitors), 6 (July): 44
(pictorial)
Declan O'Flaherty and 'Marathons 4 Muireann,' 8 (October): 49, 10 (December): 47
Forty Foot plunge for Our Lady's Hospice and Barnardos
Eugene F Collins and Smith and Williamson, 7 (Aug/Sept): 43 (pictorial)
Grant Thornton Corporate 5k Challenge for Pieta House, 8 (October): 47 (pictorial)
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Leman 'Iron Man' challenge for Youth Suicide Prevention, 4 (May): 44 (pictorial), 8
(October): 50
'Magnificent Seven' cycling challenge for Forgotten Irish campaign - Land's End to John
O'Groats, 8 (October): 47 (pictorial)
Sarria to Santiago walk for Guardian Children's Project, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial)
DSBA annual tennis event, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial)
golf, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4
Lady Solicitors' Golf Society, 3 (April): 5, 6 (July): 44, 9 (November): 39 (pictorial)
horse racing: Grainne Loughnane to ride in Cheltenham, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45
Kerry's senior football team: captaincy of Eoin Brosnan, 2 (March): 41 (pictorial)
online ticket exchange: Rugby Football Union v Viagogo Ltd, 3 (April): 34–7 (S. Nolan and L.
Millington–Roberts)
rugby: profile of Billy Glynn, IRFU President, 3 (April) 26–9 (M. Armstrong)
running: Tom Blennerhassett, 6 (July): 44 (pictorial)
Southern Law Association: solicitors v barristers soccer match, 8 (October): 47 (pictorial)
STAMP DUTY
administration changes: Finance Act 2012, 1 (Jan/Feb): 34–7 (E. Scully)
STEP PRIVATE CLIENT AWARDS 2013
'Boutique Firm of the Year' award to O'Connell Brennan, 8 (October): 7
STEWART, NORA PAT
'And now for something completely different' - IDA's compulsory purchase powers: Reid v
IDA, 10 (December): 22–7
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (LAW SOCIETY), 2 (March): 42 (pictorial)
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Blackhall Music Society
rock concert in aid of Musical Youth Foundation, 8 (October): 53
Blackhall PPC1 students in Carlsberg five-a-side tournament, 6 (July): 46 (pictorial)
international moot court competitions
finals in Tampa (Florida), 6 (July): 46 (report and pictorial)
Jessup Competition: Law Society team, 3 (April): 44 (pictorial)
SUAS EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
literacy partnership with A&L Goodbody, 6 (July): 5
SUCCESSION LAW; see also probate and wills
cross-border issues
Brussels IV Regulation, 10 (December): 32–5 (A. Keogan)
SUICIDE
assisted suicide ban: challenge to constitutionality. see assisted suicide
SUPREME COURT
appeal waiting times, 8 (October): 14–15
need for Court of Appeal, 2 (March): 9
judicial appointments, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.), 5, 8 (October): 5 (pictorial), 10 (December): 46
(pictorial)
SURROGACY. see assisted human reproduction
SURVEY OF IRISH LAW FIRMS 2012/13 (SMITH & WILLIAMSON), 1 (Jan/Feb): 10
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TAXATION; see also capital acquisitions tax (CAT); local property tax (LPT); stamp duty;
VAT
appeal system reform
Minister's announcement welcomed, 10 (December): 11
NPPR charge and household charge
charges on property, as, 5 (June): 50 (practice note)
pay-and-file deadline: Council discussion, 10 (December): 51
tax evasion
issues for solicitors and accountants, 4 (May): 22–5 (C. Kennedy and M. Tuite)
TAXATION COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
pre-contract VAT enquiries (PCVE) and Special Condition 3
submissions invited, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11
reform of tax appeals system welcomed, 10 (December): 11
VAT treatment of party and party costs, 10 (December): 55 (practice note)
TAXATION OF COSTS
delays in process: impending crisis, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.)
TECHNOLOGY; see also Internet; social media
cyberbullying in schools, 5 (June): 24–7 (C. Kimber and H. Lowry O'Reilly)
Dictamus app, 8 (October): 9 (D. Walsh)
'e-courts,' 4 (May): 38–40 (M. Dillon and P. Amann)
Evernote app, 6 (July): 9 (D. Walsh)
future of legal services
Gazette interview with Richard Susskind, 5 (June): 28–31 (C. Candy)
iPad's and iPhones in legal practice, 5 (June): 20–3 (D. Walsh)
Law Society website, 10 (December): 11 (C. Kelly)
LSIDDiplomaMobile app, 9 (November): 6
Noteshelf app, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9 (D. Walsh)
online accounts and digital legacies, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–5 (D. McCallig)
SumUp app, 9 (November): 9 (D. Walsh)
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (LAW SOCIETY)
Society's IT systems and support: survey, part 2, 5 (June): 11
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
plain packaging proposals, 7 (Aug/Sept): 24–7 (A. Lawless)
TOWERS WATSON REPORT
Law Society senior management remuneration, 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)
TRADEMARK LAW
Berlin Zoo's polar bear
EU General Court decision in Knut IP Management case, 9 (November): 58 (J. Kelly)
plain packaging proposals for cigarette boxes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 24–7 (A. Lawless)
TRANSPORT FUELS
EU's clean fuel strategy, 4 (May): 60–1 (D. Balding)
TRAVEL LAW
and holiday litigation: books and articles, 7 (Aug/Sept): 45 (M. O'Sullivan)
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TRUSTS AND SETTLEMENTS
registration, 10 (December): 56 (practice note)
TUITE, MICHAEL
article. see under Kennedy, Conor
TURKEY
concern over harsh treatment of lawyers, 5 (June): 8, 6 (July): 1 (Pres.)
human rights abuses, 6 (July): 14–15 (human rights watch)
ULSTER BANK
commercial mortgage lending
requirement for priority search, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 (practice note)
loan transactions
solicitors acting for family members: bank's policy, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
UNDERTAKINGS
overdue undertakings
notice to all solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 48 (practice note)
planning compliance
stage payment cases, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
release of, when common areas not yet transferred to a management company, 5 (June): 51
(practice note)
VHI: new undertaking and protocol, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC)
EU proposals: implications for Ireland, 2 (March): 24–7 (F. O'Beirne and A. Murphy)
Society warns of threat to Ireland's 'patent autonomy,' 6 (July): 9
UNITED KINGDOM
European Convention on Human Rights: 60th anniversary conference, 8 (October): 18–19 (M.
Finucane)
UNITED STATES
NSA's Prism Programme: cyber-security issues, 6 (July): 18–19 (D. Kilroy)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK
Irish Legal Information Initiative, 4 (May): 49
VALUATIONS, 10 (December): 40–3 (M. Armstrong)
VAT
party and party costs, treatment of, 10 (December): 55 (practice note)
on property
pre-contract VAT enquiries (PCVE): submissions invited, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11
transfer of common areas alone: VAT considerations, 5 (June): 49 (practice note)
VETTING
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, 4 (May): 57
VHI HEALTHCARE
new undertaking and protocol: Litigation Committee, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10
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VIEWPOINT
'Child Care Reporting Project lifts secrecy veil,' 10 (December): 18–19 (C. A. Coolican)
Courts Bill 2013: 'jurisdiction game changer,' 4 (May): 20–1 (R. Lee)
Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012, 2 (March): 18–19 (L. McQuaid)
Gambling Control Bill 2013: General Scheme published, 9 (November): 16–17 (M. Barrett)
in-house lawyers and regulatory obstacles, 3 (April): 20–1 (P. Ambrose)
'Is possession nine-tenths of the law?' - distressed borrowers, 3 (April): 18–19 (J. Sadlier)
'NSA data scandal pushes cyber-security to the fore,' 6 (July): 18–19 (D. Kilroy)
personal injuries litigation: 'litigation lions outfoxed'
HC decision in Armstrong v Moffat (Hogan J., March 2013), 5 (June): 18–19 (S. Gilhooly)
PII insurers: potential dangers with unrated insurers, 6 (July): 16–17 (C. Geraghty)
Seanad: 'anachronistic' Seanad should be abolished, 7 (Aug/Sept): 18–19 (M. Lawlor)
Seanad reform, 6 (July): 20–1 (C. Bergin–Cross)
'Shout it from the rooftops' - De Silva report on British collusion in murder of Pat Finucane, 1
(Jan/Feb): 20–1 (S. Gilhooly)
transforming the role of the Irish Parole Board, 10 (December): 20–1 (S. McCarthy)
VULNERABLE PERSONS
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, 4 (May): 57
WALSH, DOROTHY
apps notes, etc. see technology
WALSH, KEITH
family law reform: Dept of Justice consultative seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12–13
WALSH, MICHAEL, AND CLARKE, AOIFE MAEVE
'Breaking bad' - break clauses within leases, 7 (Aug/Sept): 36–9
WALSH, YVONNE
welfare of the child is paramount in ground-breaking case - MR v SB, 10 (December): 10
WAR CRIMINALS, PROSECUTION OF
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 (March) 36–9 (A. Kelly)
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT
Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration) Regulations 2012, 2 (March): 48 (practice
note)
WATERFORD COURTHOUSE
renovation and upgrading, 1 (Jan/Feb): 4
WATERFORD CRYSTAL CASE
Arts. 1 and 8 of Insolvency Directive: ECJ decision, 5 (June): 53
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
family law court, 5 (June): 37–9 (J. McCormack)
opportunities for solicitors, 6 (July): 38–40 (L. Barry)
WHELAN, NOEL
'House of a different colour' - Seanad Éireann reform, 3 (April): 38–40
WHISTLEBLOWING LAW
Protected Disclosures Bill 2013, 9 (November): 12–13 (L. Kierans)
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WILLS. see probate and wills
WOMEN. see Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA)
WORK-PLACEMENT PROGRAMMES. see internships
WORKING ABROAD. see careers abroad
WORKING GROUP ON EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM
report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5
WORKPLACE LAW. see employment law; health and safety at work
WPP SCHEMES
practising certificate fee waiver, 10 (December): 53
YAHOO. see social media
YOUNG SOLICITORS; see also Society of Young Solicitors (SYS)
'Network' initiatives, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9