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GAZETTE LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

INDEX 1999

Index to Gazette, Volume 93 – 1999 Compiled by Julitta Clancy, Registered Indexer

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GAZETTE INDEX 1999 Compiled by Julitta Clancy,

Registered Indexer

Introductory note: articles are indexed under both author's name and subject-matter; books reviewed are listed by title under 'book reviews'; practice notes are listed under 'practice notes'. Omissions from the index: brief news items, ILT Digest (legislation and court reports), letters, professional information etc References are to 1999 issue number (in bold) followed by month and page number, e.g. '3 (April): 13' refers to April issue, page 13. -----------------------------------------------------accounting systems computerised accounts packages (G. Rothery), 6 (July): 25-7 Year 2000 warning, 9 (Nov): 11 Adjudicator's report, 1998, 3 (April): 13, 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 administration of estates professional course syllabus, 8 (Oct): 29 tax traps (R. Grogan), 6 (July): 19-21 Wards of Court staff shortages, 2 (March): 15 administrative law mobile phone licensing: Orange Communications/Meteor case (D. Rossa Phelan), 9 (Nov): 6 advertising by solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 3 age discrimination Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22 agricultural products designations of origin, protection of, 4 (May): 47 American legal services US law firm in Ireland, 2 (March): 13 Amsterdam Treaty entry into force, 5 (June): 47 Ansbacher investigation 'Will company law let us down?' (P. Igoe), 4 (May): 4 appointments. see also Courts Service; Judicial appointments; Legal appointments Director of Education: T.P. Kennedy, 9 (Nov): 50 EU posts. see European Commission; European Union

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Institute of Chartered Accountants: Director of Education and Training, 8 (Oct): 57 apprentices, 9 (Nov): 52, 10 (Dec): 51. see also SADSI fees regulations 1998, 3 (April): 33 Moot Court competitions, 7 (Aug/Sept): 53 professional course. see legal education SADSI survey, 1 (Jan/Feb): 31 arbitration compound interest awards, 2 (March): 31 small claims, 2 (March): 31 army deafness tribunal, 2 (March): 15 arrest and detention right to silence (R. English), 1 (Jan/Feb): 14-15 art investments (B. O'Halloran), 5 (June): 12-15 Arthur Cox (law firm) European Counsel 3000 study, 3 (April): 12 asbestos-related litigation (N. Hill), 2 (March): 24-6 assertiveness staff training (T. Morton), 7 (Aug/Sept): 14-17 Attorney General appointment of Michael McDowell (viewpoint, E. Hall), 7 (Aug/Sept): 7 banking law 'banking law in the 1990s' (W. Johnston), 3 (April): 18-21 Behan, Maria 'The art of giving', 9 (Nov): 24-7 Berdaguer, Rafael 'Ay caramba! Buying property in Spain', 9 (Nov): 12-15 biotechnology legal protection: EU directive (98/44/EC), 6 (July): 43-4 Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry Great Blasket Island case: SC decision (V. Farry), 7 (Aug/Sept): 18-19 Bohan, Brian 'Tax treatment of development land', 7 (Aug/Sept): 24-7 Bolkiah v KPMG (E. Hall), 4 (May): 7 book reviews

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(listed under title) The capital markets: Irish and international laws and regulations (A. Foy), rev. by N. O'Hanlon, 1 (Jan/Feb): 52 A casebook on equity and trusts in Ireland (2nd ed) (JCW Wylie), rev. by J. Mee, 1 (Jan/Feb): 51 Commercial secrecy: law and practice (J. Hull), rev. by E. Hall, 2 (March): 53 Digital media: contracts, rights and licensing (2nd ed.) (A. Williams et al.), rev. by E. Hall, 8 (Oct): 61 Dismissal law in Ireland (M. Redmond), rev. by T. McCann, 6 (July): 53 The ethics and conduct of lawyers in England and Wales (A. Boon and J. Levin), rev. by T. Clarke, 8 (Oct): 62 European business litigation (A. Mayss and A. Reed), rev. by TP Kennedy, 2 (March): 54 The High Court: a user's guide (K. Wood), rev. by J. McCourt, 1 (Jan/Feb): 52 Jordan's Irish company secretarial precedents (P. Egan et al.), rev. by P. Igoe, 9 (Nov): 54 Mareva injunctions and related interlocutory orders (T.B. Courtney), rev. by M. McDowell, 6 (July): 51 Military law in Ireland (G. Humphreys and C. Craven), rev. by M. Reidy, 1 (Jan/Feb): 53 Negotiating international joint venture agreements (S. Sayer), rev. by V. Power, 8 (Oct): 61 Now and then: a celebration of Sweet & Maxwell's bicentenary, rev. by Dr. E. Hall, 10 (Dec): 53 Regulation of investment capital markets: Irish and European regulatory arrangements and laws (K. McHugh), rev. by N. O'Hanlon, 9 (Nov): 54 Tax Book 98 (A. Moore), rev. by N. O'Hanlon, 2 (March): 54 Bourke, Marcus 'Nice and easy does it', 8 (Oct): 18-19 Braiden, Olive 'The case for separate legal representation for rape victims', 1 (Jan/Feb):5 Brussels Convention ECJ caselaw, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45, 2 (March): 47, 8 (Oct): 55, 9 (Nov): 48 jurisdiction agreements, 10 (Dec): 45-6 Brussels II Convention matrimonial proceedings, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47-8, 8 (Oct): 52-4 business. see also companies employee share-ownership plans (K. Fitzgerald), 9 (Nov): 18-21 European business litigation (book review), 2 (March): 54 patenting of business methods (D. Kelleher), 4 (May):

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28-30 Business Law Committee Companies (Amendment) Bills, 9 (Nov): 30 Companies Registration Office: website, 9 (Nov): 30 Byrne, David appointment as EU Commissioner (viewpoint: C. Quigley), 8 (Oct): 5 Canada Official Languages Act (Canada) 1988 (D. Mac Carthaigh), 3 (April): 7-9 capital acquisitions tax/capital gains tax development land (B. Bohan), 7 (Aug/Sept): 24-7 Finance Act, 1999, 5 (June): 26-7 capital markets book reviews, 1 (Jan/Feb): 52, 9 (Nov): 54 careers 'How to hold on to your bright young things' (S. Gilhooly), 7 (Aug/Sept): 28-9 CCBE. see Council reports champerty heir-locator agreements (D. Rooney), 5 (June): 16 children custody and access issues (G. Shannon), 10 (Dec): 18-20 Chinese walls Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG (E. Hall), 4 (May): 7 Circuit Court fees, 9 (Nov): 31 Clarke, Geraldine 'Why supporting the SMDF makes sense', 8 (Oct): 27 client confidentiality. see confidentiality commercial secrecy book review, 2 (March): 53 committee reports, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30, 2 (March): 31, 3 (April): 35, 6 (July): 30, 8 (Oct): 39, 9 (Nov): 29, 10 (Dec): 33. see also Business Law Committee; Criminal Law Committee; Guidance and Ethics Committee; Litigation and Arbitration Committee; Probation, Administration and Taxation Committee; Taxation Committee practice notes. see practice notes companies. see also Business Law Committee; corporate crime;

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corporate identity annual returns: failure to file (D. Kelleher), 4 (May): 34-5 Ansbacher and NIB investigation (P. Igoe), 4 (May): 4 book reviews, 9 (Nov): 54 Companies (Amendment) Bills, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30, 9 (Nov): 30 corporate e-mail policies, 6 (July): 15 corporate gift-giving (M. Behan), 9 (Nov): 24-7 small companies (P. Igoe), 1 (Jan/Feb): 22-3 compensation claims. see personal injuries competition law abuse of dominant position, 2 (March): 46 anti-competitive behaviour (Article 81), 8 (Oct): 55 article 85 breaches, 6 (July): 46 equality, 9 (Nov): 47 EU law reform (C. Quigley), 5 (June): 6 EU policy reform, 7 (Aug/Sept): 44-6, 9 (Nov): 44-6 EU regulations, 2 (March): 46 mergers: European caselaw, 5 (June): 47, 9 (Nov): 47 UK Competition Act, 1998, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45, 5 (June): 45-7 undertakings, 9 (Nov): 47 complaints against solicitors new procedures (J. Shaw), 4 (May): 23 notification to solicitors, 5 (June): 9 practice notes, 8 (Oct): 39 rebuttal of Irish Independent article, 5 (June): 10 computer technology. see also accounting systems; ecommerce; internet; technology millennium bug and litigation (D. Kelleher), 1 (Jan/Feb): 18-21 mobile computer packages (G. Rothery), 3 (April): 25-7 conduct. see employment law; judicial conduct and ethics; professional conduct confidentiality Chinese walls: Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG (E. Hall), 4 (May): 7 client privilege, 3 (April): 3 Constitution of Ireland courts and judiciary (Oireachtas Committee report), 10 (Dec): 3 judicial law-making (E. Hall), 10 (Dec): 5 consumer protection arbitration clauses and small claims, 2 (March): 31 financial services: new EU directive proposed, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45 new EC Commissioner (David Byrne), 8 (Oct): 5

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package holidays directive, 3 (April): 49 product liability, 2 (March): 46 continuing legal education. see legal education conveyancing. see also Conveyancing Committee; Foreign property; Land Registry bank guarantees for solicitors' cheques, 9 (Nov): 30 Land Registry developments (C. Treacy), 10 (Dec): 24-7 mortgage redemption figures, 9 (Nov): 31 practice notes. see practice notes professional course syllabus, 10 (Dec): 31 safety files and once-off houses (practice note), 9 (Nov): 33-4 stamping of deeds, 9 (Nov): 32 yearly interest: deduction of tax, 9 (Nov): 34 Conveyancing Committee Conveyancing Handbook, 4 (May): 12 practice notes. see practice notes stamp duty: bank guarantees for solicitors' cheques, 3 (April): 35, 9 (Nov): 30 undertakings: house in course of construction, 3 (April): 35 copyright Copyright Bill, 1999 (J. Newman), 5 (June): 19-21 music techno-piracy (D. Kelleher), 8 (Oct): 14-17 corporate art (B. O'Halloran), 5 (June): 12-15 corporate crime Ansbacher and NIB investigation (P. Igoe), 4 (May): 4 corporate identity (D. McCann), 6 (July): 16-18 Costello, John, and Bohan, Brian 'Finance Act, 1999', 5 (June): 25-7 Council of Europe Irish presidency, 10 (Dec): 43-4 Council of European Bars and Law Societies (CCBE), 9 (Nov): 50 Council of the Law Society 1998-1999, 3 (April): 53 1999-2000, 10 (Dec): 9 reports of meetings. see Council reports Council reports action plan for 1999, 3 (April): 33 Acts of the Oireachtas CD-ROMs, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 Apprentices' Fees Regulations 1998, 3 (April): 33 Budget submission, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 building contracts for new houses: stage payments, 9

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(Nov): 28, 10 (Dec): 33 CCBE, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 3 (April): 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30, 10 (Dec): 33 Circuit Court Rules, 9 (Nov): 28 Commission on the Private Rented Residential Sector, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31 Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 1999, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 continuing legal eduction (CLE), 9 (Nov): 28 conveyancing: stamping deeds, 10 (Dec): 33 county registrars' appointments, 9 (Nov): 28 Courts Service, 3 (April): 33 Criminal Assets Bureau cases: ad hoc legal aid scheme, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30, 9 (Nov): 28 Criminal Justice Act 1994, s. 32: proposed designation of solicitors, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 29, 3 (April): 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30, 31, 9 (Nov): 28, 10 (Dec): 33 Director of Education, 10 (Dec): 33 Director of Public Prosecutions, 9 (Nov): 28 Disciplinary Tribunal of the High Court, 9 (Nov): 28 E-commerce, 10 (Dec): 33 Education Centre, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 3 (April): 33 education fees and courses, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 employment law wallchart, 10 (Dec): 33 Establishment Directive (98/5/EC), 5 (June): 35 Finance Bill, 1999, 3 (April): 34 financial services regulation, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 future of the profession: discussion document, 3 (April): 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31 Independent Adjudicator of the Law Society: 1st annual report, 3 (April): 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 International Bar Association, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 judicial appointments (High and Supreme Courts), 3 (April): 34, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31, 10 (Dec): 33 Land Registry, Form 17, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31 Law Clerks JLC, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 29, 3 (April): 33 legal adviser posts: Equality bodies, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 legal year services, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31 local authority solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 mandatory in-house complaints procedure, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29, 3 (April): 34, 5 (June): 35 MDPs, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31 Monitoring Committee for the new Refugee Legal Service, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30 new Council members, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27 Northern Ireland nominees, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29, 3 (April): 34 Pat Finucane inquiry, 5 (June): 35 practising certificate fee for 1999, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 President and Vice-Presidents: taking of office, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27 pro bono scheme, 9 (Nov): 28 professional indemnity insurance, 3 (April): 33 Revenue audits: access to client information, 10 (Dec): 33 Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 6) (Disclosure of

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Reports and Statements), 1998, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27 salary scales: newly-qualified solicitors, 9 (Nov): 28 Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted, 9 (Nov): 28 Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1998, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 29, 3 (April): 33, 5 (June): 35 VAT on legal services, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 web site launch, 3 (April): 34 wills promotion, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 Year 2000 compatibility, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27 Younger Members Remuneration Survey, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 3 (April): 34 courts. see also Brussels Convention; Courts Service; European Court of Justice; judges; judicial appointments; legal year; rules of the superior courts; Working Group on a Courts Commission designing a courts system for 21st century (K. Murphy), 1 (Jan/Feb): 6-9 trial management and role of judges, 5 (June): 11 Courts Service, 3 (April): 3 CEO appointment (P J Fitzpatrick), 1 (Jan/Feb): 12 establishment and launch, 10 (Dec): 11, 49 Criminal Assets Bureau ad hoc legal aid scheme, 7 (Aug/Sept): 30, 9 (Nov): 28 criminal law. see also corporate crime; criminal legal aid; road traffic offences; sexual offences legal representation for rape victims (O. Braiden), 1 (Jan/Feb): 5 prosecution of offences (E. Hall), 6 (July): 3 silence, right to (R. English), 1 (Jan/Feb): 14-15 Criminal Law Committee criminal legal aid scheme: fees regulations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30, 2 (March): 31; prison visits, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30; tax clearance certificate regulations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30 practice notes. see practice notes criminal legal aid CAB cases (practice note), 6 (July): 31 fees regulations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30, 2 (March): 31 prison visit fees, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30 tax clearance certificate regulations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30, 6 (July): 31-2, 8 (Oct): 39; practice note, 6 (July): 31 Curriculum Development Unit (CDU). see legal education damages general damages in the 1990s: review of caselaw (R. Pierse), 4 (May): 20-2 deeds, stamping of

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new system, 9 (Nov): 32 defamation law reform: 'All the news that's fit to print?' (B. O'Halloran), 4 (May): 16-19; LRC recommendations, 4 (May): 19 on-line defamation: e-commerce (K. Murray), 5 (June): 22-4; e-mail abuse (N. Hill), 6 (July): 12-15; liability of ISPs, 4 (May): 13, 5 (June): 23-4 right to misquote (E. Hall), 2 (March): 9 Denham Commission. see Working Group on a Courts Commission deregulation, 5 (June): 3 development land tax treatment (B. Bohan), 7 (Aug/Sept): 24-7 digital media (book review), 8 (Oct): 61 digital piracy (D. Kelleher), 8 (Oct): 14-17 Director of Public Prosecutions. see prosecution of offences disability discrimination, 9 (Nov): 22-3 Disciplinary Tribunal annual report 1998/1999, 10 (Dec): 34-5 discrimination. see also gender discrimination; sexual harassment employment: ECJ caselaw, 6 (July): 46 Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22-3 indirect discrimination: Queen v Secretary of State for Employment (ECJ), 3 (April): 48 language: ECJ caselaw, 2 (March): 46 limitation periods, 2 (March): 45 diseases. see asbestos-related litigation; medico-legal District Court new rules, 9 (Nov): 31 domestic violence Domestic violence: the case for reform (Law Reform Committee), 5 (June): 9, 29-34 domicile, 9 (Nov): 29-30 drunken driving. see road traffic offences e-commerce EU directive, 6 (July): 44-5 EU implications, 8 (Oct): 5 legal issues (K. Murray), 5 (June): 22-4

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e-mail corporate policies, 6 (July): 15 defamation and other risks (N. Hill), 6 (July): 12-15 disclosure and record-keeping, 6 (July): 15 identity of sender (practice note), 8 (Oct): 39 security, 6 (July): 14-15 e-mails warning (practice note), 8 (Oct): 39 education. see legal education electronic access service, Land Registry, 10 (Dec): 24 electronic communications. see e-commerce; e-mail employee share-ownership plans (K. Fitzgerald), 9 (Nov): 18-21 Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22-3 employment law. see also equality of opportunity; maternity leave compulsory information: employee consultation, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45 conduct: discreditable conduct outside of work (E. Hall), 8 (Oct): 7 discipline: constructive approach (M. Redmond), 9 (Nov): 16-17 discrimination: ECJ caselaw, 6 (July): 46; Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22 dismissal law (book review), 6 (July): 53 fixed-term work, 5 (June): 47 health and safety: employer's duties (D. O'Sullivan), 8 (Oct): 23-5 scope of legislation (T. McCrann), 8 (Oct): 20-1 transfer of undertakings: ECJ caselaw, 3 (April): 49 working time, 4 (May): 47, 6 (July): 46 workplace bullying (P. Walsh), 4 (May): 24-7 enduring powers of attorney (practice note), 9 (Nov): 32 English, Richard 'Last call for the sound of silence?', 1 (Jan/Feb): 14-15 Ensor, Anthony (President, Law Society, 1999-2000) interview with Gazette, 10 (Dec): 14-17 environmental law. see also planning law; water pollution environmental actions (V. Farry), 6 (July): 22-3 ozone in ambient air, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46 Equality Authority legal adviser posts. see legal appointments

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equality of opportunity, 6 (July): 3 Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22-3 legal appointments, State equality bodies. see legal appointments equity and trusts casebook (book review), 1 (Jan/Feb): 51 establishment. see freedom of establishment estate planning. see administration of estates ethics. see also judicial conduct and ethics; professional conduct book review, 8 (Oct): 62 EU and International Affairs Committee Eurlegal briefing. see European law European Commission appointments: David Byrne (C. Quigley), 8 (Oct): 5 Euro-posts: must not become political sinecures (C. Quigley), 2 (March): 7 replacement needed (C. Quigley), 3 (April): 4 European Counsel 3000 study, 3 (April): 12 European Court of Justice preliminary references, 3 (April): 50, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46, 10 (Dec): 47 recent developments. see European law European Economic Interest Group (EEIG), 1 (Jan/Feb): 44 European law agency, 6 (July): 46 Amsterdam Treaty: entry into force, 5 (June): 47 biotechnology, legal protection of, 6 (July): 43-4 business litigation (book review), 2 (March): 54 competition. see competition law consumers. see consumer protection designations of origin, 3 (April): 49, 4 (May): 47 direct effect, 3 (April): 49, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46 e-commerce, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45, 5 (June): 22-4, 6 (July): 44 electronic signatures, 6 (July): 44-5 employment. see employment law expulsion for life from member state: Donatella Calfa (ECJ), 3 (April): 48 free movement. see free movement of goods; free movement of persons gender discrimination: limitation periods (ECJ), 2 (March): 45 indirect discrimination: Queen v Secretary of State for Employment (ECJ), 3 (April): 48 intellectual property law: parallel importers - ECJ

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rulings (M. Daly), 4 (May): 31-3 Irish presidency of Council of Europe, 10 (Dec): 43-4 jurisdiction agreements and Brussels Convention, 10 (Dec): 45-6 jurisdiction of courts. see Brussels Convention; Brussels II Convention maternity leave: Pedersen case (ECJ), 2 (March): 45 package holidays directive, 3 (April): 49 patents protection, 3 (April): 50 pregnancy rights and maternity leave (ECJ), 2 (March): 45 preliminary references to ECJ, 3 (April): 50 recent developments, 1 (Jan/Feb): 42, 45, 2 (March): 45-7, 46-7, 3 (April): 48-50, 4 (May): 47, 5 (June): 47, 6 (July): 46-7, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46, 8 (Oct): 55, 9 (Nov): 47-8, 10 (Dec): 47 same-sex partnerships: D & Sweden v Council of Ministers (CFI), 4 (May): 44-7 solicitor's profession, 2 (March): 3 taxation challenges (C. Quigley), 1 (Jan/Feb): 4 trade marks, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45 transfer of undertakings, 3 (April): 49 European Union Euro-post appointments (C. Quigley), 2 (March): 7 institutional reform (C. Quigley), 2 (March): 7 evidence, expert. see expert witnesses expert witnesses negligence liability, 10 (Dec): 11 personal injuries litigation, new rules, 1 (Jan/Feb): 16-17 family law. see also domestic violence children at risk: custody and access issues (G. Shannon), 10 (Dec): 18-20 matrimonial matters: Brussels II Convention, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47-8, 8 (Oct): 52-4 same-sex partnerships, 4 (May): 44-7 family status Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22 Farry, Vincent 'How rural planning became a Blasket case', 7 (Aug/Sept): 18-19 'Not in my back yard', 6 (July): 22-3 faxes/laser-printed documents practice note, 8 (Oct): 39 warning (practice note), 8 (Oct): 39 fees. see also criminal legal aid; medico-legal Circuit Court Fees Order, 1999, 9 (Nov): 31 prison visits, 10 (Dec): 33

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financial services Solicitors' Investment Services (C. O'Sullivan), 6 (July): 29 Fitzgerald, Kyran 'ESOP fables: share and share alike', 9 (Nov): 18-21 foreign property Portugal (J. Ryan), 5 (June): 17-18 Spain (R. Bedraguer), 9 (Nov): 12-15 wills and tax traps (R. Grogan), 6 (July): 19-21 foreign public documents authentication (practice note), 2 (March): 31 fraud and malpractice Whistleblowers' Protection Bill 1999 (P. Igoe), 9 (Nov): 5 Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), 2 (March): 13 free movement of capital European caselaw, 8 (Oct): 55 free movement of goods, 2 (March): 46, 8 (Oct): 55, 9 (Nov): 47-8 animal species protection (ECJ caselaw), 2 (March): 46 export of livestock (ECJ), 3 (April): 49-50 import restrictions (ECJ), 3 (April): 50 free movement of persons ECJ caselaw, 1 (Jan/Feb): 43-5, 10 (Dec): 47 EU citizenship, 8 (Oct): 55 non-discrimination principle, 1 (Jan/Feb): 43-4 recent developments (J. Handoll), 1 (Jan/Feb): 42-4 workers, 6 (July): 47 free movement of services ECJ caselaw, 9 (Nov): 48, 10 (Dec): 47 freedom of establishment, 6 (July): 46-7, 9 (Nov): 48 Establishment Directive (98/5/EC), 5 (June): 35 Freedom of Information Act 1st annual report (D. Meehan), 7 (Aug/Sept): 21-3 freedom to provide services ECJ caselaw, 1 (Jan/Feb): 44 Gannon, Gerard 'Drunken driving: is the Supreme Court rewriting the rules?', 3 (April): 14-17 Garda custody right to silence (R. English), 1 (Jan/Feb): 14-15

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Garvey, Anthony 'Is the Keane affair the media's Sheedy case?' (viewpoint), 5 (June): 5 Gazette reader survey 1998, 3 (April): 31-2 gender discrimination Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22 indirect discrimination (ECJ), 3 (April): 48 limitation periods: Levez v TH Jennings (Harlow Pools) Ltd (ECJ), 2 (March): 45 sexual harassment, 6 (July): 14 genetically-modified organisms, 8 (Oct): 5 Gilhooly, Stuart 'How to hold on to your bright young things', 7 (Aug/Sept): 28-9 Grogan, Richard 'Wills: traps for the unwary', 6 (July): 19-21 Guidance and Ethics Committee (Law Society) Guide to Professional Conduct: review, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30 review of Grey Guide, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30 Hall, Dr Eamonn 'Chinese walls: can they really exist?', 4 (May): 7 'Dishonest politicians', 3 (April): 5 personal injury judgments briefing. see personal injuries 'Should it matter what you do outside of work?', 8 (Oct): 7 'Solicitors at the millennium', 10 (Dec): 5 'The right to misquote', 2 (March): 9 'To prosecute or not to prosecute?', 6 (July): 3 Handoll, John 'Free movement of persons: some recent developments', 1 (Jan/Feb): 42-4 Haughey, Charles Keane (Terry) affair (A. Garvey), 5 (June): 5 health and safety at work employers' statutory duties: meaning of 'reasonably practicable' (D. O'Sullivan), 8 (Oct): 22-5 heir-locator agreements (D. Rooney), 5 (June): 16 High Court assessment cases: country venues, 9 (Nov): 31 Disciplinary Tribunal, 9 (Nov): 28 judicial appointments. see judicial appointments rules of court. see rules of the superior courts user's guide (book review), 1 (Jan/Feb): 52

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Hill, Niall 'Danger in the air', 2 (March): 24-6 Hill, Nigel 'Talking up a storm?', 6 (July): 12-15 holiday homes tax traps (R. Grogan), 6 (July): 19-21 home loan interest relief rules and guidelines (Revenue Commissioners), 2 (March): 37-40 human rights. see Nelson (Rosemary) murder IBEC compensation claims report, 6 (July): 7 identity. see corporate identity Igoe, Pat 'The Ansbacher and NIB investigation: will company law let us down?', 4 (May): 4-5 'Time for a rethink on small business?', 1 (Jan/Feb): 22-3 'Why this country needs a Whistleblowers' Act', 9 (Nov): 5 image. see corporate identity immigration solicitors, 9 (Nov): 7 (ltr.) Information Commissioner 1st annual report (D. Meehan), 7 (Aug/Sept): 21-3 Institute of Chartered Accountants Director of Education and Training: A. Power, 8 (Oct): 57 intellectual property law. see also copyright; patents; trade marks designs, protection of: EU directive adopted, 2 (March): 47 e-mail abuse, 6 (July): 14 electronic commerce, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45 exhaustion of rights, 2 (March): 47 parallel importers: ECJ caselaw (M. Daly), 4 (May): 31-3 International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2 (March): 15 international joint venture agreements (book review), 8 (Oct): 61 Internet. see also e-commerce; e-mail; webwatch (Mark Reid) defamation on-line. see defamation

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Law Society website. see website (Law Society) music piracy (D. Kelleher), 8 (Oct): 14-17 private 'web site' scheme, 8 (Oct): 9 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) defamation, liability for, 4 (May): 13, 5 (June): 23-4 investments. see also corporate art; employee shareownership plans; foreign property Solicitors' Investment Services (C. O'Sullivan), 6 (July): 29 Irish language compulsory Irish, 9 (Nov): 3 court use, Canadian experience (D. Mac Carthaigh), 3 (April): 7-9 legal status (N. Nic Shuibhne), 2 (March): 16-19 Johnston, William 'Banking law in the 1990s', 3 (April): 18-21 joint venture agreements (book review), 8 (Oct): 61 judges Bar, relationship with, 3 (April): 11 (ltr.) conduct and ethics. see judicial conduct and ethics independence. see judicial independence political inquiries, role in, 6 (July): 9 qualifications for appointments. see judicial appointments trial management, role in, 5 (June): 11 judicial appointments District Court, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47 superior courts, qualifications for, 5 (June): 9, 10 (Dec): 33; solicitors, 2 (March): 4, 13; working group, 3 (April): 34, 7 (Aug/Sept): 31; working group report, 1 (Jan/Feb): 12, 2 (March): 4-5 judicial conduct and ethics Denham Commission proposals, 4 (May): 13 Oireachtas Committee report (K. Murphy), 10 (Dec): 3 Sheedy affair and aftermath (K. Murphy), 4 (May): 5, 10 (Dec): 3. see also Sheedy affair judicial independence, 9 (Nov): 3 Oireachtas Committee report (K. Murphy), 10 (Dec): 3 judicial law-making (E. Hall), 10 (Dec): 5 jurisdiction of courts. see Brussels Convention Justice Media Awards (Law Society), 9 (Nov): 11, 49 Keane (Terry) affair (A. Garvey), 5 (June): 5

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Kelleher, Denis 'Can anyone stop the techno-pirates?', 8 (Oct): 14-17 'Can you patent a business method?', 4 (May): 28-30 'Litigation and the year 2000', 1 (Jan/Feb): 18-21 Kennedy, T.P. new Director of Education, 9 (Nov): 50 labour law. see employment law land certificates. see professional information in back pages of each issue land law. see also conveyancing; development land; landlord and tenant law; planning law professional course syllabus, 10 (Dec): 31-2 Land Registry application forms, 10 (Dec): 24-7 backlog, 7 (Aug/Sept): 3 Electronic Access Service, 10 (Dec): 24 Integrated Title Registration Information System, 10 (Dec): 24 recent developments (C. Treacy), 10 (Dec): 24-7 landlord and tenant law landlord's failure to perform obligations: English caselaw (JCW Wylie), 3 (April): 28-30 language and the law. see also Irish language discrimination (ECJ caselaw), 2 (March): 46 plain English, 5 (June): 11, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5, 8 (Oct): 18-19 Law Clerks JLC. see Council reports Law Directory, 8 (Oct): 11 law reform. see also Law Reform Commission; Law Reform Committee (Law Society) mental health. see mental health urgent issues, 7 (Aug/Sept): 3 Law Reform Commission Statutory drafting and interpretation: plain language and the law, 7 (Aug/Sept): 5, 8 (Oct): 18-19 Law Reform Committee (Law Society), 2 (March): 3 Domestic violence: the case for reform, 5 (June): 9, 29-34, 51 Mental health: the case for reform, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11, 8 (Oct): 31-7 Law Society committees. see Committee reports; practice notes complaints procedures. see Registrar's Committee

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conferences and seminars (pictorial items). see people and places conferrings and parchment ceremonies. see people and places Council. see Council of the Law Society; Council reports education. see legal education Independent Adjudicator report (1998), 3 (April): 13 investigations, 9 (Nov): 8, 9 Justice Media Awards, 9 (Nov): 11 Law Reform Committee. see Law Reform Committee member services. see member services new education centre, 2 (March): 15, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51 presentations and awards. see people and places professional course syllabus. see legal education relevance, 4 (May): 3 Retirement Trust Scheme (C. O'Sullivan), 3 (April): 23 Solicitors' Investment Services, 6 (July): 29 website. see website (Law Society) legal aid. see criminal legal aid legal appointments. see also judicial appointments Attorney General, Michael McDowell (E. Hall), 7 (Aug/Sept): 7 legal adviser posts, equality bodies, 5 (June): 11, 6 (July): 3, 7 (Aug/Sept): 3, 13 legal education CLE: changing face (S. O'Reilly), 10 (Dec): 21-3; council report, 9 (Nov): 28 Curriculum Development Unit, 6 (July): 50 Director of Education, 8 (Oct): 57, 9 (Nov): 50 Education Centre, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 2 (March): 15, 3 (April): 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51 fees and courses, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 land law module (CDU), 10 (Dec): 31-2 professional course, 4 (May): 15 wills, probate and administration of estates (CDU), 8 (Oct): 29 legal publishing Sweet & Maxwell's bicentenary (book review), 10 (Dec): 53 legal representation. see also criminal legal aid rape victims (O. Braiden), 1 (Jan/Feb): 5 legal year, 6 (July): 7 court 'vacations', 6 (July): 7, 7 (Aug/Sept): 11 religious services, 4 (May): 3, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 legislation update 1998 Acts, 1 (Jan/Feb): 33-4, 2 (March): 32-4 1999 Acts, 3 (April): 36, 4 (May): 37, 6 (July): 33, 7 (Aug/Sept): 33-4, 10 (Dec): 36 employment law (T. McCrann), 8 (Oct): 20-1

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legislative drafting Statutory drafting and interpretation: plain language and the law (LRC), 7 (Aug/Sept): 5, 8 (Oct): 18-19 legislative interpretation. see statutory interpretation libel. see defamation limitation of actions ECJ caselaw, 2 (March): 47, 5 (June): 47 gender discrimination, 2 (March): 45 litigation. see also limitation periods; Litigation and Arbitration Committee; practice notes computer-related litigation and millennium bug (D. Kelleher), 1 (Jan/Feb): 18-21 Irish language. see Irish language jurisdiction of courts. see Brussels Convention non-contractual obligations, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46 personal injuries. see Personal injuries preliminary references to ECJ, 3 (April): 50, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46, 10 (Dec): 47 private international law, 6 (July): 47 Litigation and Arbitration Committee arbitration clauses: small claims, 2 (March): 31 arbitrator's award: compound interest, 2 (March): 31 Employment Appeals Tribunal, 2 (March): 31 expert evidence: new Rules explained, 1 (Jan/Feb): 16-17 practice notes. see practice notes logo of firm, 6 (July): 16 lost land certificates/wills. see 'professional information' at back of each issue McCann, Deiric 'First impressions last', 6 (July): 16-18 McCrann, Terence 'Firing on all cylinders?', 8 (Oct): 20-1 McDowell, Michael appointment as Attorney General (viewpoint, E. Hall), 7 (Aug/Sept): 7 McIntyre, Owen 'No fault, no foul?', 10 (Dec): 28-30 mareva injunctions book review, 6 (July): 51 marketing corporate gift-giving (M. Behan), 9 (Nov): 24-7

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maternity leave pregnancy rights: Pedersen case (ECJ), 2 (March): 45 matrimonial proceedings Brussels II Convention, 7 (Aug/Sept): 47-8, 8 (Oct): 52-4 media. see also defamation Justice Media Awards, 9 (Nov): 11, 49 Keane (Terry) affair (A. Garvey), 5 (June): 5 Law Society rebuttal of Irish Independent article, 5 (June): 10 libel reform and privacy law (B. O'Halloran), 4 (May): 16-19 medico-legal. see also personal injuries asbestos-related litigation (N. Hill), 2 (March): 24-6 fees revision, 1 (Jan/Feb): 13, 2 (March): 13 Mental health: the case for reform (Law Society), 7 (Aug/Sept): 11 Meehan, David 'Freedom of information's first year', 7 (Aug/Sept): 21-3 member services (C. O'Sullivan), 1 (Jan/Feb): 24-6 affinity credit cardholders, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 BUPA Ireland healthline, 8 (Oct): 13 graphic design service, 8 (Oct): 13 healthcare cash plan, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 Member advantage programme, 10 (Dec): 12 millennium malt whiskey, 10 (Dec): 12 pensions booklet, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13, 10 (Dec): 12 personal loans from TSB, 10 (Dec): 12 Solicitors' Investment Services, 6 (July): 29 Solicitors' Retirement Trust Scheme, 3 (April): 23, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 Solicitors' Serious Illness Plan, 8 (Oct): 13 website. see website (Law Society) mental health Mental health: the case for reform (Law Society), 7 (Aug/Sept): 11, 8 (Oct): 31-7 Mental Health Bill, 1999, 8 (Oct): 9 military law book review, 1 (Jan/Feb): 53 millennium bug (Y2K) computerised accounts packages (Technology Committee), 9 (Nov): 11 'Litigation and the year 2000' (D. Kelleher), 1 (Jan/Feb): 18-21 mobile computer packages (Rothery), 3 (April): 25-7

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Morton, Trevor 'Get up, stand up', 7 (Aug/Sept): 14-17 multi-disciplinary practices (MDPs), 8 (Oct): 11 Murphy, Ken 'Designing a courts system for the 21st century', 1 (Jan/Feb): 6-9 'Judicial conduct: an issue that won't go away', 10 (Dec): 3 'Judicial conduct and ethics after the Sheedy affair', 4 (May): 5 solicitors as superior court judges?, 2 (March): 4 Murray, Karen 'E-commerce: the legal issues', 5 (June): 22-4 music digital piracy (D. Kelleher), 8 (Oct): 14-17 National Crime Forum 1998, 2 (March): 3 National Irish Bank (NIB) investigation (P. Igoe), 4 (May): 4 negligence. see also personal injuries expert witnesses, liability of, 10 (Dec): 11 Nelson (Rosemary) murder, 3 (April): 3, 11 (ltr.), 12 and struggle for human rights (C. Nolan), 4 (May): 9 New Zealand no-fault compensation scheme (O. McIntyre), 10 (Dec): 28-30 Newman, Jonathan 'To each his own' (Copyright Bill, 1999), 5 (June): 19-21 Nic Shuibhne, Niamh 'First among equals: Irish language and the law', 2 (March): 16-19 Nolan, Caroline 'Rosemary Nelson and the struggle for human rights' (viewpoint), 4 (May): 9 Northern Ireland murders of solicitors. see also Nelson (Rosemary) murder: Law Society backs calls for inquiry, 4 (May): 12 obituaries Gavan Duffy, Colum (1913-1999), 3 (April): 52 Ryan, Noel C. (Director General, 1990-1994), 3 (April): 51

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O'Boyle, Conal 'A safe pair of hands': interview with Anthony Ensor, 10 (Dec): 14-17 occupational safety. see health and safety at work O'Connor, Patrick. see President of Law Society Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998 legal advisors, implications for (practice note), 6 (July): 31 Office of the Director of Equality Investigations legal adviser posts. see legal appointments O'Halloran, Barry 'All the news that's fit to print?', 4 (May): 16-19 'Art for art's sake', 5 (June): 12-15 O'Hanlon, Niall 'Perennial concerns for business', 4 (May): 34-5 Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution The courts and the judiciary, 10 (Dec): 3 O'Reilly, Sarah '21 years on: the changing face of CLE', 10 (Dec): 21-3 O'Sullivan, Claire member services. see member services O'Sullivan, Donal 'What does 'reasonably practicable' mean?', 8 (Oct): 22-5 parallel importers ECJ rulings (M. Daly), 4 (May): 31-3 partnerships salaried partners: easy targets? (M. Twomey), 2 (March): 20-3 patents patenting of business methods (D. Kelleher), 4 (May): 28-30 patents protection, 3 (April): 50 pensions Finance Act, 1999, 5 (June): 25-6 Law Society pensions booklet, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13, 10 (Dec): 12 Solicitors' Retirement Trust Scheme (C. O'Sullivan), 3 (April): 23, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 people and places, 1 (Jan/Feb): 46-9, 3 (April): 52-4, 4 (May): 49-51, 5 (June): 51-3, 6 (July): 48-50, 7

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(Aug/Sept): 51-4, 8 (Oct): 57-9, 9 (Nov): 49-51, 10 (Dec): 48-9, 2 (March): 49-51 American Bar Association conference, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51 appointments. see appointments Arthur Cox Dramatic Society, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49 awards and presentations, 1 (Jan/Feb): 46, 47, 49, 3 (April): 53, 4 (May): 51, 8 (Oct): 59, 9 (Nov): 49 Barnardos guardian ad litem service, 10 (Dec): 48 book launches, 4 (May): 51, 8 (Oct): 57, 59 Calcutta run, 3 (April): 53, 5 (June): 52 CLASP summer party, 6 (July): 49 conferring ceremonies, 5 (June): 53, 6 (July): 48, 9 (Nov): 51 County and City of limerick Bar Association, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47 Courts Service launch, 10 (Dec): 49 Curriculum Development Unit, 6 (July): 50 Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association dinner dance, 4 (May): 51 Education Forum, 3 (April): 53 Fine Gael solicitor TDs, 6 (July): 49 Four Courts: 1798 plaque, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48 Franco-Irish Lawyers Association, 7 (Aug/Sept): 53 Galway Law Alumni Association, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 Irish Solicitors' Bar Association, London, 6 (July): 49, 9 (Nov): 49 Kildare and Laois Bar Associations, 4 (May): 50 Kildare Bar Association Ball, 3 (April): 54 lady golfers, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 Law Society annual dinner, 4 (May): 49 Law Society/Bar Council Liaison Committee, 7 (Aug/Sept): 54 Law Society/Garda Siochana golf match, 8 (Oct): 57 Leitrim Solicitors' Bar Association, 4 (May): 50 Mayo Bar Association dinner dance, 2 (March): 51 Mayo-born solicitors' lunch, 1 (Jan/Feb): 49 Midlands Bar Association, 1 (Jan/Feb): 46 Moot Court competitions, 6 (July): 48, 7 (Aug/Sept): 53 obituaries. see obituaries parchment ceremonies, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48-9, 7 (Aug/Sept): 54 President's dinners etc, 1 (Jan/Feb): 48, 3 (April): 53, 5 (June): 53, 6 (July): 49, 7 (Aug/Sept): 51, 9 (Nov): 51 President's visit to Swinford courthouse, 5 (June): 52 Roscommon Bar Association AGM, 3 (April): 54 Rosemary Nelson memorial meeting, 7 (Aug/Sept): 52 seminars and conferences, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47, 48, 2 (March): 49, 51, 4 (May): 49, 5 (June): 51, 53, 6 (July): 48, 7 (Aug/Sept): 54, 9 (Nov): 49, 10 (Dec): 48 Sligo and County Solicitors' Association, 3 (April): 54 Solicitors' Benevolent Association, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47 Southern Law Association AGM, 3 (April): 54 Tipperary Bar Association, 9 (Nov): 50 Tormey & Co. annual presentation, 1 (Jan/Feb): 47

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(March): 7 quotation and misquotation right to misquote (E. Hall), 2 (March): 9 race discrimination Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 23 rape victims separate legal representation (O. Braiden), 1 (Jan/Feb): 5 Redmond, Mary 'Accentuate the positive', 9 (Nov): 16-17 Registrar's Committee new complaints procedures (J. Shaw), 4 (May): 23 notification of complaints to solicitors, 5 (June): 9 practice notes. see practice notes Reid, Mark. see Webwatch religious discrimination Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 22 religious services opening of legal year, 4 (May): 3, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 retirement. see pensions revenue/Revenue Commissioners. see taxation road traffic accidents personal injuries litigation. see personal injuries road traffic offences drunken driving: is the Supreme Court rewriting the rules? (G. Gannon), 3 (April): 14-17 Rooney, Des 'Finder's keepers?', 5 (June): 16 Rossa Phelan, Diarmuid 'Meteoric crash highlights regulatory problems for semiStates', 9 (Nov): 6 Rothery, Grainne 'Accounting for change', 6 (July): 25-7 'Cry freedom!', 3 (April): 25-7 Rules of the Superior Courts civil bills, service of (Courts Act, 1964, s. 7 ), 7 (Aug/Sept): 32 discovery (1999), 9 (Nov): 34 expert evidence in personal injury litigation (No. 6, 1998), 1 (Jan/Feb): 27; new rules explained

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Law Society investigations, 9 (Nov): 8, 9 Solicitors (Amendment) Bill 1998 advertising by solicitors, 7 (Aug/Sept): 3 Solicitors' Benevolent Association 135th report and accounts, 3 (April): 37 Solicitors' Investment Services, 6 (July): 29 Solicitors' Mutual Defence Fund (G. Clarke), 8 (Oct): 27 Solicitors' Retirement Trust Scheme (C. O'Sullivan), 3 (April): 23, 7 (Aug/Sept): 13 Solicitors' Serious Illness Plan, 8 (Oct): 13 Sound Law (legal update audiotape service), 6 (July): 9 Spain, property in (R. Bedraguer), 9 (Nov): 12-15 staff training and development assertiveness training (T. Morton), 7 (Aug/Sept): 14-17 stamp duty Finance Act, 1999, 5 (June): 27 practice notes. see practice notes rental income changes, 2 (March): 31 Starr, Kenneth judges' role in political inquiries, 6 (July): 9 statutory interpretation meaning of 'reasonably practicable' (Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989), 8 (Oct): 23-5 Statutory drafting and interpretation: plain language and the law (LRC), 7 (Aug/Sept): 5, 8 (Oct): 18-19 succession law. see administration of estates; probate practice; wills superior courts. see High Court; judicial appointments; rules of the superior courts; Supreme Court Supreme Court. see judicial appointments; rules of the superior courts taxation. see also stamp duty book reviews, 2 (March): 54 company taxation, 10 (Dec): 47 development land (B. Bohan), 7 (Aug/Sept): 24-7 European challenges to Ireland's tax regime (C. Quigley), 1 (Jan/Feb): 4 Finance Act, 1999 (J. Costello and B. Bohan), 5 (June): 25-7 home loan interest relief: rules and guidelines (Revenue

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Commrs.), 2 (March): 37-40 VAT. see VAT wills: traps for the unwary (R. Grogan), 6 (July): 19-21 Taxation Administration Liaison Committee (Law Society) sub-committees, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30-1 Taxation Committee (Law Society) Budget submission, 1 (Jan/Feb): 30 technology. see also accounting systems; e-commerce; e-mail; internet; millennium bug faxes/laser-printed documents and e-mails: practice note, 8 (Oct): 39 Land Registry developments (C. Treacy), 10 (Dec): 24-7 mobile phones and computer packages (G. Rothery), 3 (April): 25-7 music piracy (D. Kelleher), 8 (Oct): 14-17 on-line defamation. see defamation Technology Committee practice notes, 8 (Oct): 39 Year 2000 and computerised accounts packages, 9 (Nov): 11 telecommunications mobile phone licensing - Orange/Meteor case (D. Rossa Phelan), 9 (Nov): 6 trade marks ECJ caselaw, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45, 7 (Aug/Sept): 46, 9 (Nov): 48 travelling community Employment Equality Act, 1998 (A. Twomey), 9 (Nov): 23 Treacy, Catherine 'Recent developments in the Land Registry', 10 (Dec): 24-7 Twomey, Adrian 'And justice for all?', 9 (Nov): 22-3 Twomey, Michael 'Salaried partners: easy targets?', 2 (March): 20-3 United Kingdom Competition Act, 1998, 1 (Jan/Feb): 45, 5 (June): 45-7 VAT ECJ caselaw, 10 (Dec): 47 EU directive proposal, 2 (March): 47 legal services, 1 (Jan/Feb): 29 victims of crime legal representation for rape victims (O. Braiden), 1

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women solicitors, 6 (July): 3 Wood, Kieron 'Why plain English could spell the end for Latin lovers', 7 (Aug/Sept): 5 Working Group on a Courts Commission designing a courts system for 21st century (K. Murphy), 1 (Jan/Feb): 6-9 implementation committee, 4 (May): 13 legal year and court 'vacations', 6 (July): 7 membership, 1 (Jan/Feb): 7 publications, 1 (Jan/Feb): 9 sixth report, 4 (May): 13 Working Group on Qualifications for Appointment as Judges of the High and Supreme Courts, 2 (March): 4-5. see also judicial appointments workplace bullying (P. Walsh), 4 (May): 24-7 workplace law. see employment law workplace safety. see health and safety at work World Wide Web. see Internet Wylie, JCW 'The great escape: can tenants walk away from a lease?', 3 (April): 28-30 younger members 'How to hold on to your bright young things' (S. Gilhooly), 7 (Aug/Sept): 28-9 salaries, 1 (Jan/Feb): 27, 4 (May): 15, 8 (Oct): 11; newly-qualified solicitors, 9 (Nov): 28