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LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE 2017 (Volume 111)

INDEX

Compiled by Julitta Clancy, FSocInd

Note: references are to issue number (in bold) followed by page reference; page references in

italics denote illustrations. Names in parentheses following page references indicate authors of

articles.

Omissions: the following sections of the Gazette are not included in the index: Final verdict,

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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ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION. see competition law

ACCESS PROGRAMME. see Street Law Programme

ACCESS TO JUSTICE

third-party funding of litigation. see crowdfunding litigation

ACCIDENT CLAIMS HARVESTING. see advertising by solicitors

ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE

transposition into Irish law. see under company law

ADJUDICATION OFFICERS. see Workplace Relations Commission

ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES. see probate and succession law

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

civil justice review group, 4 (May): 10, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

ADOPTION LAW

Adoption Amendment Act 2017, 10 (Dec): 62–63 (guidance note)

ADVERTISING BY SOLICITORS

‘claims harvesting’ sites: Law Society crackdown, 4 (May): 9

claims referrals - section 62 of Solicitors Act 1954, 5 (June): 63 (Registrar’s practice note)

Law Society vetting service, 6 (July): 11

ADVIC. see under victims of crime

AGEING WORKFORCE

mandatory retirement ages

recent ECJ decisions, 9 (Nov) 34–39 (L. Ryan, S. Gillick and S. Browne)

pensions reform plans. see under pensions

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR); see also arbitration; mediation

Code of Practice for Family Law (2017), 8 (Oct): 23

Rules of the Superior Courts, Order 56A, 2 (Mar): 59

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE

guidance notes, 2 (Mar): 59

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. see dementia

AMENDS, OFFER OF

Defamation Act 2009. see under defamation

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

Naas-based solicitor elected to board of Governors, 9 (Nov) 7

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

former President William T Robinson III

appreciation/obituary, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BANKRUPTCY

McCann Fitzgerald consultant elected fellow, 3 (April): 7

ANDREWS, PHILIP

‘The British question: an Irish problem’ - Brexit and Ireland, 10 (Dec): 20–23 (viewpoint)

ANONYMITY RULES

discrimination decisions, non-application to

IHREC information note, 4 (May): 26–27 (E. Logan)

ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING. see money laundering

APARTMENT COMPLEXES

conveyancing and management company litigation. see multi-unit developments

APPOINTMENTS; see also judicial appointments

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: chair of Irish branch, 5 (June): 8

Garda Síochána Inspectorate, 10 (Dec): 9

Irish Centre for Human Rights: director, 4 (May): 8

law firms

Beauchamps, 1 (Jan/Feb): 21

Mason Hayes & Curran, 5 (June): 12

LawCare: new chair, 2 (March): 7

Legal Services Regulatory Authority: chief executive, 8 (Oct): 13

Mental Health Commission, 10 (Dec): 7

Rugby Players Ireland: chief executive, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12

APPRECIATIONS. see obituaries/appreciations

ARBITRATION

CPO arbitrations

CIArb forum (Cork), 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

ICC Arbitration Rules

expedited procedure (article 30), 3 (April): 13 (I. O’Neill)

ARREST WARRANTS. see European arrest warrants

ART INVESTMENTS

high-value commercial art transactions, 7 (Aug/Sept) 38–41 (R. McDonnell)

ARTICLES

‘A matter of interpretation’ - training and testing of legal interpreters, 3 (April): 52–55 (M.

Phelan)

‘A shot at the title’ - multi-unit development complexes, 6 (July) 38–43 (D. Regan)

‘A tale of two gentlemen’ - Josias Dunn and Richard Meade, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55 (M. Gaynor

and M. O’Sullivan)

‘Ars gratia artis’ - high-value commercial art transactions, 7 (Aug/Sept) 38–41 (R.

McDonnell)

‘At full capacity’ - dealing with clients suffering from dementia, 8 (Oct) 52–55 (B. Lawlor and

M. Gibb)

‘Brextradition’ - post-Brexit extradition arrangements, 1 (Jan/Feb): 36–39 (R. Briscoe)

‘Bully for you?’ - workplace bullying, 10 (Dec) 44–47 (N. Ebbs)

‘Burkinis in Bundoran’ - religious symbols and clothing, 2 (March): 50–53 (B. Mannering)

‘Chain gang’ - Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003, 5 (June) 38–43 (J.

Seymour)

‘Challenge accepted’ - second Law Society survey of managing partners, 5 (June) 44–47 (D.

Rowe)

‘Change of direction’ - disqualification and restriction of directors (Companies Act 2014), 2

(March): 42–45 (K. Wallace and E. Commins)

‘Change of heart’ - organ harvesting in China, 7 (Aug/Sept) 32–37 (L. Roche)

‘Check your privilege’ - legal professional privilege, 10 (Dec) 52–55 (M. Lynch)

‘Cleaning up’ - environmental due diligence (EDD), 9 (Nov) 56–59 (K. Cleary)

‘Damage limitation’ - liquidated damages clauses, 10 (Dec) 48–51 (D. Daly)

‘Discovery programme’ - technologically assisted review (TAR), 3 (April): 44–47 (K. Harty)

‘Flying by the CETA your pants’ - Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, 5 (June) 48–

51 (S. Hansvall)

‘Game of thrones’ - in-house solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept) 46–49 (E. Kennedy)

‘Get in!’ - training solicitors in-house, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44–47 (I. Ryan)

‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ - blockchain technology, 10 (Dec) 34–39 (G. Smith)

‘Highway star’ - Road Traffic Act 2016, 2 (March): 32–37 (R. Pierse)

‘Holding a note’ - judges’ notes and data protection, 9 (Nov) 48–51 (E. Cannon)

‘It shouldn’t happen to a vetting officer’ - employee vetting, 1 (Jan/Feb): 40–43 (M. Holmes)

‘Let’s call the whole thing off’ - Brexit and international family law cases, 5 (June) 52–55 (J.

O’Brien)

‘Limestone cowboy’ - EU Habitats Directive (CJEU decision in Sweetman v An Bord

Pleanála), 8 (Oct) 48–51 (T. O’Connor)

‘LLP service’- limited liability partnerships, 9 (Nov) 44–47 (P. Keane)

‘Lost in translation’ - the work of legal translators, 4 (May): 54–57 (A. Schiller)

‘Make me an offer’ - offer-of-amends procedure in Defamation Act 2009, 3 (April): 48–51 (B.

Hallissey)

‘Mediation nation’ - Mediation Bill 2017, 4 (May): 50–53 (R. Lee)

‘New horizons’ - state-aid law (Commission v Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Ireland), 2 (March):

38–41 (K. McKenna)

‘Planning ahead?’ - Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act

2016, 4 (May): 42–45 (P. Stafford)

‘Power lifting’ - pre-contractual misrepresentations, 3 (April): 34–39 (E. Corcoran)

‘Protecting the little guy’ - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive (AIB v Counihan),

3 (April): 40–43 (G. Fitzgerald)

‘Remains of the day’ - derived right of EU residence (Chavez-Vilchez, CJEU, 2017), 6 (July)

52–55 (C. Little and M. Hickey)

‘Restored to glory’ - practice and procedure of company restorations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48–51 (S.

O’Neill)

‘Return to innocence’ - concept of ‘innocent’ co-owner (Muintir Skibbereen Credit Union v

Hamilton & Crowley), 2 (March): 46–49 (G. Hayes)

‘Ringing the changes’ - EU Accounting Directive (Companies (Accounting) Act 2017), 7

(Aug/Sept) 42–45 (K. Dunleavy)

‘Secret sauce’ - marketing, 8 (Oct) 36–39 (F. McCarthy)

‘Separation anxiety’ - post-Brexit jurisdictional disputes in family law, 4 (May): 47–49 (K.

Walsh)

‘Standard bearers’ - anti-bribery and corruption management system (ABMS), 8 (Oct) 44–47

(J. O’Rourke)

‘Stiff competition’ - EU Damages Directive, 8 (Oct) 40–43 (J. Finn and R. McDermott)

‘Striking Out’ - RTÉ drama series, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–35 (G. Rothery)

‘Terror from beyond’ - cyberattacks and cybersecurity, 4 (May): 36–41 (S. Collins)

‘The long and winding road’ - careless driving offences (SC judgment in People (DPP) v

O’Shea), 9 (Nov) 52–55 (C. Hallinan)

‘The possessive case’- possession orders and family-home loan defaults, 9 (Nov) 40–43 (J.

Sadlier)

‘Time is on my side’ - mandatory retirement ages, 9 (Nov) 34–39 (L. Ryan, S. Gillick and S.

Browne)

‘Two’s company, fee’s a crowd’ - crowdfunding litigation, 8 (Oct) 30–35 (M. Holmes)

‘Under the hood’ - profile of new Law Society President Michael Quinlan, 10 (Dec) 40–43

(M. McDermott)

‘We are family’ - changes to family law practice and procedure (Circuit Court Rules (Family

Law) 2017), 6 (July) 44–47 (K. Walsh and A. Reynolds)

‘Wherever I lay my hat’ - repossessions and social housing support options, 5 (June) 56–59 (R.

Wall)

‘Whistle-stop tour’ - Protected Disclosures Act 2014, 6 (July) 48–51 (A. O’Connell)

‘Wishing well’ - guidance for in-house lawyers, 6 (July) 56–59 (R. O’Sullivan)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

robots, AI and legal profession, 8 (Oct): 1 (Pres.)

‘rise of the machines,’ 5 (June): 26–27 (M. Holmes)

ASSISTED DECISION-MAKING (CAPACITY) ACT 2015, 2 (March): 31, 10 (Dec): 62

(guidance note)

UN Committee Against Torture calls for prioritisation, 9 (Nov): 33

ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION

General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017, 10 (Dec): 63

ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC)

Magna Carta 800th anniversary event, 1 (Jan/Feb): 12

ASYLUM SEEKERS. see refugee law

AUTO-ENROLMENT. see under pensions

AWARDS AND PRIZES

AIB Irish Law Award to Diploma Centre, 7 (Aug/Sept): 19

Chambers Europe Awards

Arthur Cox wins ‘Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2017,’ 5 (June): 8

Client Choice Awards, 2 (March): 7, 6 (July): 7

DSBA Law Book Awards, 6 (July): 14, 15

European Women in Business Law Awards, 6 (July): 7

Family Lawyers Essay Competition winners, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5

Higher Education Awards 2017, 2 (March): 21

Irish Law Awards, 5 (June): 16

Irish Magazine Awards: Gazette editor honoured, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7

Justice Media Awards 2017, 6 (July): 18–19, 30–31 (M. Hallissey)

Lawyer European awards

A&L Goodbody win ‘Irish Law Firm of the Year 2017,’ 3 (April): 7

William Fry named ‘Most diverse law firm in Ireland,’ 6 (July): 7

Moot Court Competition winners, 3 (April): 19

NUI Galway Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Government, 2 (March): 7

Swedish Order of the Polar Star awarded to Paul Keane, 8 (Oct): 17

Woman Lawyer of the Year, 1 (Jan/Feb): 20, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

BAIL. see criminal law

BANKING; see also Central Bank; financial institutions; Ulster Bank

sharing bank account details safely, 1 (Jan/Feb): 28 (practice note)

BAR ASSOCIATIONS (LOCAL)

Nationwide news (Keith Walsh), 1 (Jan/Feb): 6, 3 (April): 6, 5 (June): 6, 6 (July): 6, 7

(Aug/Sept): 6, 9 (Nov): 6

Carlow, 10 (Dec): 12

Cavan (CCSA), 1 (Jan/Feb): 18

Clare (CLA), 4 (May): 21, 5 (June): 6, 6 (July): 6, 8 (Oct): 18

Connaught Solicitors’ Symposium, 9 (Nov): 19

Cork. see Southern Law Association (below); West Cork Bar Association (below)

CPD cluster events. see under CPD

Drogheda, 6 (July): 6, 8 (Oct): 18

Dublin (DSBA), 1 (Jan/Feb): 13, 3 (April): 6, 4 (May): 6, 19, 5 (June): 6

AGM, 9 (Nov) 6

Law Book awards, 6 (July): 14, 15

Galway (GSBA), 1 (Jan/Feb): 6, 3 (April): 6, 4 (May): 21, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6

annual dinner, 3 (April): 19

family law conference, 4 (May): 6

Kerry Law Society, 6 (July): 16, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12

Kildare, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6, 18, 10 (Dec): 12

Kilkenny, 9 (Nov): 17

Killarney, 5 (June): 11

Laois, 10 (Dec): 12

Limerick, 5 (June): 6, 7 (Aug/Sept): 19

Louth (CLSBA), 4 (May): 19

Mayo, 1 (Jan/Feb): 19, 6 (July): 14, 9 (Nov): 17

Midlands, 5 (June): 13, 6 (July): 15, 9 (Nov) 7, 9 (Nov): 19, 10 (Dec): 12

Monaghan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6, 18

Roscommon, 6 (July): 16

Sligo, 6 (July): 14, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6

Southern Law Association (Cork), 1 (Jan/Feb): 6, 3 (April): 6, 4 (May): 6, 5 (June): 6, 6 (July):

6, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6, 10 (Dec): 18

AGM, 10 (Dec): 18

annual conference, 9 (Nov): 6

annual dinner, 3 (April): 16–17

Tipperary, 1 (Jan/Feb): 6, 10 (Dec): 17

West Cork Bar Association, 8 (Oct): 15

Wexford (WSA), 2 (March): 1 (Pres.), 18

Wicklow (WSBA), 5 (June): 6, 13

BAR OF IRELAND

Law Society Joint Consultative Committee meeting, 1 (Jan/Feb): 18, 21, 2 (March): 57

BECKER, HILKKA

‘Applications for international protection’ - Refugee Act 1996, 4 (May): 32–35 (analysis)

BIG PICTURE (PHOTO)

‘America divided?’ protests on swearing in of Donald Trump, 1 (Jan/Feb): 4

British Ambassador delivers Article 50 notice to EU Council President, 3 (April): 4–5

Catalan independence demonstrations in Barcelona, 8 (Oct): 4–5

Grenfell Tower catastrophe, 6 (July): 4–5

Malta - assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, 9 (Nov): 4–5

North Korea long range artillery firing drill, 4 (May): 4–5

Philippines ‘war on drugs’: Senate inquiry into killing of student, 7 (Aug/Sept): 4–5

Romanians protest against government corruption, 2 (March): 4–5

Salvator Mundi painting: record art sale, 10 (Dec): 4–5

Venezuelan police attacked by anti-government rioters, 5 (June): 4–5

BILL OF COSTS. see under legal costs

BLACKHALL PLACE

Culture Night opening, 8 (Oct): 7

dinners and functions. see people and places

Law Society B&B accommodation, 4 (May): 12

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

potential uses, and concerns for lawyers, 10 (Dec) 34–39 (G. Smith)

BOOK AND JOURNAL LAUNCHES

Employment Law (F. Meenan), 2 (March): 21

Employment Law, 2nd edition (Bloomsbury Professional), 7 (Aug/Sept): 19

BOOK PUBLISHING. see legal publishing

BOOK REVIEWS

A Comparative Examination of Multi-Party Actions: The Case of Environmental Mass Harm

(Joanne Blennerhassett), rev. by David Bassett, 8 (Oct): 56

Construction Adjudication in Ireland (Anthony Hussey), rev. by Deirdre Ní Fhloinn, 8 (Oct):

56–57

Contract Law in Ireland (8th Edition) (Robert Clark), rev. by Paul Keane, 5 (June): 60–61

Farming and the Law (Karen Walsh), rev. by Aisling Meehan, 5 (June): 60

Forgotten Patriot: Douglas Hyde and the Foundation of the Irish Presidency (Brian Murphy),

rev. by Eamonn G Hall, 3 (April): 57

Fundamentals of the Irish Legal System: Law, Policy and Politics (Tanya Ní Mhuirthile,

Catherine O’Sullivan and Liam Thornton), rev. by Gerry O’Connell, 7 (Aug/Sept): 57

Guardian of the Treaty: The Irish Privy Council Appeal and Irish Sovereignty (Thomas

Mohr), rev. by Daire Hogan, 2 (March): 55

Human Rights and Personal Self-Defence in International Law (Jan Arno Hessbruegge), rev.

by Ben Mannering, 8 (Oct): 57

International Sports Law: An Introductory Guide (Ian S. Blackshaw), rev. by Hilary Forde, 10

(Dec): 57

Judicial Review (3rd Edition) (Mark De Blacam), rev. by Patrick Healy, 7 (Aug/Sept): 56

The Law of Companies (4th Edition) (Thomas B Courtney), rev. by Michael Kealey, 1

(Jan/Feb): 52–53

The Law of Personal Injuries (2nd Edition) (Colin Jennings, Barry Scannell and Dermot F

Sheehan), rev. by Joyce A Good Hammond, 4 (May): 58

The Modern Family: Relationships and the Law (Tim Bracken), rev. by Aoife Byrne, 5 (June):

61

Modern Irish Competition Law (Philip Andrews, Paul Gorecki and David McFadden), rev. by

Vincent JG Power, 2 (March): 54

Murdoch and Hunt’s Dictionary of Irish Law (6th Edition) (Brian Hunt), rev. by Patrick

Ambrose, 3 (April): 56

Procuring Successful Mega-Projects (Louise Hart), rev. by Jessica Egan, 9 (Nov): 61

Succession Act 1965 and Related Legislation: A Commentary (Brian E Spierin), rev. by

Richard Hammond, 9 (Nov): 60

Value-Added Tax and VAT on Property (S. Brodie, G. Dillon, D. Kennedy, editor: F.

Mitchell), rev. by Shane Wallace, 10 (Dec): 56

Walsh on Criminal Procedure (Dermot Walsh), rev. by Dara Robinson, 4 (May): 58

BREXIT, 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)

Article 50 procedure, triggering of

parliamentary approval required (Miller case), 2 (March): 64–66 (C. Little)

attacks on British judges ‘undermine rule of law,’ 2 (March): 12

English language: post-Brexit role, 5 (June): 24–25 (R. Friel)

EU/Singapore free trade negotiations

CJEU ruling - useful guidance for Brexit negotiations, 7 (Aug/Sept): 64–67 (C. Little)

extradition, and, 1 (Jan/Feb): 36–39 (R. Briscoe)

family law proceedings

jurisdictional disputes, 4 (May): 47–49 (K. Walsh), 5 (June) 52–55 (J. O’Brien)

Ireland, potential impact on

interview with Alastair Campbell, 3 (April): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

‘the British question: an Irish problem,’ 10 (Dec): 20–23 (P. Andrews)

Irish legal profession, and

‘Brexit refugee solicitors enrolling but not arriving,’ 10 (Dec): 24–25 (K. Murphy)

British-based solicitors’ applications to Irish Roll, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58, 10 (Dec): 24–25 (K.

Murphy)

‘Global firms eye up Dublin’ - separating rumour from reality, 5 (June): 28–29 (K. Murphy)

Law Society actions, 3 (April): 59, 5 (June): 1 (Pres.), 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

opportunities and threats, 5 (June): 24–25 (R. Friel)

Smith & Williamson survey of law firms, 10 (Dec): 8

transition period

former Taoiseach Kenny’s interview on Bloomberg TV, 9 (Nov): 8

BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

anti-bribery and corruption management system (ABMS), 8 (Oct) 44–47 (J. O’Rourke)

BRISCOE, RAY

‘Brextradition’ - post-Brexit extradition arrangements, 1 (Jan/Feb): 36–39

BRITAIN

Brexit decision. see Brexit

family law proceedings

post-Brexit jurisdictional disputes, 4 (May): 47–49 (K. Walsh)

BRITISH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LAW

Irish/British law - joint conference (UCD), 6 (July): 7

BRITISH SUPREME COURT

attacks on British judges ‘undermine rule of law’ (President), 2 (March): 12

R (Miller and Dos Santos) v Secretary for Exiting the EU, 2 (March): 64–66 (C. Little)

BRITISH-BASED SOLICITORS

applications to Irish Roll. see Roll of Solicitors

BROADCASTING SERVICES

cross-border access to pay-TV services

Paramount settlement decision, 1 (Jan/Feb): 64–67 (C. Little)

BROWN MOSTEN INTERNATIONAL CLIENT COMPETITION, 5 (June): 11

BROWNE, SARAH

article co-authored by. see under Ryan, Liz

BUCKLEY, JOHN F.

obituary, 3 (April): 58

retirement from Conveyancing Committee, 1 (Jan/Feb): 14

BUDGET 2017

Law Society pre-Budget submission, 4 (May): 12

stamp duty transitional issues, 10 (Dec): 59

BUILDING AGREEMENTS

new dwelling sales, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

BULLYING AT WORK. see workplace bullying

BURREN LAW SCHOOL 2016

‘New Politics - New Law?’, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5

BUSINESS LAW COMMITTEE

practice notes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 59–61, 8 (Oct): 59–61

CALCUTTA RUN

2016 Run: €180K raised for homeless, 1 (Jan/Feb): 17

2017 Run and Cycle, 1 (Jan/Feb): 17, 3 (April): 12, 4 (May): 13, 5 (June): 10, 14–15, 62, 6

(July): 23 (letter)

220k raised for homeless, 9 (Nov): 15

CAMPBELL, ALASTAIR

Brexit and its impact on Ireland

address to Spring Gala, 2 (March): 10

Gazette interview, 3 (April): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

CANADA

Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement with EU. see CETA

CANNON, EOIN

‘Holding a note’ - judges’ notes and data protection, 9 (Nov) 48–51

CANTILLON, ERNEST J.

‘costs - interim payment on account’ (HC developments), 4 (May): 24–25 (viewpoint)

CAPACITY

Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Act 2015, 2 (March): 31, 10 (Dec): 62 (guidance note)

clients suffering from dementia, dealing with, 8 (Oct) 52–55 (B. Lawlor and M. Gibb)

CARELESS DRIVING. see road traffic offences

CASEMENT, ROGER

dramatisation of Rex v. Casement at Ennis Courthouse, 6 (July): 6

CCBE. see Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe

CENTRAL BANK

Paul Hannon, deceased, 5 (June): 23 (letter)

fund-raiser in memory of, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13

CETA (COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC TRADE AGREEMENT)

post-Brexit role for Ireland, 5 (June) 48–51 (S. Hansvall)

CHAMBERS EUROPE AWARDS

Arthur Cox wins ‘Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2017,’ 5 (June): 87

CHAMPERTY. see maintenance and champerty

CHARITIES; see also Irish Rule of Law International; LawCare; Phoenix Project Ireland

companies limited by guarantee (CLGs)

preparation and registration of new constitution, 1 (Jan/Feb): 59–61 (practice note)

fund-raising events; see also Calcutta Run; Spring Gala

CPD event for Spinal Injuries Ireland, 10 (Dec): 13

Law Society/Oireachtas rugby match, 10 (Dec): 15

LeMeath Challenge, 6 (July): 7

Liberties Run, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13

Habitat for Humanity Ireland - Zambia project, 7 (Aug/Sept): 14

Hope Foundation, 6 (July): 23 (letter)

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS

forum on CPO arbitrations, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

Irish branch - Cork solicitor elected chair, 5 (June): 8

Mediation Awareness Week - joint seminar (Blackhall Place), 9 (Nov): 10

CHIEF JUSTICE. see under Supreme Court

CHILD CARE

Child Care Law Reporting Project reports (2017), 8 (Oct): 28–29 (C. Coulter)

CHILD LAW; see also adoption law; child care; family law

Children and Family Relationships Act 2015, 10 (Dec): 62

‘sole guardian’ affidavit for passports, 6 (July): 11

Children First Act 2015, 10 (Dec): 62

guardian ad litem system

Law Society submission to Oireachtas Committee, 4 (May): 7

vetting system for persons working with. see vetting

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, 10 (Dec): 63

CHINA

human organs, harvesting and trafficking of

evidence to Joint Oireachtas Committee, 7 (Aug/Sept) 32–37 (L. Roche)

CIRCUIT COURT

family law jurisdiction

applications, 2006-2016 (statistics), 8 (Oct): 25

Circuit Court Rules (Family Law) 2017, 6 (July) 44–47 (K. Walsh and A. Reynolds), 9

(Nov): 63, 10 (Dec) 63

judicial appointments, 5 (June): 8

possession proceedings

Langan decision and Courts Act 2016, 3 (April): 10

CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM

administration of

review group established, 4 (May): 10, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

Mediation Bill 2017; see also mediation

obligations and opportunities for solicitors, 4 (May): 50–53 (R. Lee)

CIVIL LEGAL AID

inquests into maternal deaths, extension to, 6 (July): 12

CIVIL LIABILITY

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017, 10 (Dec): 7

CLAIMS HARVESTING. see advertising by solicitors

CLARKE, FRANK (CHIEF JUSTICE)

appointment as Chief Justice, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)

speech at start of new legal year, 9 (Oct): 9

CLEARY, KEVIN

‘Cleaning up’ - environmental due diligence (EDD), 9 (Nov) 56–59

CLIMATE CHANGE

renewable energy. see renewable energy

CODES OF PRACTICE

family law. see under family law

COLLINS, SIMON

‘Terror from beyond’ - cyberattacks and cybersecurity, 4 (May): 36–41

COMMENT. see articles; letters; viewpoint

COMMERCIAL ART TRANSACTIONS. see art investments

COMMERCIAL LAW

IRLI training programme in South Africa, 8 (Oct): 14

COMMINS, EUCHARIA

article co-written by. see under Wallace, Kieran

COMMUNICATION

Plain English and the Law, 2 (March): 11

COMPANIES ACT 2014. see under company law

COMPANY LAW

Accounting Directive, transposition of (Companies (Accounting) Act 2017), 7 (Aug/Sept) 42–

45 (K. Dunleavy), 8 (Oct): 59–61 (practice note)

impact on ULCs, 8 (Oct): 59 (practice note)

‘micro companies’ gain legal status, 6 (July): 10


preparation and registration of new constitution, 1 (Jan/Feb): 59–61 (practice note)

disqualification and restriction of directors

Companies Act 2014, 2 (March): 42–45 (K. Wallace and E. Commins)

restorations

applications and orders: practice and procedure, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48–51 (S. O’Neill)

COMPANY LAW REVIEW GROUP ON THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES AND

UNSECURED CREDITORS

report published, 8 (Oct): 10

COMPENSATION

breach of contract

liquidated damages. see under damages

infringements of competition law. see under competition law

insurance fund. see Insurance Compensation Fund

COMPENSATION FUND SCHEME

costs awarded under, 8 (Oct): 58–59 (practice note)

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION (CCPC)

car sales: mileage tampering investigation, 6 (July): 12

COMPETITION LAW

abuse of dominant position

Google case: Commission imposes fine of 2.42 billion, 10 (Dec): 66–68 (C. Little)

Intel appeal: CJEU ruling, 9 (Nov): 66–68 (C. Little)

e-commerce sectoral inquiry, 1 (Jan/Feb): 65

film-licensing

cross-border access to pay-TV services (Paramount settlement), 1 (Jan/Feb): 64–67 (C.

Little)

infringements

compensation - implementation of Damages Directive, 8 (Oct) 40–43 (J. Finn and R.

McDermott)

fines - Google case, 10 (Dec): 66–68 (C. Little)

COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLICITORS. see High Court (Solicitors’ orders); Legal Services

Regulation Act; Regulation of Practice Committee; Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal

COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC TRADE AGREEMENT

Canada/EU. see CETA

COMPUTER HACKING

spear-phishing. see cyber crime

CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND

breach of constitutional right

damages, availability of, 4 (May): 68

electoral law

secret ballot and rights of visually impaired (HC ruling), 4 (May): 11

right to work

asylum working ban deemed unconstitutional (NVH v Minister for Justice), 6 (July): 12

CONSUMER CONTRACTS

duty-defining and exclusionary clauses, 3 (April): 34–39 (E. Corcoran)

Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive, 3 (April): 38–39 (E. Corcoran)

own-motion assessments: AIB v Counihan (HC, 2016), 3 (April): 40–43 (G. Fitzgerald)

CONSUMER PROTECTION

car sales: mileage tampering conviction, 6 (July): 12

CONTRACT LAW; see also consumer contracts; credit agreements; film-licensing; receiver

contracts

breach of contract

liquidated damages clauses, 10 (Dec): 48–51 (D. Daly)

fixed-term contracts. see under employment law

pre-contractual misrepresentations


CONVEYANCING; see also property law; property registration; receiver contracts

Conditions of Sale: 2017 edition, 1 (Jan/Feb): 61 (practice note)

construction costs, confirmation of, 4 (May): 62 (practice note)

e-Conveyancing Project, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

e-discharges in receiver sales - registration timeline warning, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014

conveyancing implications, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56 (practice note)

letters re roads and services in charge, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56 (practice note)

multi-unit development complexes. see multi-unit developments

negative equity sales

Ulster Bank not providing original deeds on ATR for, 6 (July): 60 (practice note)

new dwelling sales

building agreements, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

Pre-Contract Questionnaires for Property Purchase and Sale - 2017 edition, 2 (Mar): 58

(practice note)

second-hand dwellings

Ulster Bank loan condition for HomeBond, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

subject to loan clause - sample special condition, 5 (June): 63 (practice note)

CONVEYANCING COMMITTEE

practice notes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56, 61, 2 (Mar): 58, 4 (May): 62, 5 (June): 62–63, 6 (July): 60–61,

8 (Oct): 61, 10 (Dec): 61

retirement of J F Buckley, 1 (Jan/Feb): 14

CO-OWNERSHIP. see under property law

COPYRIGHT LAW

EU’s copyright laws

digital single market: draft Directive, 6 (July): 64–66 (M. Hyland), 8 (Oct): 21 (letter)

film-licensing contracts, 1 (Jan/Feb) 67

modernisation: draft legislative package, 6 (July): 64 (M. Hyland)

CORCORAN, ELIZABETH

‘Power lifting’ - pre-contractual misrepresentations, 3 (April): 34–39

CORCORAN, SOPHIA

interview with Patricia Gatling, 5 (June): 18–19

CORK COURTHOUSE (ANGLESEA STREET)

redevelopment works, 6 (July): 15

CORONERS’ INQUESTS

legal aid extended to maternal deaths, 6 (July): 12

CORRUPTION. see bribery and corruption

COST OF INSURANCE WORKING GROUP. see under motor insurance

COSTS. see legal costs; taxation of costs

COULTER, CAROL

Child Care Law Reporting Project reports (2017), 8 (Oct): 28–29 (analysis)

COUNCIL OF BARS AND LAW SOCIETIES OF EUROPE (CCBE)

European Lawyers’ Day event, 1 (Jan/Feb): 13

Human Rights Award 2016, 2 (March): 9

COUNCIL OF LAW REPORTING FOR IRELAND

recent judgments to be available on Justis, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9

COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY

elections 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

results, 10 (Dec): 9, 58

reports on meetings. see Council reports

COUNCIL REPORTS

Brexit, 3 (April): 59, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

Bye-law 9 (3) threshold increase, 10 (Dec): 58, 59

Calcutta Run and Cycle, 5 (June): 62

civil justice review group, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

Code of Practice for Family Law in Ireland

amended code approved, 10 (Dec): 58

Cost of Motor Insurance Working Group, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55, 2 (March): 57, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

Council election dates 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

CPD Regulations 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

e-Conveyancing Project, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

Elite Insurance, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

e-Signatures Working Group, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

FATF evaluation of Ireland, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55, 10 (Dec): 58

Financial and Business Structure Survey of Solicitors’ Firms, 5 (June): 62

Fourth Anti-Money-Laundering Directive, 5 (June): 62

Gazette editor congratulated, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

Insurance Compensation Fund, 10 (Dec): 58

Joint Consultative Committee with the Bar Council, 2 (March): 57

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016, 2 (March): 57, 3 (April): 59, 5 (June): 62

Judicial Council Bill 2017, 10 (Dec): 58

law societies’ meeting (Belfast), 2 (March): 57

LawCare, 3 (April): 59

legal costs: practice direction, 5 (June): 62

Legal Services Regulation Act, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55, 2 (March): 57, 3 (April): 59, 5 (June): 62, 7

(Aug/Sept): 58, 10 (Dec): 58

Legal Services Regulation Act Taskforce, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

meeting with Minister for Justice, 10 (Dec): 59

meeting with the Tánaiste, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

minute’s silence in memory of Francis Aylmer, 2 (March): 57

Personal Injuries Commission, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

PII

minimum financial rating, 10 (Dec): 58

and Practising Certificate Finance Scheme for 2017/18, 10 (Dec): 59

Regulations 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

renewal, 2 (March): 57

policy submissions, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

practising certificate fees, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

President and vice-presidents 2017-18: taking of office, 10 (Dec): 58–59

Regulatory Defence Costs Insurance Working Group report, 10 (Dec): 58

representatives on bodies, 2 (March): 57

Setanta case: Supreme Court hearing, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

solicitor member logo, 3 (April): 59

Spring Gala Symposium and Dinner, 2 (March): 57, 5 (June): 62

stamp duty - Budget 2017 transitional issues, 10 (Dec): 59

taxation of costs: Sheehan v Corr, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

Turkish lawyers in detention, 10 (Dec): 58

COURT OF APPEAL

judicial appointments, 10 (Dec): 11

COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (CJEU)

recent judgments. see under European law

COURTHOUSES

Cork (Anglesea Street) Courthouse: redevelopment works, 6 (July): 15

Drogheda Courthouse opens, 6 (July): 6

seven new courthouses to open in 2017, 3 (April): 11

COURTS, 2 (March): 7; see also courthouses; judiciary; practice and procedure; individual

courts

DIT study of litigation solicitors’ views on courts system, 7 (Aug/Sept): 21 (letter)

IT deployment

Supreme Court to embrace technological revolution, 8 (Oct): 9

mediation, role of

Mediation Bill 2017, 4 (May): 50–53 (R. Lee)

COURTS CENTENARY COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE

lecture series, 2 (March): 7

COURTS SERVICE

courthouses. see courthouses

e-licensing plans

Law Society requests and comments, 1 (Jan/Feb): 57 (practice note)

interpreters. see legal interpreters

CPD

regional cluster events, 5 (June): 9, 17, 10 (Dec): 12

Carrick-on-Shannon, 5 (June): 1 (Pres.), 9

Castlebar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12, 8 (Oct): 17

Castleblayney, 9 (Nov): 18

Donegal, 4 (May): 6, 5 (June): 9

Laois, 5 (June): 9, 10 (Dec): 12

Limerick, 4 (May): 6, 5 (June): 6, 9, 6 (July): 14

Monaghan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 6

Tralee, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12, 8 (Oct): 17


CREDIT AGREEMENTS

joint and several borrowers, disputes between

jurisdiction of courts (CJEU ruling in Austrian case), 8 (Oct): 64–65 (G. Kelly)

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

inspection of lawyer’s bank account

Sommer v Germany (ECHR), 6 (July): 32–35 (M. Lynch)

legal representation at Garda interviews

DPP v Doyle - SC ruling, 3 (April): 22–25 (D. Robinson)

Law Society conference, 9 (Nov): 11 (M. Hallissey)

CRIMINAL LAW

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017

Law Society submission, 4 (May): 12

bribery and corruption. see bribery and corruption

cyber crime. see cyber crime

European arrest warrants. see European arrest warrants

extradition. see extradition

fraud. see property fraud

interpretation and translation, right to, 3 (April): 52–53; see also legal interpreters

miscarriages of justice. see miscarriages of justice

road traffic offences. see road traffic offences

sexual offences


spear-phishing (criminal hacking). see cyber crime

spent convictions

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, 1 (Jan/Feb): 40

suspended sentences. see sentencing

victims of crime bill. see victims of crime

CROWDFUNDING LITIGATION

need to revisit maintenance and champerty rules, 8 (Oct) 30–35 (M. Holmes)

CYBER CRIME

and cybersecurity, 4 (May): 36–41 (S. Collins)

Law Society website security section, 1 (Jan/Feb): 28–29 (R. O’Neill)

non-secure http web pages, 2 (March): 10

sharing bank account details safely, 1 (Jan/Feb): 28 (practice note)

‘ransomware’ and ‘email spoofing’

increase in attacks on law firms, 1 (Jan/Feb): 28–29 (R. O’Neill)

spear-phishing - ‘the latest threat,’ 2 (Mar): 58–59 (practice note)

DALY, DARAGH

‘Damage limitation’ - liquidated damages clauses, 10 (Dec) 48–51

DAMAGES

availability of

breach of constitutional/ECHR rights, 4 (May): 68

breach of EU right (General Court’s ruling in Gascogne case), 4 (May): 66–68 (C. Little)

defamation

offer-of-amends procedure: recent case law, 3 (April): 48–51 (B. Hallissey)

EU Damages Directive

implementation, 8 (Oct) 40–43 (J. Finn and R. McDermott)

liquidated damages clauses, 10 (Dec) 48–51 (D. Daly)

DATA PROTECTION

Certificate in Data Protection course, 6 (July): 8

Data Summit Dublin, 5 (June): 9, 6 (July): 10, 11 (M. Hallissey)

Facebook case - FLAC joined as amicus curiae, 8 (Oct): 10

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), 4 (May): 9

implications for business, 6 (July): 10 (M. Hallissey)

seminar, 6 (July): 8

International Data Protection Day seminar (2018), 10 (Dec): 7

judges’ notes, and (ICO decision), 9 (Nov) 48–51 (E. Cannon)

ODPC budget increased, 9 (Nov) 7

steps to protect your digital privacy, 6 (July): 11

Universal Services Directive

telephone directory services (CJEU ruling), 7 (Aug/Sept): 67

DCU SCHOOL OF LAW AND GOVERNMENT

LLM options, 3 (April): 10

DEATHS. see obituaries/appreciations

DEBT LITIGATION/RECOVERY; see also repossession orders

European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) procedure

2016 regulations, 5 (June): 7 (R. Pierse)

Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive

own-motion assessments: AIB v Counihan (HC, 2016), 3 (April): 40–43 (G. Fitzgerald)

DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY. see Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Act 2015

DEFAMATION

offer-of-amends procedure (Defamation Act 2009, s. 22)

case law, 3 (April): 48–51 (B. Hallissey)

costs, 3 (April): 50

DEFINED BENEFIT SCHEMES. see under pensions

DELAY

EU court proceedings

damages, availability of (Gascogne case), 4 (May): 66–68 (C. Little)

DEMENTIA

clients suffering from, 8 (Oct) 52–55 (B. Lawlor and M. Gibb)

DENHAM, SUSAN (CHIEF JUSTICE)

retirement tributes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.), 26–27 (M. Hallissey)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

secretary general’s retirement, 10 (Dec): 7

DEVELOPMENT. see environmental law; planning law

DIGITAL PRIVACY; see also data protection

protection of, 4 (May): 63 (practice note), 6 (July): 11

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

draft Copyright Directive, 6 (July): 64–66 (M. Hyland)

DIRECT PROVISION. see under refugee law

DIRECTORS

disqualification and restriction


DISABILITY LAW

assisted decision-making. see assisted decision-making

dementia, clients suffering from. see dementia

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, 2 (March): 29

‘reasonable accommodation’ for people with disabilities, 8 (Oct) 55

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2 (March): 28–31 (G. Lee)

visually impaired people

right to secret ballot - HC ruling in Sinnott case, 4 (May): 11

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

personal/sensitive information

vetting purposes, for. see vetting

whistleblowing. see protected disclosures

DISCOVERY

technologically assisted review (TAR), 3 (April): 44–47 (K. Harty)

DISCRIMINATION



WRC adjudication officers’ decisions

identification of employers/service providers, 4 (May): 26–27 (E. Logan, IHREC)

DISTRICT COURT

judicial appointments, 5 (June): 8

‘poor-box’ system

Law Society DG calls for radical reform, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13

rules of court

date of issue of claim notice/PI summons - amendment to Ord. 40, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7

DIT (DEPARTMENT OF LAW)

study of litigation solicitors’ views on courts system, 7 (Aug/Sept): 21 (letter)

DIVORCE

post-Brexit jurisdictional disputes, 4 (May): 47–49 (K. Walsh)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence Bill 2017, 9 (Nov): 33, 10 (Dec): 63

Law Society submission, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

UN Committee Against Torture: 2nd report on Ireland, 9 (Nov): 33

DOWLING, KARL

LRC report on s. 117 of Succession Act 1965, 6 (July): 36–37 (analysis)

DROGHEDA COURTHOUSE

new courthouse opens, 6 (July): 6

DRUG-DRIVING. see under road traffic offences

DUE DILIGENCE

environmental due diligence (EDD). see under environmental law

DUNLEAVY, KAREN

‘Ringing the changes’ - Companies (Accounting) Act 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept) 42–45

DUNN, JOSIAS (FIRST PRESIDENT OF LAW SOCIETY)

and formation of Law Society, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55 (M. Gaynor and M. O’Sullivan), 8 (Oct): 7

EAPO PROCEDURE

cross-border debt recovery, 5 (June): 7 (R. Pierse)

EASTER RISING (1916) COMMEMORATIONS

dramatisation of Rex v. Casement at Ennis Courthouse, 6 (July): 6

EBBS, NIAMH

‘Bully for you?’ - workplace bullying, 10 (Dec) 44–47

E-COMMERCE SECTOR

European Commission investigation, 1 (Jan/Feb): 65

E-CONVEYANCING PROJECT, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

EDUCATION. see legal education

ELECTORAL LAW

secret ballot

visually impaired people - HC ruling in Sinnott case, 4 (May): 11

E-LICENSING

Courts Service plans, 1 (Jan/Feb): 57 (practice note)

ELITE INSURANCE, 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

ELLIOT, JOHN. see Registrar of Solicitors

EMAIL SPOOFING. see cyber crime

EMPLOYEES; see also employment equality; employment law

Company Law Review Group report, 8 (Oct): 10

vetting system. see vetting

EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY; see also discrimination

dementia, employees diagnosed with, 8 (Oct) 55

WRC adjudication officers’ decisions

identification of employers, 4 (May): 26–27 (E. Logan, IHREC)

EMPLOYMENT LAW

bullying at work. see workplace bullying

‘Employment law in the digital era’ - MOOC course, 4 (May): 11, 5 (June): 9

fixed-term contracts

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003, 5 (June) 38–43 (J. Seymour)

retirement. see pensions; retirement age

‘whistleblowers,’ protection for

Protected Disclosures Act 2014, 6 (July) 48–51 (A. O’Connell)

ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY

clients suffering from dementia, 8 (Oct) 52–55 (B. Lawlor and M. Gibb)

ENERGY. see renewable energy

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

International Legal Excellence programme, 8 (Oct): 11


post-Brexit role of, 5 (June): 24–25 (R. Friel)

ENNIS COURTHOUSE

dramatisation of Rex v Casement, 6 (July): 6

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; see also planning

environmental due diligence (EDD), 9 (Nov) 56–59 (K. Cleary)

protected habitats and species (Habitats Directive)

limestone pavement: Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála (CJEU), 8 (Oct) 48–51 (T. O’Connor)

renewable energy. see renewable energy

EQUALITY LAW; see also disability law; discrimination; employment equality

asylum working ban deemed unconstitutional

NVH v Minister for Justice, 6 (July): 12

‘Law and women: promoting equality’

IWLA mentoring programme, 10 (Dec): 11

E-SIGNATURES WORKING GROUP, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

EU AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (FRA)

refugees and other migrants

developing a human rights framework, 1 (Jan/Feb): 24–27 (M. O’Flaherty

EUROPEAN ARRREST WARRANTS

post-Brexit extradition arrangements, 1 (Jan/Feb): 36–39 (R. Briscoe)

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION 1957. see extradition

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS; see also human rights

religious symbols and clothing (Article 9 rights)

contrasting case law, 2 (March): 50–53 (B. Mannering)

EUROPEAN LAW

Accounting Directive

transposition into Irish law. see under company law

Anti-Money-Laundering Directive (4th Directive)

transposition into Irish law, 5 (June): 62

breach of EU rights


British withdrawal from EU. see Brexit

competition law. see competition law

consumer protection

Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive, 3 (April): 38–39 (E. Corcoran), 40–43 (G.

Fitzgerald)

copyright laws, modernisation of. see copyright law

criminal proceedings

interpretation and translation, right to, 3 (April): 52–53

damages

breach of EU right to timely trial (Gascogne case), 4 (May): 66–68 (C. Little)

implementation of Damages Directive, 8 (Oct) 40–43 (J. Finn and R. McDermott)

data protection

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). see under data protection

Universal Services Directive: telephone directory enquiries (CJEU ruling), 7 (Aug/Sept): 67

debt recovery

EAPO procedure, 5 (June): 7 (R. Pierse)

delay in EU court proceedings


free trade agreements

EU/Singapore negotiations: CJEU ruling, 7 (Aug/Sept): 64–67 (C. Little)

Habitats Directive

Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála (CJEU), 8 (Oct) 48–51 (T. O’Connor)

intellectual property law. see copyright law

jurisdiction

joint and several borrowers, disputes between (CJEU ruling), 8 (Oct): 64–65 (G. Kelly)



merger control

UPS/TNT: General Court annuls Commission decision, 2 (March): 66–67 (M. Hickey)

recent developments, 7 (Aug/Sept): 67

religious symbols

headscarf ban clarified, 4 (May): 10

renewable energy

new Directive proposed, 3 (April): 66–67 (D. Balding)

residence rights

third-country nationals: derived right of residence (Chavez-Vilchez, CJEU, 2017), 6 (July)

52–55 (C. Little and M. Hickey)

state aid. see state-aid law

Victims’ Directive, transposition of. see under victims of crime

EUROPEAN LAW FIRM AWARDS

A&L Goodbody named Irish Law Firm of the Year, 3 (April): 7

EUROPEAN LAWYERS’ DAY

CCBE event at Blackhall Place, 1 (Jan/Feb): 13

EUROPEAN LAWYERS’ FOUNDATION

asylum and immigration training event (Athens), 1 (Jan/Feb): 13

EUROPEAN UNION; see also European law

Canada trade agreement. see CETA

English language post-Brexit, 5 (June): 24–25 (R. Friel)

refugees and migrants

human rights framework, 1 (Jan/Feb): 24–27 (M. O’Flaherty)

protection status statistics, 4 (May): 14

UK exit from. see Brexit

EXTRADITION

European Convention on Extradition 1957, 1 (Jan/Feb): 38–39

post-Brexit arrangements, 1 (Jan/Feb): 36–39 (R. Briscoe)

FAMILY AND CHILD LAW COMMITTEE

Code of Practice for Family Law in Ireland (2017), 8 (Oct): 22–25, 10 (Dec): 58

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 - submission, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

guardian ad litem submission, 4 (May): 7

practice and guidance notes, 9 (Nov): 63, 10 (Dec): 62–63

FAMILY HOME

loan defaults and repossession orders, 9 (Nov) 40–43 (J. Sadlier)

well-charging orders

‘innocent’ co-owner (Muintir Skibbereen Credit Union v Hamilton & Crowley), 2 (March):

46–49 (G. Hayes)

FAMILY LAW; see also adoption law; child law

alternative dispute resolution (ADR), 8 (Oct): 23

Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Act 2015, 10 (Dec): 62

Brexit: jurisdictional issues, 4 (May): 47–49 (K. Walsh), 5 (June) 52–55 (J. O’Brien)

Circuit Court applications 2006-2016, 8 (Oct): 25

Circuit Court Rules (Family Law) 2017, 6 (July) 44–47 (K. Walsh and A. Reynolds), 9 (Nov):

63, 10 (Dec) 63

Code of Practice for Family Law in Ireland (2017), 8 (Oct): 22–25, 10 (Dec): 58

Domestic Violence Bill 2017. see domestic violence

Galway conference, 4 (May): 6

marriage certificates, requirements for, 9 (Nov): 63 (practice note)

maternal deaths, inquests into

extension of legal aid, 6 (July): 12

Mediation Act 2017, 10 (Dec): 62

statutory developments, 10 (Dec): 62–63 (guidance note)

Striking Out (RTÉ drama series), 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–35 (G. Rothery)

FAMILY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND

annual conference, 3 (April): 6, 9 (Nov) 6

Essay Competition winners, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5

Four Jurisdictions Family Law Conference, 9 (Nov) 7

FAMILY MEMBERS

solicitors acting for

Permanent TSB policy, 6 (July): 60 (practice note)

FARRELL, DEIRDRE

‘Paris, je t’aime’ - participation in the Stage International, 3 (April): 26–27 (viewpoint)

FATF EVALUATION OF IRELAND, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

Council briefing, 10 (Dec): 58

FILM-LICENSING

cross-border access to pay-TV services

Paramount’s settlement decision, 1 (Jan/Feb): 64–67 (C. Little)

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Bye-law 9 (3) threshold increase proposal, 10 (Dec): 58, 59

FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS STRUCTURE SURVEY OF SOLICITORS’ FIRMS, 5 (June): 62

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; see also Central Bank; Ulster Bank

pre-contractual misrepresentations


Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive

AIB v Counihan, 3 (April): 40–43 (G. Fitzgerald)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Companies (Accounting) Act 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept) 42–45 (K. Dunleavy)

FINES



FINN, JOANNE AND MCDERMOTT, ROBERT

‘Stiff competition’ - EU Damages Directive, 8 (Oct) 40–43

FINUAS NETWORK

Executive Leadership Management Programme, 2 (March): 18, 3 (April): 12

FITZGERALD, FRANCES, TD (MINISTER FOR JUSTICE, TÁNAISTE)

civil justice system review announced, 4 (May): 10

Judicial Council Bill and Judicial Appointments Commission Bill

publication of, 6 (July): 13

FITZGERALD, GARY

‘Protecting the little guy’ - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive (AIB v Counihan),

3 (April): 40–43

FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS. see under employment law

FLAC

Annual Report 2016, 8 (Oct): 10

debt enforcement case - Mountjoy release application succeeds, 4 (May): 8

FLANAGAN, CHARLIE, TD (MINISTER FOR JUSTICE)

address to Annual Human Rights Conference, 10 (Dec): 30–31

LLP ‘early roll out’ envisaged, 10 (Dec): 8

meeting with Law Society, 10 (Dec): 59

passage of Mediation Bill welcomed, 8 (Oct): 7

FLEXIBLE WORKING

Guide to Flexible Working (Younger Members Committee), 9 (Nov): 26–29 (E. O’Connor)

FOUR COURTS

consultation room hire - rate increase, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5

FRANCE

burkini ban, 2 (March): 50

legal system

Stage International (Paris, 2017), reflections on, 3 (April): 26–27 (D. Farrell)

FRAUD. see property fraud

FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

EU/Canada. see CETA

EU/Singapore negotiations

useful guidance for Brexit negotiations, 7 (Aug/Sept): 64–67 (C. Little)

FRIEL, RAYMOND

‘get smart!’ - need to rethink approach to legal education, 6 (July): 26–29 (viewpoint)

‘lingua franca’ - role of English language post-Brexit, 5 (June): 24–25 (viewpoint)

GALLAGHER, REV ALISON

former Law School member now ordained minister, 5 (June): 12

GARDA SÍOCHANA INSPECTORATE

appointments, 10 (Dec): 9

GARDA STATIONS

interpreters. see legal interpreters

legal representation at interviews

DPP v Doyle - SC ruling, 3 (April): 22–25 (D. Robinson)

Law Society conference, 9 (Nov): 11 (M. Hallissey)

GARDA VETTING. see National Vetting Bureau; vetting

GATLING, PATRICIA (MISSISSIPPI LAWYER)

Gazette profile, 5 (June): 18–19 (S. Corcoran)

GAYNOR, MARY

Library services for in-house lawyers, 1 (Jan/Feb): 15

GAYNOR, MARY AND O’SULLIVAN, MAIREAD

‘A tale of two gentlemen’ - Josias Dunn and Richard Meade, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55

GAZETTE

Editor of the Year award (IMA), 1 (Jan/Feb): 7, 55

interviews. see Gazette profiles

journalist Mary Hallissey welcomed to team, 5 (June): 8

praise to Gazette team, 5 (June): 23 (letter)

readers’ survey, 2 (Mar): 9

GAZETTE PROFILES

Campbell, Alastair, 3 (April): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

Gatling, Patricia, 5 (June): 18–19 (S. Corcoran)

Kane, Sinead, 3 (April): 20–21 (L. Roche)

O’Donohue, John, 6 (July): 20–22 (M. McDermott)

O’Leary, Philip, 4 (May): 22–23 (M. McDermott)

Quinlan, Michael (Law Society President, 2017-18), 10 (Dec) 40–43 (M. McDermott)

Thornhill, Dr Don (LSRA chairman), 7 (Aug/Sept): 22–25 (M. Hallissey)

Wax, Stephen T, 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR). see under data protection

GIBB, MATTHEW

article co-authored by. see under Lawlor, Brian

GILHOOLY, STUART. see President of the Law Society (2016-17)

GILLICK, STEPHEN

‘2021: a pensions odyssey’ - pensions reform and auto-enrolment, 9 (Nov): 22–25 (viewpoint)

article co-authored by. see under Ryan, Liz

‘last straw for defined benefit schemes?’, 6 (July): 24–25 (viewpoint)

GLOBAL LAW FIRMS. see international law firms

GOLFING SOCIETIES. see sports activities

GOOGLE INC

competition law infringement

EC imposes fine of 2.42 billion, 10 (Dec): 66–68 (C. Little)

GUANTANAMO BAY INMATES (CUBA)

US federal public defender system

interview with Stephen Wax, 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

GUARDIAN AD LITEM SYSTEM. see child law

GUIDANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE

ten steps to achieving your goals, 9 (Nov): 63 (practice note)

ten steps to better billing, 10 (Dec): 60–61 (practice note)

GUIDANCE NOTES. see practice notes

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IRELAND

Law Society students travel to Zambia, 7 (Aug/Sept): 14

HABITATS DIRECTIVE

protected habitats and species

limestone pavement: Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála (CJEU), 8 (Oct) 48–51 (T. O’Connor)

HALLINAN, CIARA

‘The long and winding road’ - careless driving offences (People (DPP) v O’Shea), 9 (Nov)

52–55

HALLISSEY, BRIAN

‘Make me an offer’ - offer-of-amends procedure in Defamation Act 2009, 3 (April): 48–51

HALLISSEY, MARY

Dublin Data summit, report on, 6 (July): 10, 11

Gazette team welcome for, 5 (June): 8

in-house and public sector solicitors’ conference, 10 (Dec): 26–29 (analysis)

interview with Dr Don Thornhill (LSRA chairman), 7 (Aug/Sept): 22–25

Justice Media Awards 2017, 6 (July): 30–31

legal representation in Garda stations - Blackhall Place conference, 9 (Nov): 11 (M. Hallissey)

Mountjoy Prison facilities - ‘slopping out’ case, 8 (Oct): 26–27 (analysis)

retirement of Chief Justice Susan Denham, 7 (Aug/Sept): 26–27

HANSVALL, SARA

‘Flying by the CETA your pants’ - Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, 5 (June) 48–

51

HARTY, KARYN

‘Discovery programme’ - technologically assisted review (TAR), 3 (April): 44–47

HAYES, GARRY

‘Return to innocence’ - concept of ‘innocent’ co-owner (Muintir Skibbereen Credit Union v

Hamilton & Crowley), 2 (March): 46–49

HICKEY, MARCO

article co-authored by. see under Little, Cormac

General Court annuls Commission merger decision (UPS/TNT case), 2 (March): 66–67

HIGH COURT

judicial appointments and retirements, 5 (June): 8, 11, 10 (Dec): 11

practice directions

payment on account of costs pending taxation (HC71), 4 (May): 7

Solicitors’ Acts orders

Cassidy, Damien (formerly Walker & Co., Dublin 4): striking off, 1 (Jan/Feb): 63

Caulfield, Michele: striking off, 10 (Dec): 65

O’Neill, Michael (Naas, Co. Kildare): striking off, 7 (Aug/Sept): 60

HOEY, MARIA

three-book deal with Poolbeg, 1 (Jan/Feb): 16

HOLMES, MATTHEW

‘It shouldn’t happen to a vetting officer’ - employee vetting, 1 (Jan/Feb): 40–43

‘rise of the machines’ - robots and artificial intelligence, 5 (June): 26–27 (viewpoint)

‘Two’s company, fee’s a crowd’ - crowdfunding litigation, 8 (Oct) 30–35

HOMELESS CRISIS

Phoenix Project Ireland

interview with John O’Donohue, 6 (July): 20–22 (M. McDermott)

SVP men’s hostel at Backlane, Dublin, 9 (Nov): 8 (T. O’Reilly)

HORGAN, SHANE

guest speaker at Law Society annual dinner, 7 (Aug/Sept): 15

HOUSING; see also family home; homeless crisis; repossession orders

planning reform

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, 4 (May): 42–45

(P. Stafford)

social housing. see social housing support

HUMAN ORGANS

harvesting of. see organ harvesting

HUMAN REPRODUCTION

assisted. see assisted human reproduction

HUMAN RIGHTS; see also Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

annual human rights conference, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9, 10 (Dec): 30–33 (M. Lynch)

breach of ECHR right

damages, availability of, 4 (May): 68

CCBE Human Rights Award 2016, 2 (March): 9

criminal proceedings

interpretation and translation, right to, 3 (April): 52–53; see also legal interpreters

direct provision facilities

human rights concerns, 5 (June): 34–37 (M. Lynch)

disability, persons with, 2 (March): 28–31 (G. Lee)

international protection. see refugee law

organ harvesting in China

evidence to Joint Oireachtas Committee, 7 (Aug/Sept) 32–37 (L. Roche)

prisoners’ rights. see prisoners

private life, respect for

inspection of lawyer’s bank account (Sommer v Germany, ECHR), 6 (July): 32–35 (M.

Lynch)

refugees and migrants; see also refugee law

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), 1 (Jan/Feb): 24–27 (M. O’Flaherty)

religious symbols and clothing

article 9 rights: contrasting case law, 2 (March): 50–53 (B. Mannering)

Turkish human rights abuses

international inaction condemned, 2 (March): 9

UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT)

2nd report on Ireland, 9 (Nov): 30–33 (M. Lynch)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

annual human rights conference, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9, 10 (Dec): 30–33 (M. Lynch)

interventions

Ibrahim Halawa, for release of, 10 (Dec): 58

Turkish lawyers in detention, for, 10 (Dec): 58

HYLAND, MARK

Modernisation of the EU’s copyright laws, 6 (July): 64–66

IMMIGRATION LAW; see also refugee law

EU residence rights - third-country nationals

Chavez-Vilchez (CJEU), 6 (July) 52–55 (C. Little and M. Hickey)

‘Practitioners’ Guide to Immigration’ seminar at Blackhall Place, 6 (July): 7 (R. McMahon)

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE (LONDON)

judge’s notes and data protection: recent decision, 9 (Nov) 48–51 (E. Cannon)

INFORMATION SOCIETY SERVICE PROVIDERS

draft Copyright Directive in digital single market, 64–66 (M. Hyland), 6 (July)

IN-HOUSE AND PUBLIC SECTOR COMMITTEE

annual conference for in-house solicitors, 10 (Dec): 26–29 (M. Hallissey)

annual panel discussion, 3 (April): 13, 5 (June): 30–33 (L. Roche)

practising certificate information, 9 (Nov): 14

IN-HOUSE AND PUBLIC SECTOR SOLICITORS

board of directors, service on, 2 (March): 13

costs, recovery of, 4 (May): 14 (A. Walsh)

diploma course, 1 (Jan/Feb): 15

guidance for, 6 (July) 56–59 (R. O’Sullivan)

Law Society support services, 3 (April): 32–33 (S. Travers)

annual conference, 10 (Dec): 26–29 (M. Hallissey)

legal research/Library services, 1 (Jan/Feb): 15 (M. Gaynor)

LinkedIn Group, 3 (April): 32

legal professional privilege, application of, 3 (April): 33

practical aspects of work of, 7 (Aug/Sept) 46–49 (E. Kennedy)

practising certificates, requirement for, 3 (April): 33, 9 (Nov) 14

setting up and managing an in-house legal function

annual panel discussion, 3 (April): 13, 5 (June): 30–33 (L. Roche)

training solicitors, as, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44–47 (I. Ryan)

trustees of employers’ pension schemes, as, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31

‘INNOCENT’ CO-OWNER, CONCEPT OF. see under property law

INQUESTS. see coroners’ inquests

INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATORS

Certificate in Company Secretarial Law and Practice, 9 (Nov): 12

INSURANCE, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1 (Pres.), 4 (May): 1 (Pres.), 6 (July): 1 (Pres.); see also motor

insurance; professional indemnity insurance (PII); Setanta Insurance

Irish insurance seminar in London, 3 (April): 11

INSURANCE COMPENSATION FUND (ICF)

Law Society meeting with HC Accountant’s Office, 10 (Dec): 58

Setanta case: SC decision, 5 (June): 10, 6 (July): 1 (Pres.)

INTEL CORPORATION

competition case appeal

CJEU ruling, 9 (Nov): 66–68 (C. Little)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DATA PROTECTION COMMITTEE; see also data

protection

seminars, 4 (May): 9, 10 (Dec): 7

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

EU copyright laws, modernisation of. see copyright

INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION (IBA)

election of Ken Murphy to Bar Issues Commission, 1 (Jan/Feb): 14

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Arbitration Rules

new expedited procedure (article 30), 3 (April): 13 (I. O’Neill)

INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS

‘Brexit refugee solicitors enrolling but not arriving,’ 10 (Dec): 24–25 (K. Murphy)

Dublin branch offices, plans for

DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons, 5 (June): 1 (Pres.), 28–29 (K. Murphy)

separating Brexit rumour from reality, 5 (June): 28–29 (K. Murphy)

INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS. see moot court competitions

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)

appeal to European Council to protect refugees, 2 (March): 12

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION. see under refugee law

INTERPRETERS. see legal interpreters

IRISH CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (NUI GALWAY)

director appointment, 4 (May): 8

IRISH COMMERCIAL MEDIATORS’ ASSOCIATION (ICMA)

annual conference, 2 (March): 11

IRISH HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY COMMISSION

amicus curiae applications to Court of Appeal, 3 (April): 7, 9 (Nov): 11

Policy Statement on the System of Direct Provision in Ireland (2014), 5 (June): 35

WRC adjudication officer’s decisions

identification of employers/service providers, 4 (May): 26–27 (E. Logan)

IRISH LANGUAGE

Advanced Legal Practice Irish (ALPI), 1 (Jan/Feb): 14

rules of court - Irish version published, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10

IRISH LAW AWARDS

winners, 5 (June): 16

IRISH MAGAZINE AWARDS

Gazette editor named Editor of the Year, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7

IRISH PENAL REFORM SERVICE

address to Human Rights Conference, 10 (Dec): 32–33

IRISH REFUGEE COUNCIL

and direct provision, 5 (June): 34–37

IRISH REPORTS

recent judgments to be available on Justis, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9

IRISH RULE OF LAW INTERNATIONAL (IRLI)

Malawi project, 9 (Nov): 16

South Africa commercial law training programme

ending of, 8 (Oct): 14

IRISH SOCIETY OF COMPARATIVE LAW

Irish/British law - joint conference (UCD), 6 (July): 7

IRISH TRANSLATORS’ AND INTERPRETERS’ ASSOCIATION; see also legal

interpreters; legal translators

‘ITIA Certified Translator,’ 4 (May): 56–57

IRISH WOMEN LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION (IWLA)

annual gala dinner, 8 (Oct): 7

‘Be Bold for Change’ seminar, 4 (May): 19

L & W mentoring programme, 1 (Jan/Feb): 13, 10 (Dec): 11

Woman Lawyer of the Year 2016, 1 (Jan/Feb): 20

Woman Lawyer of the Year 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

JOINT AND SEVERAL BORROWERS

recourse claims between

jurisdiction of courts (CJEU ruling in Austrian case), 8 (Oct): 64–65 (G. Kelly)

JOINT OIREACHTAS COMMITTEES. see Oireachtas committees

JOINT OWNERSHIP. see under property law

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

Gilligan, Justice Paul (Ct of Appeal), 10 (Dec): 11

individual appointments

Barniville, David, SC (High Ct), 10 (Dec): 11

Clarke, Frank (Chief Justice), 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)

Creedon, Eileen (High Ct), 5 (June): 8

Dorgan, Mary (District Ct), 5 (June): 8

Finlay Geoghegan, Justice Mary (Supreme Ct), 10 (Dec): 11

MacGrath, Michael, SC (High Ct), 10 (Dec): 11

Meenan, Charles, SC (High Ct), 5 (June): 8

Quinn, Patrick, SC (Circuit Ct), 5 (June): 8

solicitors, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.)

Law Society dinner for, 8 (Oct): 19

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION BILL

amendments, 9 (Nov): 12

Chief Justice Clarke on, 8 (Oct): 9

Council reports, 2 (March): 57, 3 (April): 59, 5 (June): 62

Law Society’s position, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.), 9 (K. Murphy), 7 (Aug/Sept): 15 (Pres.)

publication of 2017 Bill, 6 (July): 13

JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE

proposals for, 6 (July): 13

JUDICIAL CONFERENCES

dates, 10 (Dec): 7

JUDICIAL COUNCIL BILL 2017

Chief Justice Clarke on, 8 (Oct): 9

key features outlined by Tánaiste, 6 (July): 13

Society’s policy position, 10 (Dec): 58

JUDICIARY

appointments and retirements. see judicial appointments; retirements

attacks on British judges over Brexit case, 2 (March): 12

judges’ notes and data protection (ICO decision), 9 (Nov) 48–51 (E. Cannon)

mediation, views on, 4 (May): 52

JURISDICTION OF COURTS

commercial art transactions, 7 (Aug/Sept) 38–41 (R. McDonnell)

family law proceedings post-Brexit, 4 (May): 47–49 (K. Walsh), 5 (June) 52–55 (J. O’Brien)

joint and several borrowers, recourse claims between, 8 (Oct): 64–65 (G. Kelly)

JUSTICE MEDIA AWARDS 2017, 6 (July): 18–19

‘Nationwide garners top gong,’ 6 (July): 30–31 (M. Hallissey)

JUSTIS

recent judgments to be available online, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9

KANE, SINEAD

Gazette profile, 3 (April): 20–21 (L. Roche)

KEANE, PAUL

‘LLP service’- limited liability partnerships, 9 (Nov) 44–47

KELLY, GRACE

jurisdiction of recourse claim between joint and several borrowers, 8 (Oct): 64–65

KELLY, TERRI

‘The marque of trust’ - Law Society’s new solicitor member logo, 2 (March): 26–27

KENNEDY, EAMONN

‘Game of thrones’ - in-house solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept) 46–49

LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, 4 (May): 42–45 (P.

Stafford)

LANGUAGES. see English language; Irish language

LAW AND WOMEN (L & W)

mentoring programme, 1 (Jan/Feb): 13

LAW FIRMS

A&L Goodbody, 3 (April): 7

appointments. see appointments

Arthur Cox, 2 (March): 1 (Pres.), 7, 3 (April): 7, 5 (June): 8

awards and prizes. see awards and prizes

BLM expansion, 3 (April) 7

global firms. see international law firms

McCann Fitzgerald, 3 (April): 7, 4 (May): 8

managing partner survey. see Law Society Managing Partner Survey

Mason Hayes & Curran, 2 (March): 11, 5 (June): 12

Matheson opens San Francisco office, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11

MDM Solicitors (Cork), 3 (April): 11

OBL Solicitors (Dublin), 3 (April): 11

O’Connor Mullen - new Wexford firm, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

practising solicitor numbers (2016), 1 (Jan/Feb): 9 (K. Murphy)

pro bono work in public interest, 8 (Oct): 10

Smith & Williamson survey of, 10 (Dec): 8

William Fry, 2 (March): 7, 6 (July): 7

LAW REFORM COMMISSION

Section 117 of the Succession Act 1965 (report), 6 (July): 36–37 (K. Dowling)

Suspended Sentences issues paper - views sought, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11

LAW SOCIETIES

meeting in Belfast, 2 (March): 57

LAW SOCIETY

An Tánaiste, meeting with, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

annual dinner, 7 (Aug/Sept): 15, 16–17

annual human rights conference. see under human rights

Bar of Ireland, meeting with, 1 (Jan/Feb): 18, 21

committees. see practice notes; individual committees, e.g. Conveyancing Committee

Council. see Council of the Law Society; Council reports

dinners and functions at Blackhall Place. see under people and places

Director General. see Murphy, Ken

foundation of

contributions of Josias Dunn and Richard Meade, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55 (M. Gaynor and M.

O’Sullivan)

Law School/Diploma Centre. see legal education

library. see Law Society Library

Mediation Awareness Week - joint seminar (Blackhall Place), 9 (Nov): 10

member services. see member services

members’ logo. see member services

parchment ceremonies. see parchment ceremonies

President’s message. see President of the Law Society

Skillnet Symposium. see Skillnet

Spring Gala and Dinner. see Spring Gala

submissions on matters of interest, 4 (May): 12

LAW SOCIETY LIBRARY

research guides, 9 (Nov): 12

services for in-house lawyers, 1 (Jan/Feb): 15 (M. Gaynor)

LAW SOCIETY MANAGING PARTNER SURVEY (OUTSOURCE), 4 (May): 1 (Pres.)

results of second survey, 5 (June) 44–47 (D. Rowe)

LAW SOCIETY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

autumn conferences, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11

International Data Protection Day seminar (2018), 10 (Dec): 7

International Legal Excellence programme, 8 (Oct): 11

LAWCARE, 3 (April): 59

20th anniversary celebrations, 10 (Dec): 16

appointment of new chair: Bronwen Still, 2 (March): 7

mental distress, dealing with, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9

mental resilience, building of, 4 (May): 13

World Mental Health Day conference, 8 (Oct): 11

LAWLOR, BRIAN AND GIBB, MATTHEW

‘At full capacity’ - dealing with clients suffering from dementia, 8 (Oct) 52–55

LAWYER EUROPEAN AWARDS

A&L Goodbody win ‘Irish Law Firm of the Year 2017,’ 3 (April): 7

William Fry named ‘Most diverse law firm in Ireland,’ 6 (July): 7

LEE, GARY

‘Disability - a human rights perspective,’ 2 (March): 28–31 (analysis)

LEE, RICHARD

‘Mediation nation’ - Mediation Bill 2017, 4 (May): 50–53

LEGAL AID. see civil legal aid

LEGAL AID BOARD

interview with chairman Philip O’Leary, 4 (May): 22–23 (M. McDermott)

LEGAL COSTS

compensation fund scheme

costs awarded under, 8 (Oct): 58–59 (practice note)

interim payment on account, 4 (May): 7, 24–25 (E.J. Cantillon)

practice direction, 5 (June): 62

recovery of, by in-house solicitors, 4 (May): 14 (A. Walsh)

taxation. see taxation of costs


LEGAL EDUCATION

Advanced Legal Practice Irish (ALPI), 1 (Jan/Feb): 14

asylum and immigration training event (Athens), 1 (Jan/Feb): 13

awards for Diploma Centre

AIB Irish Law Award, 7 (Aug/Sept): 19

Higher Education Award, 2 (March): 21

change in approach needed, 6 (July): 26–29 (R.J. Friel)

DCU’s Masters of Law options, 3 (April): 10

diploma/certificate programmes

autumn schedule, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11

Company Secretarial Law and Practice, 9 (Nov): 12

Data Protection, 6 (July): 8

Environmental and Planning law, 2 (March): 19

Finance Law, 2 (March): 19

Juvenile Justice, 9 (Nov): 10

Legal Practice Development, 2 (March): 19

Mediation, 2 (March): 19, 7 (Aug/Sept): 19

Sports Law, 8 (Oct): 7

Strategic Development for In-House Practice, 1 (Jan/Feb): 15

Street Law Programme: conferrals, 2 (March): 20

Technology Law: conferrals, 2 (March): 19

MOOC courses, 4 (May): 11

‘employment law in the digital era,’ 4 (May): 11, 5 (June): 9

Moot Court Competition winners, 3 (April): 19

Netherlands Bar delegation visit to Law School, 2 (March): 17

Solicitors of the Future - Transition Year programme, 2 (March): 17

spotlight seminar (Diploma Centre), 3 (April): 19

LEGAL HISTORY

Casement trial

dramatisation at Ennis Courthouse, 6 (July): 6

Society of Attorneys and Solicitors

Josias Dunn and Richard Meade, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55 (M. Gaynor and M. O’Sullivan)

LEGAL INTERPRETERS

criminal proceedings, 3 (April): 52–53

training and testing of, 3 (April): 52–55 (M. Phelan)

Courts Service ‘request for tender,’ 3 (April): 54

garda ‘request for tender,’ 3 (April): 54

LEGAL PROFESSION; see also Law Society

artificial intelligence (AI) and robots

‘rise of the machines,’ 5 (June): 26–27 (M. Holmes)

Brexit, and. see under Brexit

regulation of. see Legal Services Regulation Act; Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal

LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE

in-house solicitors, 3 (April): 33

LEGAL PUBLISHING; see also book and journal launches; book reviews

DSBA Law Book Awards, 6 (July): 14, 15

LEGAL RECRUITMENT

Assign Legal Recruitment Ltd, 6 (July): 8

LEGAL REPORTING

Justice Media Awards 2017, 6 (July): 30–31 (M. Hallissey)

LEGAL REPRESENTATION

Garda station interviews. see under Garda stations

LEGAL RESEARCH

Law Society Library’s research guides, 9 (Nov): 12

LEGAL SERVICES REGULATION ACT 2015

Council reports, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55, 2 (March): 57, 3 (April): 59, 5 (June): 62, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58,

10 (Dec): 58

Law Society Taskforce, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and, 9 (Nov) 44–47 (P. Keane)

LEGAL SERVICES REGULATORY AUTHORITY (LSRA)

chief executive appointment: Dr Brian Doherty, 8 (Oct): 13

interview with Dr Don Thornhill (chairman), 7 (Aug/Sept): 22–25 (M. Hallissey)

LEGAL SYSTEM

‘Striking Out’ (RTÉ drama series), 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–35 (G. Rothery)

LEGAL TRANSLATORS

best practice when working with, 4 (May): 54–57 (A. Schiller)

criminal proceedings, right to translation in, 3 (April): 52–53

ITIA Certified Translator, 4 (May): 56–57

request for tender (RFT) requirements, 4 (May): 56

LEGISLATION; see also Legal Services Regulation Act 2015

Circuit Court Rules (Family Law) 2017, 6 (July) 44–47 (K. Walsh and A. Reynolds)


Companies (Accounting) Act 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept) 42–45 (K. Dunleavy), 8 (Oct): 59–61

(practice note)


Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–23 (J. Madigan), 2 (March):

22–25 (M. McDonald), 10 (Dec): 63

European Union (Actions for Damages for Infringements of Competition Law) Regulations

2017, 8 (Oct) 40–43 (J. Finn and R. McDermott)



Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, 5 (June) 57–58 (R. Wall)

Mediation Bill 2017, 4 (May): 50–53 (R. Lee)

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Database System Act 2012, 1

(Jan/Feb): 40–43 (M. Holmes)


Stafford)


Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003, 5 (June) 38–43 (J. Seymour)

Road Traffic Act 2016, 2 (March): 32–36 (R. Pierse)

Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, 5 (June) 57–58 (R. Wall)

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017, 6 (July): 24–25 (S. Gillick)

LETTERS

Copyright Directive modernisation, 8 (Oct): 21 (V. Finn, IMRO)

Hope Foundation, 6 (July): 23 (M. Forrest)

litigation solicitors and courts system - DIT study, 7 (Aug/Sept): 21 (B. Barry)

Paul Hannon, deceased, 5 (June): 23 (D. Rowland, Central Bank)

praise for Gazette team, 5 (June): 23 (M. Firbank)

thanks to Bernie Rafferty, 5 (June): 23 (M. McDermott)

LIBEL. see defamation

LICENSING

e-licensing - Courts Service plans, 1 (Jan/Feb): 57 (practice note)

LIFE ASSURANCE SCHEME. see member services

LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS (LLPS)

‘early roll out’ envisaged (Minister), 10 (Dec): 8

and Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, 9 (Nov) 44–47 (P. Keane)

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. see under damages

LITIGATION

third-party funding. see crowdfunding litigation

LITIGATION COMMITTEE

cross-border debt recovery - EAPO procedure, 5 (June): 7 (R. Pierse)

payment on account of costs pending taxation (HC practice direction), 4 (May): 7

LITTLE, CORMAC

Brexit: parliamentary approval required before Article 50 triggered, 2 (March): 64–66

Commission fines Google 2.42 billion euro, 10 (Dec): 66–68

damages for breach of EU right to a timely trial (Gascogne case), 4 (May): 66–68

film-licensing: cross-border access to pay-TV services, 1 (Jan/Feb): 64–67

Intel appeal: CJEU ruling - saga continues, 9 (Nov): 66–68

LITTLE, CORMAC AND HICKEY, MARCO

‘Remains of the day’ - derived right of EU residence, 6 (July) 52–55

LLOYDS MARKET ASSOCIATION

Irish insurance seminar, 3 (April): 11

LOAN TRANSACTIONS; see also conveyancing; credit agreements; debt litigation/recovery

solicitors acting for family members

Permanent TSB policy, 6 (July): 60 (practice note)

LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING. see social housing support

LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. see Bar associations

LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LPT)

revised Revenue clearance guidelines, 8 (Oct): 58 (practice note)

LOGAN, EMILY (IHREC)

identification of employers in WRC adjudication officer’s decisions, 4 (May): 26–27

(viewpoint)

LOGO. see under member services

LPT. see Local Property Tax

LYNCH, MICHELLE

Annual Human Rights Conference (2017), report on, 10 (Dec): 30–33 (analysis)

direct provision facilities: ‘home away from home?’, 5 (June): 34–37 (analysis)

legal professional privilege, 10 (Dec) 52–55

‘private investigations’ - Sommer v Germany judgment (ECHR), 6 (July): 32–35 (analysis)

UN Committee Against Torture: 2nd report on Ireland, 9 (Nov): 30–33 (analysis)

MCCARTHY, FLOR

marketing, guidance on. see marketing and promotion

MCDERMOTT, MARK (GAZETTE EDITOR)

Editor of the Year award (IMAs), 1 (Jan/Feb): 7, 55

interviews/profiles. see Gazette profiles

MCDERMOTT, ROBERT

article co-authored by. see under Finn, Joanne

MCDONALD, MARIA

‘rebalancing victims’ rights’ - Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, 2 (March): 22–

25 (viewpoint)

MCDONNELL, ROSANNE

‘Ars gratia artis’ - high-value commercial art transactions, 7 (Aug/Sept) 38–41

MCKENNA, KATE

‘New horizons’ - state-aid law

Commission v Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Ireland, 2 (March): 38–41

MCMAHON, ROSS

immigration seminar at Blackhall Place, 6 (July): 7

MACMAHON, TARA

IRLI Malawi programme, 9 (Nov): 16

MADIGAN, JOSEPHA

election to the Dáil - tributes from family lawyer colleagues, 1 (Jan/Feb): 6

‘new Bill puts victims at centre of justice system’ - Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill

2016, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–23 (viewpoint)

MAGNA CARTA HIBERNIAE

800th anniversary commemorations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5, 12, 21

MAINTENANCE AND CHAMPERTY

crowdfunding - need to revisit rules, 8 (Oct) 30–35 (M. Holmes)

MALAWI ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAMME (IRLI)

‘the difference a month makes,’ 9 (Nov): 16 (T. MacMahon)

MANAGING PARTNER SURVEY. see Law Society Managing Partner Survey

MANNERING, BEN

‘Burkinis in Bundoran’ - religious symbols and clothing, 2 (March): 50–53

MARKETING AND PROMOTION

‘acres of diamonds underfoot,’ 9 (Nov) 13 (F. McCarthy)

‘how to win and retain great clients,’ 8 (Oct) 36–39 (F. McCarthy)

‘just keep in touch,’ 10 (Dec) 13 (F. McCarthy)

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES

Circuit Court Rules (Family Law), 9 (Nov): 63 (practice note)

MEADE MEMORIAL FUND, 7 (Aug/Sept) 54

MEADE, RICHARD

and formation of Law Society, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55 (M. Gaynor and M. O’Sullivan), 8 (Oct): 7

MEDIA; see also Gazette; Newstalk 106; RTÉ

Communications Day event ‘Master the Media,’ 5 (June): 10

Justice Media Awards 2017, 6 (July): 30–31 (M. Hallissey)

MEDIATION

ICMA annual conference, 2 (March): 11

judicial views on, 4 (May): 52

Mediation Bill 2017, 2 (Mar): 9, 59, 4 (May): 50–53 (R. Lee), 10 (Dec): 62 (guidance note)


Law Society/CI Arb seminar, 9 (Nov): 10

opportunities for solicitors, 4 (May): 53

passing into law, 8 (Oct): 7, 9 (Nov): 10

role of courts, 4 (May): 52–53

Order 56A, RSC - court guidance, 2 (Mar): 59 (guidance note)

MEMBER SERVICES

advertising vetting service, 6 (July): 11

appointment of new executive - Judith Tedders, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10

Blackhall Place B&B accommodation, 4 (May): 12

Consult a Colleague, 8 (Oct): 13

finance scheme 2017/18, 10 (Dec): 12

Group Life Assurance Scheme, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11

in-house solicitors. see in-house and public sector solicitors

IT - ‘System 360,’ 6 (July): 9

Library’s research guides, 9 (Nov): 12

mental health and wellbeing. see LawCare

Practitioner Support, 3 (April): 12

Retirement Trust Scheme, 8 (Oct): 11

solicitor member logo, 2 (March): 26–27 (T. Kelly), 3 (April): 59, 9 (Nov): 14

MENTAL HEALTH

hospital detention case

IHREC to appear as amicus curiae, 9 (Nov): 11

LawCare support service. see LawCare

MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION

Decision Support Service

director appointed, 10 (Dec): 7

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

2016 figures, 1 (Jan/Feb): 5

Merger Control Regulation

EU General Court annuls Commission decision (UPS/TNT case), 2 (March): 66–67 (M.

Hickey)

MIGRATION. see immigration law; refugee law

MINISTER FOR JUSTICE. see Fitzgerald, Frances, TD; Flanagan, Charlie, TD

MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

Spring Gala speakers and topics; see also Spring Gala

interview with Stephen Wax (Oregon Innocence Project), 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

MONEY LAUNDERING

Fourth Anti-Money-Laundering Directive

transposition into Irish law, 5 (June): 62

MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS

Telders International Law Moot Court Competition (The Hague)

Ireland takes silver, 6 (July): 15

MORIARTY, ANTOINETTE

‘Shrink me - psychology of a lawyer,’ 8 (Oct): 15

MORTGAGE ARREARS

family-home loan defaults. see repossession orders

MORTGAGE SUITS. see under property law

MOTOR INSURANCE

Cost of Motor Insurance Working Group

recommendations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11, 55

Report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 11, 2 (March): 57

Setanta case: Law Society v MIBI. see Setanta Insurance

MOUNTJOY PRISON, DUBLIN

sanitation facilities: ‘slopping out’ case, 8 (Oct): 26–27 (M. Hallissey)

MULTICULTURALISM. see religious symbols and clothing

MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENTS

common areas

locating the original title holder, 6 (July) 38–43 (D. Regan)

MURPHY, KEN (DG, LAW SOCIETY)

‘Brexit refugee solicitors enrolling but not arriving,’ 10 (Dec): 24–25 (analysis)

election to Bar Issues Commission of IBA, 1 (Jan/Feb): 14

‘Global firms eye up Dublin’ - separating rumour from reality, 5 (June): 28–29 (analysis)

‘Judicial selection reform must increase diversity’

submission on Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016, 3 (April): 9

‘poor-box’ system - call for radical reform, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13

practising certificates: 10,000 milestone surpassed, 1 (Jan/Feb): 9

NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY (NALA)


NATIONAL VETTING BUREAU

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Database System (2012 Act), 1


NATIONWIDE (RTÉ)

Law Society access programme and Street Law initiative, 1 (Jan/Feb): 17, 2 (March): 1 (Pres.)

Justice Media Award winner, 6 (July): 30–31 (M. Hallissey)

NATIONWIDE NEWS

local bar associations. see Bar associations

NETHERLANDS

Dutch Bar delegation visits Blackhall Place Law School, 2 (March): 17

NEUBERGER, LORD (PRESIDENT OF BRITISH SUPREME CT)

Brexit attacks on British judges criticised, 2 (March): 12

NEWSTALK 106

Pat Kenny show - appearance of Keith Walsh, 9 (Nov) 7

NORTHERN IRELAND

and Brexit, 10 (Dec): 23

NOTARIES PUBLIC

graduation ceremony, 8 (Oct): 18

NUI GALWAY

Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Government, 2 (March): 7

Irish Centre for Human Rights: director appointed, 4 (May): 8

OBITUARIES/APPRECIATIONS

Buckley, John F., 3 (April): 58

Hannon, Paul, 4 (May): 61, 5 (June): 23 (letter)

Kelly, John V (Sean), 5 (June): 21

Leahy, Maurice, 9 (Nov): 21

Osborne, James, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8

Robinson, William T ‘Bill’ III, 7 (Aug/Sept): 20

Shaw, Thomas D, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8, 10 (Dec): 19, 58

O’BRIEN, JENNIFER

‘Let’s call the whole thing off’ - Brexit and international family law cases, 5 (June) 52–55

OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS. see pensions

O’CONNELL, ANNE

‘Whistle-stop tour’ - Protected Disclosures Act 2014, 6 (July) 48–51

O’CONNOR, EMER

Guide to Flexible Working (Younger Members Committee), 9 (Nov): 26–29

O’CONNOR, TARA

‘Limestone cowboy’ - EU Habitats Directive (Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála, CJEU), 8 (Oct)

48–51

O’DONOHUE, JOHN (PHOENIX PROJECT IRELAND)

Gazette profile, 6 (July): 20–22 (M. McDermott)

OFFER-OF-AMENDS PROCEDURE. see under defamation

OFFICE OF THE DATA PROTECTION COMMISSIONER

increase in budget allocation, 9 (Nov) 7

O’FLAHERTY, MICHAEL

‘migration - a test for the future of human rights law,’ 1 (Jan/Feb): 24–27 (viewpoint)

OIREACHTAS COMMITTEES

guardian ad litem system - Law Society submission, 4 (May): 7

organ harvesting in China, evidence on, 7 (Aug/Sept) 32–37 (L. Roche)

O’LEARY, PHILIP (LEGAL AID BOARD)

Gazette profile, 4 (May): 22–23 (M. McDermott)

O’NEILL, IDE

ICC Arbitration Rules: new expedited procedure, 3 (April): 13

O’NEILL, RORY

‘Rise of the cybermen’ - cyber security section on Law Society website, 1 (Jan/Feb): 28–29

(analysis)

O’NEILL, SALLY

‘Restored to glory’ - practice and procedure of company restorations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48–51

OREGON INNOCENCE PROJECT

interview with Stephen Wax (legal director), 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

O’REILLY, TOMMY

‘Helping the homeless for a century’ - SVP Backlane hostel, 9 (Nov): 8

ORGAN HARVESTING IN CHINA

evidence to Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, 7 (Aug/Sept) 32–37 (L.

Roche)

O’ROURKE, JAMES

‘Standard bearers’ - anti-bribery and corruption management system (ABMS), 8 (Oct) 44–47

O’SULLIVAN, MAIREAD

article co-authored by. see under Gaynor, Mary

O’SULLIVAN, RICHARD

‘Wishing well’ - guidance for in-house lawyers, 6 (July) 56–59

OUTSOURCE

managing partners survey. see Law Society Managing Partner Survey

PARCHMENT CEREMONIES

February 2017, 6 (July): 17

guest speakers, 6 (July): 17

June 2017, 6 (July): 17

March 2017, 6 (July): 17

May 2017, 6 (July): 17

PAROLE BILL 2016


PAROLE BOARD

annual report 2016, 9 (Nov): 13

PARTNERSHIPS

limited liability partnerships, 9 (Nov) 44–47 (P. Keane)

PASSPORT SERVICE

children’s passports

‘sole guardian’ affidavit, 6 (July): 11

PENSIONS

defined benefit (DB) schemes


in-house solicitors as trustees of employer’s schemes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 28–31

reform plans

auto-enrolment system, 9 (Nov): 22–25 (S. Gillick)

working beyond retirement age. see retirement age

PEOPLE AND PLACES

appointments and retirements. see appointments; judicial appointments; retirements

awards and prizes. see awards and prizes

bar associations/local law societies. see Bar associations

Blackhall Place dinners and functions

Chief Justice Frank Clarke, 10 (Dec): 17

Law Society annual dinner, 7 (Aug/Sept): 15, 16–17

Revenue Commissioners, 4 (May): 15

solicitors appointed to the superior courts, 8 (Oct): 19

deaths. see obituaries/appreciations

diploma conferrings (pictorial items). see under legal education

Executive Leadership Management Programme conferral, 2 (March): 18

notaries public graduation ceremony, 8 (Oct): 18

parchment ceremonies. see parchment ceremonies

rendezvous with Ronaldo - Hilary Forde, 10 (Dec): 15

PERMANENT TSB

solicitors acting for family members, policy on, 6 (July): 60 (practice note)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

disclosure of, for vetting purposes. see vetting

PERSONAL INJURIES COMMISSION, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1 (Pres.), 11

Council report, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

PHELAN, MARY

‘A matter of interpretation’ - training and testing of legal interpreters, 3 (April): 52–55

PHOENIX PROJECT IRELAND

interview with John O’Donoghue, 6 (July): 20–22 (M. McDermott)

PIERSE, ROBERT

cross-border debt recovery - EAPO regime, 5 (June): 7

‘Highway star’ - Road Traffic Act 2016, 2 (March): 32–37

PII. see professional indemnity insurance (PII)

PLANNING LAW


Stafford)

POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS; see also repossession orders

Circuit Court jurisdiction

market value - Langan decision and Courts Act 2016, 3 (April): 10

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE; see also delay; discovery; family law

company restorations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48–51 (S. O’Neill)

rules of court. see Circuit Court; District Court; Rules of the Superior Courts

PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

payment on account of costs pending taxation (HC71), 4 (May): 7

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

case-management software, 10 (Dec): 61

marketing. see marketing and promotion

ten steps to achieving your goals, 9 (Nov): 63 (practice note)


PRACTICE NOTES

alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

court guidance on when it will and won’t suggest mediation, 2 (Mar): 59 (ADR Committee)

building agreements in new dwelling sales, 6 (July): 61 (Conveyancing Committee)

Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 - impact on unlimited companies, 8 (Oct): 59–61 (Business

Law Committee)


preparation and registration of new constitution, 1 (Jan/Feb): 59–61 (Business Law

Committee)

Conditions of Sale 2017, 1 (Jan/Feb): 61 (Conveyancing Committee)

construction costs, confirmation of, 4 (May): 62 (Conveyancing Committee)

costs awarded under the compensation fund scheme, 8 (Oct): 58–59 (Regulation of Practice

Committee)

digital privacy - how to protect yourself and your data, 4 (May): 63 (Technology Committee)

e-discharges in receiver sales - registration timeline warning, 6 (July): 61 (Conveyancing

Committee)

e-licensing

Courts Service plans and Law Society’s requests, 1 (Jan/Feb): 57 (Technology Committee)

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014: conveyancing implications, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56

(Conveyancing Committee)

letters re roads and services in charge, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56 (Conveyancing Committee)

LPT revised Revenue clearance guidelines, 8 (Oct): 58 (Conveyancing and Taxation

Committees)

marriage certificates under the Circuit Court Rules (Family Law)

requirements for, 9 (Nov): 63 (Family and Child Law Committee)

Permanent TSB policy on solicitors acting for family members, 6 (July): 60 (Conveyancing

Committee)

Pre-Contract Questionnaires for Property Purchase and Sale - 2017 edition, 2 (Mar): 58


Professional Indemnity Insurance renewal, 9 (Nov): 62

receiver contract

‘no recourse’ condition in, 5 (June): 62 (Conveyancing Committee)

special condition unacceptable, 10 (Dec): 61 (Conveyancing Committee)

recent statutory developments in family law, 10 (Dec): 62–63 (Family and Child Law

Committee)

registering transfer of charge - ‘don’t delay,’ 8 (Oct): 61 (Conveyancing Committee)

section 68 letters to beneficiaries, 4 (May): 62 (Probate, Administration and Trusts

Committee)

spear-phishing - ‘the latest threat,’ 2 (Mar): 58–59 (Technology Committee)

subject to loan clause - a review

sample special condition, 5 (June): 63 (Conveyancing Committee)

ten steps to achieving your goals, 9 (Nov): 63 (Guidance and Ethics Committee)

ten steps to better billing, 10 (Dec): 60–61 (Guidance and Ethics Committee)

Ulster Bank loan condition for HomeBond for second-hand dwellings, 6 (July): 61


Ulster Bank not providing original deeds on ATR for negative equity sales, 6 (July): 60


water charges, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56 (Conveyancing Committee)

PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

2016 figures: 10,000 milestone surpassed, 1 (Jan/Feb): 9 (K. Murphy)

fees, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

in-house solicitors, requirement for, 3 (April): 33, 9 (Nov) 14

PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY (2016-17: STUART GILHOOLY)

address to annual dinner, 7 (Aug/Sept): 15

Brexit issues, 4 (May): 1, 5 (June): 1

Chief Justice changes, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1

CPD cluster events, 5 (June): 1

insurance crisis, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1, 4 (May): 1

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 7 (Aug/Sept): 15

Managing Partner Survey, 4 (May): 1

outgoing messages, 9 (Nov): 1, 10 (Dec): 58

Personal Injuries Commission, 1 (Jan/Feb): 1

Setanta case: Law Society v MIBI, 6 (July): 1

Spring Gala, 3 (April): 1

Street Law: RTÉ Nationwide programme, 2 (March): 1

taxation of costs: Sheehan case, 6 (July): 1

technology: artificial intelligence (AI), 8 (Oct): 1

visits to local bar associations, 2 (March): 1

PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY (2017-18: MICHAEL QUINLAN)

election and incoming message, 10 (Dec): 9, 58–59

Gazette profile, 10 (Dec) 40–43 (M. McDermott)

PRISONERS

human rights; see also Guantanamo Bay inmates (Cuba)

annual human rights conference 2017, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9, 10 (Dec): 30–33 (M. Lynch)

Mountjoy Prison ‘slopping out’ case, 8 (Oct): 26–27 (M. Hallissey)

UN Committee Against Torture: 2nd report on Ireland, 9 (Nov): 30–31

paroled prisoners

Parole Board annual report 2016, 9 (Nov): 13

PRIVATE LIFE, RESPECT FOR

inspection of lawyer’s bank account - Sommer v Germany (ECHR), 6 (July): 32–35 (M.

Lynch)

PRIVILEGE. see legal professional privilege

PROBATE, ADMINISTRATION AND TRUSTS COMMITTEE

practice notes, 4 (May): 62

PROBATE AND SUCCESSION LAW

section 68 letters to beneficiaries, 4 (May): 62 (practice note)

section 117 of Succession Act 1965 - LRC report, 6 (July): 36–37 (K. Dowling)

PROBATION SERVICE

address to Human Rights Conference, 10 (Dec): 31

PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE (PII)

minimum financial rating, 10 (Dec): 58

PII and Practising Certificate Finance Scheme for 2017/18, 10 (Dec): 59

PII Helpline, 9 (Nov): 62


renewal details, 2 (March): 57, 9 (Nov): 62 (practice note)

Run-Off Fund, 9 (Nov): 62

PROFILES. see Gazette profiles

PROPERTY FRAUD

commercial art transactions, 7 (Aug/Sept) 38–41 (R. McDonnell)

examples of, 10 (Dec): 10

PRA/Law Society initiative to combat, 10 (Dec): 10

PROPERTY LAW

co-ownership/joint ownership

‘innocent’ co-owner: Muintir Skibbereen Credit Union v Hamilton & Crowley (Court of

Appeal), 2 (March): 46–49 (G. Hayes)

home repossessions. see repossession orders

mortgage suits, 2 (March): 48

multi-unit development complexes. see multi-unit developments

well-charging orders, 2 (March): 48

PROPERTY REGISTRATION

e-discharges in receiver sales - registration timeline warning, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

registering transfer of charge - ‘don’t delay,’ 8 (Oct): 61 (practice note)

PROPERTY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY

property fraud initiative

partnership with Law Society, 10 (Dec): 10

PROTECTED DISCLOSURES


PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Communications Day event ‘Master the Media,’ 5 (June): 10

PUBLIC SECTOR SOLICITORS. see in-house and public sector solicitors

QUINLAN, MICHAEL

election as President of the Law Society, 10 (Dec): 9, 58–59; see also President of the Law

Society (2017-18)

Gazette profile, 10 (Dec) 40–43 (M. McDermott)

RANSOMWARE ATTACKS. see cyber crime

RECEIVER CONTRACTS

‘no recourse’ condition, 5 (June): 62 (practice note)

special condition unacceptable, 10 (Dec): 61 (practice note)

RECEIVER SALES

e-discharges - registration timeline warning, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

REFUGEE AND INTEGRATION AGENCY (RIA)

and direct provision, 5 (June): 34–35

REFUGEE LAW

asylum working ban deemed unconstitutional

NVH v Minister for Justice (SC), 6 (July): 12

direct provision system, 5 (June): 34–37 (M. Lynch)

extraterritorial processing in North Africa, 2 (March): 12

human rights framework

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, 1 (Jan/Feb): 24–27 (M. O’Flaherty)

international protection

direct provision system, and, 5 (June): 34–37 (M. Lynch)

grant of protection status - EU statistics, 4 (May): 14

Refugee Act 1996, 4 (May): 32–35 (H. Becker)

UN Committee Against Torture: 2nd report on Ireland, 9 (Nov): 30–31

training events, 1 (Jan/Feb): 13, 2 (March): 21

US resettlement programme suspended, 2 (March): 12

REGAN, DEAN

‘A shot at the title’ - multi-unit development complexes, 6 (July) 38–43

REGISTRAR OF SOLICITORS (JOHN ELLIOT)

claims referrals and s. 62 of Solicitors Act 1954, 5 (June): 63 (practice note)

Solicitors’ Acts orders. see under High Court

REGISTRATION OF TITLE. see property registration

REGULATION. see High Court (solicitors’ orders); Legal Services Regulation Act; Registrar

of Solicitors; Regulation of Practice Committee; Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal

REGULATION OF PRACTICE COMMITTEE

claims referrals and s. 62 of Solicitors Act 1954, 5 (June): 63

costs awarded under the compensation fund scheme, 8 (Oct): 58–59 (practice note)

REGULATORY DEFENCE COSTS INSURANCE WORKING GROUP

report, 10 (Dec): 58

RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AND CLOTHING

Article 9 rights (ECHR): contrasting case law, 2 (March): 50–53 (B. Mannering)

headscarf ban - ECJ clarification, 4 (May): 10

RENEWABLE ENERGY

new EU Directive proposed, 3 (April): 66–67 (D. Balding)

REPOSSESSION ORDERS

family-home loan defaults, 9 (Nov) 40–43 (J. Sadlier)

own-motion assessment

Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive and AIB v Counihan, 3 (April): 40–43 (G.

Fitzgerald)

social housing support options, 5 (June) 56–59 (R. Wall)

RESIDENCE

derived right of EU residence

third-country nationals: Chavez-Vilchez (CJEU, 2017), 6 (July) 52–55 (C. Little and M.

Hickey)

RESIDENTIAL CARE


RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE


RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES


Stafford)

RESTORATION ORDERS. see under company law

RETIREMENT AGE

mandatory retirement ages: employment equality and pension schemes


RETIREMENT TRUST SCHEME, 8 (Oct): 11

RETIREMENTS, 5 (June): 11

Abbott, Mr Justice Henry (High Ct), 10 (Dec): 11

Clarke, Joe (Drogheda courthouse), 8 (Oct): 18

Clarke, Therese, 2 (March): 16

Denham, Chief Justice Susan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.), 26–27 (M. Hallissey)

Heneghan, Ms Justice Margaret (High Ct), 10 (Dec): 11

McMahon, Mr Justice Bryan (High Ct), 5 (June): 11

Waters, Noel (Dept of Justice), 10 (Dec): 7

REVENUE

Law Society dinner for Revenue Commissioners, 4 (May): 15

revised LPT clearance guidelines, 8 (Oct): 58 (practice note)

revised stamp duty ‘help text,’ 1 (Jan/Feb): 12

REYNOLDS, AIDAN

article co-authored by. see under Walsh, Keith

ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES

careless driving: People (DPP) v O’Shea (SC, 2017), 9 (Nov) 52–55 (C. Hallinan)

costs of prosecution: Road Traffic Act 2016, 2 (March): 36

driving disqualifications, mutual recognition of

implementation of Britain-Ireland agreement, 2 (March): 37

drug-driving, 2 (March): 32–37 (R. Pierse)


rickshaws, regulation of, 2 (March): 37


ROBINSON, DARA

‘if I could turn back time’ - SC ruling in DPP v Barry Doyle, 3 (April): 22–25 (viewpoint)

ROBOTS. see under artificial intelligence (AI)

ROCHE, LORCAN

‘Change of heart’ - organ harvesting in China, 7 (Aug/Sept) 32–37

‘Citizen Kane’: Sinead Kane, Guinness World Record Holder, 3 (April): 20–21

in-house practitioners - annual panel discussion, 5 (June): 30–33 (analysis)

ROGAN, MARY (TCD)

address to Human Rights Conference, 10 (Dec): 31–32

ROLL OF SOLICITORS

British-based solicitors, applications by, 5 (June): 1 (Pres.), 7 (Aug/Sept): 58, 10 (Dec): 24–25

(K. Murphy)

ROTHERY, GRAINNE

‘Striking Out’ - RTÉ drama series, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–35

ROWE, DAVID

‘Challenge accepted’ - second Law Society survey of managing partners, 5 (June) 44–47

RTÉ. see Nationwide; Striking Out

RUGBY PLAYERS IRELAND

new chief executive - solicitor Simon Keogh, 7 (Aug/Sept): 12

RULE OF LAW

Brexit: attacks on British judges ‘undermine rule of law,’ 2 (March): 12

RULES OF COURT

Circuit Court, District Court; see under Circuit Court; District Court

Irish language version published, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS

alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

court guidance on Order 56A, 2 (Mar): 59 (guidance note)

time stopping for long vacation (O. 122)

rules change, 7 (Aug/Sept): 9

RYAN, IAN

‘Get in!’ - training solicitors in-house, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44–47

RYAN, LIZ, GILLICK, STEPHEN, AND BROWNE, SARAH

‘Time is on my side’ - mandatory retirement ages, 9 (Nov) 34–39

SADLIER, JULIE

‘The possessive case’- possession orders and family-home loan defaults, 9 (Nov) 40–43

SAOL PROJECT

participants’ outline experiences at Human Rights Conference, 10 (Dec): 33

SBA. see Solicitors’ Benevolent Association

SCHILLER, ANNETTE

‘Lost in translation’ - the work of legal translators, 4 (May): 54–57

SENTENCING

suspended sentences

LRC issues paper - views sought, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11

SETANTA INSURANCE

insolvency: Law Society v MIBI, 6 (July): 1 (Pres.)

Supreme Court hearing, 5 (June): 10, 7 (Aug/Sept): 58

victims’ compensation - ‘worst fears confirmed,’ 9 (Nov): 9

SEXUAL OFFENCES


SEYMOUR, JAMES

‘Chain gang’ - Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003, 5 (June) 38–43

SHAW, THOMAS D

tributes on death of. see obituaries/appreciations

SKILLNET (LAW SOCIETY); see also Skillnet Symposium

Construction Adjudication masterclass - conferral ceremony, 2 (March): 20

CPD regional cluster events. see CPD

SKILLNET SYMPOSIUM, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7

speakers and themes, 4 (May): 29, 30

Stephen Wax (Oregon Innocence Project)

Gazette interview, 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

SMITH, GORDON

‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ - blockchain technology, 10 (Dec) 34–39

SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPORT, 5 (June) 56–59 (R. Wall)

assessment for eligibility, 5 (June) 57–58

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), 5 (June) 57, 5 (June) 59

Rental Accommodation Availability Agreement (RAAA), 5 (June) 57, 5 (June) 59

SOCIAL WELFARE


SOCIETY OF ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS

foundation of

contributions of Josias Dunn and Richard Meade, 7 (Aug/Sept) 50–55 (M. Gaynor and M.

O’Sullivan)

SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL (SVP)

Backlane Hostel - facilities and services, 9 (Nov): 8 (T. O’Reilly)

SOCIETY OF YOUNG SOLICITORS (SYS)

annual conference, 7 (Aug/Sept): 8, 10 (Dec): 14

SOLICITOR MEMBER LOGO. see under member services

SOLICITORS’ BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (SBA)

AGM, 2 (March): 10

directors, trustees, etc., 3 (April): 60

report and accounts: 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016, 3 (April): 60

Spring Gala donation, 9 (Nov): 19

vital service for solicitors in need, 10 (Dec): 12

SOLICITORS’ DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL

determinations

Arigho, Henry Joseph (Moate, Co. Westmeath), 2 (Mar): 63

Condon, John F. (McMahon & Tweedy, Merchant’s Quay, Dublin 8), 7 (Aug/Sept): 61

Cunningham, Paul (Athy, Co. Kildare), 4 (May): 64, 7 (Aug/Sept): 60

D’Alton, Thomas (practising as James J Kearns & Son, Portumna, Co. Galway), 10 (Dec):

65

Dee, Eoin M. (Thomas St., Waterford), 2 (Mar): 61–63, 4 (May): 65

Desmond, Aidan D (Midleton, Co. Cork), 3 (April): 64–65, 4 (May): 64

correction to April notice, 4 (May): 64

Doocey, Kathleen (KM Doocey Solicitors, Belmullet, Co. Mayo), 10 (Dec): 65

Doody, James (Seamus) G (South Mall, Cork), 3 (April): 63–64

Doody, Michael (South Mall, Cork), 10 (Dec): 65

Downes, Daniel (Donal) (formerly O’Dea & Co., Eyre Square, Galway), 8 (Oct): 62–63

Downey, Peter (Eagleton Downey Solicitors, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2), 4

(May): 65, 10 (Dec): 65

Egan, William JP (Smithfield, Dublin 7), 5 (June): 64–65

Ezeani, Mathew OC (Parnell Sq East, Dublin 1), 7 (Aug/Sept): 61–62

Glynn, Micheál (O’Connell St., Limerick), 8 (Oct): 62

Hanrahan, Michael (Dungarvan, Co. Waterford), 3 (April): 65

Harlow, Conleth (St Alban Place, Roscommon), 7 (Aug/Sept): 62

Herlihy, David (Kilmallock, Co. Limerick), 5 (June): 64

Hurley, Patrick A (Adelaide St., Cork), 6 (July): 62

Jones, Peter D (Mullingar, Co. Westmeath), 4 (May): 65

Keaney, Claire (Dundalk, Co. Louth), 1 (Jan/Feb): 63

Kearns, Martin J. (The Crescent, Galway), 1 (Jan/Feb): 63

Lambert, Paul (previously Merrion Legal, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2), 7

(Aug/Sept): 61, 9 (Nov): 64

Lohan, Cormac (Athlone, Co. Westmeath), 7 (Aug/Sept): 62–63

Lovett, Michael (Lovett O’Donnell, Ranelagh, Dublin 6), 7 (Aug/Sept): 60

Lyons, Dr Mary Cecilia (Clontarf, Dublin 3), 2 (Mar): 60

McConnell, Sheila (Kilcullen, Co. Kildare), 7 (Aug/Sept): 62

McEntee, Sonia (Harmony Court, Dublin 2), 7 (Aug/Sept): 60

McFeely, John Mark (formerly Hegarty & McFeely, Derry city), 2 (Mar): 60, 5 (June): 65

McWalters, Niall (O’Gorman Cunningham & Co., Letterkenny), 2 (Mar): 63

Mathews, Derek (Mespil House, Dublin 4), 2 (Mar): 61

Mimnagh, Brid (Longford, Co. Longford), 5 (June): 64

Morrow, Andrew G. (formerly David Wilson & Co., Raphoe, Lifford, Co. Donegal), 7

(Aug/Sept): 60–61

Murphy, Barry (formerly Eugene Carey & Company, Mallow, Co. Cork), 7 (Aug/Sept): 63

Murphy, Daniel (Macroom, Co. Cork), 3 (April): 61–62, 63

Nolan, Oisin (Lr Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6), 10 (Dec): 65

O’Gorman, Anthony F. (Gorey, Co. Wexford), 2 (Mar): 61

O’Gorman, Kevin (Lucan, Co. Dublin), 7 (Aug/Sept): 62

O’Meara, Raymond (Nenagh, Co. Tipperary), 4 (May): 65

O’Neill, Michael (Naas, Co. Kildare), 9 (Nov): 64

Quill, Kieran (J Hodnett & Son, Youghal, Co. Cork), 3 (April): 61, 62–63

Quinn, Michael (Galway Retail Park), 3 (April): 65

Sheehan, Patrick (Augustine Court, Galway), 2 (Mar): 60–61

Smith, Patrick Joseph (formerly Fitzpatrick Smith & Co., Cootehill, Co. Cavan), 6 (July): 62

Sweeney, Robert (Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and Capel Building, Dublin 7), 6 (July): 62–63

Tobin, John A. (Robert St., Limerick), 9 (Nov): 64–65

Walsh, Thomas J. (Castlebar, Co. Mayo), 7 (Aug/Sept): 60

SOUTH AFRICA

IRLI commercial law training programme, 8 (Oct): 14

SPEAR-PHISHING (CRIMINAL HACKING). see cyber crime

SPINAL INJURIES IRELAND

fund-raising CPD event, 10 (Dec): 13

SPORTS ACTIVITIES

charity fund-raisers. see Calcutta Run; charities

DSBA events, 5 (June): 6

fencing: Michael Kirimlidis named top-ranking fencer, 10 (Dec): 13

James P Gilvarry Golf Trophy, 6 (July): 14

Lady Solicitors’ Golf Society, 1 (Jan/Feb): 16, 2 (March): 16, 10 (Dec): 14

World Marathon Challenge - Sinead Kane, 3 (April): 20–21 (L. Roche)

SPORTS LAW

diploma programme, 8 (Oct): 7

SPRING GALA (LAW SOCIETY), 1 (Jan/Feb): 7, 2 (March): 10, 57, 3 (April): 1 (Pres.), 5

(June): 62

donations to SBA, 9 (Nov): 19

pictorial items, 3 (April): 14–15, 4 (May): 16–17

speakers and themes, 1 (Jan/Fab): 7, 3 (April): 31

Alastair Campbell on Brexit, 2 (March): 10, 3 (April): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

STAFFORD, PETER

‘Planning ahead?’ - Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act

2016, 4 (May): 42–45

STAGE INTERNATIONAL (PARIS, 2017)

reflections on, 3 (April): 26–27 (D. Farrell)

STAMP DUTY

Budget 2017 transitional issues, 10 (Dec): 59

revised Revenue ‘help text,’ 1 (Jan/Feb): 12

STATE-AID LAW

recovery of state aid granted by Ireland

CJEU decision in Commission v Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Ireland, 2 (March): 38–41 (K.

McKenna)

STREET LAW PROGRAMME

Best Practice Conference at Blackhall Place, 8 (Oct): 11

conferral ceremony, 2 (March): 20

RTÉ Nationwide profile, 1 (Jan/Feb): 17, 2 (March): 1 (Pres.), 6 (July): 30–31 (M. Hallissey)

STRIKING OUT (RTÉ DRAMA SERIES), 1 (Jan/Feb): 30–35 (G. Rothery)

SUCCESSION LAW. see probate and succession law

SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice

appointment of Frank Clarke, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.)

retirement of Susan Denham, 7 (Aug/Sept): 1 (Pres.), 26–27 (M. Hallissey)

speech at start of new legal year, 9 (Oct): 9

judicial appointments, 10 (Dec): 11

SURVEYS. see Law Society Managing Partner Survey (Outsource)

SUSPENDED SENTENCES. see sentencing

SWEDEN

Order of the Polar Star: award to Paul Keane, 8 (Oct): 17

SYS. see Society of Young Solicitors

TÁNAISTE, AN; see also Fitzgerald, Frances, TD

Law Society meeting with, 1 (Jan/Feb): 55

TAR (TECHNOLOGICALLY ASSISTED REVIEW). see under discovery

TAXATION; see also Local Property Tax (LPT); stamp duty

Small and Expanding Businesses - Getting the Tax Right (K. O’Connell), 4 (May): 8

TAXATION ADMINISTRATION LIAISON COMMITTEE (TALC)

work of, 4 (May): 15

TAXATION OF COSTS, 10 (Dec): 61

payment on account pending taxation

HC developments, 4 (May): 7, 24–25 (E.J. Cantillon)

Sheehan v Corr: Law Society as amicus curiae, 6 (July): 1 (Pres.), 7 (Aug/Sept): 59

TECHNOLOGY; see also e-licensing

blockchain - uses and concerns for lawyers, 10 (Dec) 34–39 (G. Smith)

cyber security. see under cyber crime

digital privacy

how to protect yourself and your data, 4 (May): 63 (practice note)

Future of Law and Legal Technology seminar, 1 (Jan/Feb): 21

Law Society’s ‘System 360,’ 6 (July): 9

non-secure ‘http’ web pages, 2 (March): 10

robots and artificial intelligence. see artificial intelligence (AI)

spear-phishing (criminal hacking). see cyber crime

Supreme Court to embrace technological revolution, 8 (Oct): 9

TAR (technologically assisted review). see under discovery

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

practice notes, 1 (Jan/Feb): 28, 29, 57, 2 (Mar): 58–59, 4 (May): 63

TEDDERS, JUDITH

new member services executive, 7 (Aug/Sept): 10

TELDERS INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION (THE HAGUE)

Ireland takes silver, 6 (July): 15

TRADE AGREEMENTS. see CETA; free trade agreements

TRAINING SOLICITORS

in-house and public sector solicitors as, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44–47 (I. Ryan)

TRALIM

asylum and immigration law training event, 2 (March): 21

TRANSITION YEAR STUDENTS

participation in ‘Solicitors of the Future’ programme, 2 (March): 17

TRANSLATORS. see legal translators

TRAVERS, SINÉAD

‘Meeting the needs of in-house members,’ 3 (April): 32–33 (analysis)

TURKEY

human rights abuses

international inaction condemned, 2 (March): 9

lawyers in detention

Law Society intervention, 10 (Dec): 58

TURKISH LAWYERS

human rights awards, 2 (March): 9

UCD SUTHERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

Irish/British law conference, 6 (July): 7

ULCS. see under company law

ULSTER BANK

negative equity sales

non provision of original deeds on ATR, 6 (July): 60 (practice note)

second-hand dwellings

loan condition for HomeBond, 6 (July): 61 (practice note)

UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE (UNCAT)

2nd report on Ireland: ‘lots done - more to do,’ 9 (Nov): 30–33 (M. Lynch)

UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2 (March):

28–31 (G. Lee)

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

US suspension of refugee resettlement programme, criticism of, 2 (March): 12

UNITED KINGDOM

Brexit decision. see Brexit

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

federal public defender system

interview with Stephen Wax (Oregon Innocence Project), 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

refugee resettlement programme suspended, 2 (March): 12

UNSECURED CREDITORS

Company Law Review Group report published, 8 (Oct): 10

VETTING


National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Database System Act 2012, 1


VICTIMS OF CRIME

AdVIC representative addresses Human Rights Conference, 10 (Dec): 32

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, 10 (Dec): 63

‘new Bill puts victims at centre of justice system,’ 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–23 (J. Madigan)

‘rebalancing victims’ rights,’ 2 (March): 22–25 (M. McDonald)

VIEWPOINT

Brexit

English language post-Brexit, 5 (June): 24–25 (R. Friel)

‘the British question: an Irish problem,’ 10 (Dec): 20–23 (P. Andrews)

Code of Practice for Family Law in Ireland (2017), 8 (Oct): 22–25

costs - interim payment on account, 4 (May): 24–25 (E. J. Cantillon)

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, 1 (Jan/Feb): 22–23 (J. Madigan), 2 (March):

22–25 (M. McDonald)

legal education, need for change in, 6 (July): 26–29 (R.J. Friel)

legal representation during Garda interviews (SC decision), 3 (April): 22–25 (D. Robinson)

migration - ‘a test for the future of human rights law,’ 1 (Jan/Feb): 24–27 (M. O’Flaherty)

pensions reform

‘2021: a pensions odyssey,’ 9 (Nov): 22–25 (S. Gillick)


robots and artificial intelligence, 5 (June): 26–27 (M. Holmes)

Stage International, 3 (April): 26–27 (D. Farrell)

WRC adjudication officer’s decisions

identification of employers, 4 (May): 26–27 (E. Logan)

VULNERABLE PERSONS

vetting for persons working with. see vetting

WALL, ROSE

‘Wherever I lay my hat’ - repossessions and social housing support options, 5 (June) 56–59

WALLACE, KIERAN, AND COMMINS, EUCHARIA

‘Change of direction’ - disqualification and restriction of directors, 2 (March): 42–45

WALSH, ANNELIE

in-house solicitors and recovery of costs, 4 (May): 14

WALSH, KEITH

appearance on Pat Kenny show (Newstalk), 9 (Nov) 7

Nationwide news items. see Bar associations

‘Separation anxiety’ - post-Brexit jurisdictional disputes in family law, 4 (May): 47–49

WALSH, KEITH AND REYNOLDS, AIDAN

‘We are family’ - family law practice and procedure (Circuit Court Rules (Family Law) 2017),

6 (July) 44–47

WATER CHARGES

update, 1 (Jan/Feb): 56 (practice note)

WAX, STEPHEN T (OREGON INNOCENCE PROJECT)

Gazette interview, 4 (May): 28–31 (M. McDermott)

WEBSITES

non-secure ‘http’ pages, 2 (March): 10

WELL-CHARGING ORDERS. see under property law

WHISTLEBLOWING. see protected disclosures

WILLS. see probate and succession law

WOMEN LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION. see Irish Women Lawyers’ Association

WORKING GROUP ON THE COST OF MOTOR INSURANCE. see under motor

insurance

WORKPLACE BULLYING

personal injuries claim (Culkin v Sligo Co Council)

IHREC amicus application in Court of Appel, 3 (April) 7

Ruffley v Board of Management of St Anne’s School (SC), 10 (Dec) 44–47 (N. Ebbs)

WORKPLACE RELATIONS COMMISSION (WRC)

adjudication officers’ decisions

identification of employers/service providers, 4 (May): 26–27 (E. Logan)

Sligo regional office opened, 6 (July): 10

YOUNGER MEMBERS COMMITTEE

Guide to Flexible Working, 9 (Nov): 26–29 (E. O’Connor)

‘Mastering the solicitor/client relationship’ seminar, 7 (Aug/Sept): 7

Documents

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