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2005/2006 Annual Report Pictured above: An original oil painting on canvas by Emma Connolly entitled ‘The Council Chamber’ - where it now proudly hangs (as seen on the front cover) Law Society of Ireland Annual Report and Accounts Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, tel 01 672 4800, fax 01 672 4801 DX: 79 Dublin E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lawsociety.ie 2005/2006 Contents On the cover: the Law Society Council meeting, photographed in the Council Chamber of the Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, on Friday 1 September 2006 2 Committees of the Law Society of Ireland MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND 4 Report of the president 7 Law Society personnel 8 Report of the director general STANDING COMMITTEES 12 Complaints and Client Relations Committee 13 Co-ordination Committee 13 Education Committee 14 Finance Committee 18 Money Laundering Reporting Committee 18 Professional Indemnity Insurance Committee 18 Regulation of Practice Committee NON-STANDING COMMITTEES 21 Arbitration and Mediation Committee 22 Business Law Committee 23 Conveyancing Committee 23 Corporate and Public Sector Committee law society of ireland annual report and accounts 2005/2006 24 Criminal Law Committee 24 Curriculum Development Unit 25 Employment and Equality Law Committee Sinead Behan, Donald P Binchy, Past President Owen M Binchy, James Cahill, Past President 26 EU and International Affairs Committee Geraldine M Clarke, Andrew J Cody, Helene Coffey, Anne Colley, Paul E Connellan, 27 Family Law and Civil Legal Aid Committee John E Costello, Orla Coyne, Colin Daly, Junior Vice-President Gerard J Doherty, Niall Farrell, 28 Gazette Editorial Board Stuart J Gilhooly, John Glynn, Past President Gerard F Griffin, Patricia Harney, 28 Guidance and Ethics Committee Eamon Harrington, Helen Hoare, Michael G Irvine, Senior Vice-President 28 Human Rights Committee Philip M Joyce, Rosemarie J Loftus, James MacGuill, Joseph B Mannix, James B McCourt, 29 Law Reform Committee Jarlath McInerney, Margaret M Mulrine, Simon J Murphy, Thomas Murran, 30 Litigation Committee Michelle Ní Longáin, Michele O’Boyle, Eamon O’Brien, Daniel E O’Connor, 31 Probate, Administration and Trusts Committee John O’Connor, Past President Patrick O’Connor, Kevin D O’Higgins, John P O’Malley, 31 Public Relations Committee James O’Sullivan, Jerome O’Sullivan, Michael Quinlan, Past President Moya Quinlan, 32 Taxation Committee Marie Quirke, John D Shaw, John P Shaw, Fiona Twomey 32 Technology Committee Law Society of Northern Ireland nominees: James Cooper, Joe Donnelly, Rory McShane, 35 Financial statements of the Law Society of Ireland for the year ended John Pinkerton, Attracta Wilson 31 December 2005 51 The Law Society of Ireland compensation fund reports and financial Front and back cover: MacInnes Photography; Committee chairmen: MacInnes Photography statements for the year ended 31 December 2005 p.9: Joe St Leger; pp.10,11,32,33: Lensmen; p.17: Gerry O’Leary Photography; p.21 Lensmen; p.25: Provision; p.29: Roslyn Byrne Photography; p.34: Jason Clarke Photography Committees of the Law Society of Ireland STANDING COMMITTEES Vice-Chair: John D Shaw Michele O’Boyle Gabriel Brennan COMPLAINTS AND CLIENT RELATIONS Owen Binchy Eamon O’Brien Mary Cantrell COMMITTEE Geraldine Clarke John O’Connor Orla Coyne Chair: Gerard Doherty Anne Colley Michael Quinlan Patrick Dorgan Vice-Chair: John P Shaw Cecil Donovan Marie Quirke Majella Egan Colin Daly Stuart Gilhooly Fiona Twomey Deirdre Fox Niall Farrell Gerard Griffin Lay Observers: Morette Kinsella John Glynn Simon Murphy Frank Bowen Lisa McManus Patricia Harney Owen O’Connell Cecil Donovan Daniel O’Connor Vera Hogan Ex officio: Secretary: John Elliot Kevin O’Higgins Joe Mannix Michael Irvine Stephen O’Riordan Margaret Mulrine Gerard Doherty NON-STANDING COMMITTEES Robert Potter-Cogan Simon Murphy Philip Joyce ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION COMMITTEE John Reidy John P O’Malley Consultants: Chair: Michael Moran Patrick Sweetman Michelle Ní Longáin Walter Beatty Snr Vice-Chair: Stuart Margetson Consultants: James O’Sullivan Anthony H Ensor Ed Butler John F Buckley Lay Members: Elma Lynch Michael Carrigan Brian Gallagher Frank Brennan Ward McEllin Eamon Harrington Rory O’Donnell John McDonnell Secretary: Cillian MacDomhnaill Anthony Hussey Secretary: Catherine O’Flaherty Noel McMahon Joseph Kelly Secretary: Linda Kirwan MONEY-LAUNDERING REPORTING COMMITTEE Petria McDonnell CORPORATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR COMMITTEE Chair: Gerard Doherty Frank Murphy Chair: Vivienne Kane CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE Simon Murphy Simon Murphy Vice-Chair: Michael D Barker Chair: Michael Irvine John Elliot Secretary: Colleen Farrell Caroline Dee-Browne law society of ireland annual report and accounts 2005/2006 Owen Binchy Secretary: Tina Beattie Mary Cummins Philip Joyce BUSINESS LAW COMMITTEE Edward Hughes Gerard Doherty PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE Chair: William Johnston Secretary: Louise Campbell Ken Murphy COMMITTEE Vice-Chair: Mark Ryan Mary Keane Chair: Jerome O’Sullivan Colin Babe CRIMINAL LAW COMMITTEE Secretary: Mary Keane Vice-Chair: Niall Farrell Liam Brazil Chair: Alan Gannon Donald Binchy Joy Compton Vice-Chair: Dara Robinson EDUCATION COMMITTEE Anne Colley Tom Courtney Yvonne Bambury Chair: Stuart Gilhooly Eamon Harrington David Dillon Shalom Binchy Vice-Chair: Tom Murran Dan O’Connor Gerald FitzGerald Conal Boyce Barbara Cotter Pool Manager and representatives of insurers: Robert Heron Bernadette Greene Orla Coyne Patrick Howett Paul Keane Michael E Hanahoe Dominic Dowling Irwin Johnston Gillian Keating Claire Loftus Simon Murphy Elma Lynch Neil Keenan Grainne Malone James O’Sullivan Secretary: Rosemary Fallon Patricia McGovern Patrick J McGonagle Michael Peart John Olden Mairéad Quigley Michael Quinlan REGULATION OF PRACTICE COMMITTEE John P O’Malley Hugh Sheridan Ex officio: Chair: James McCourt Mark Pery-Knox-Gore Consultants: Michael Irvine Vice-Chair: Boyce Shubotham Alvin Price Barry Donoghue Philip Joyce Sinead Behan Colin Sainsbury James MacGuill Gerard Doherty Michael Boylan Michael Twomey Michael Staines Consultant: Helene Coffey Secretary: Denise Collins Secretary: Colette Carey Michael V O’Mahony Paul Connellan Secretary: Paula Sheedy Martin Crotty CONVEYANCING COMMITTEE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT UNIT Patrick Dorgan Chair: William Devine Chair: Dominic Dowling FINANCE COMMITTEE Helen Hoare Vice-Chair: Barry MacCarthy Vice-Chair: Hugh O’Donoghue 2 Chair: James MacGuill Jarlath McInerney Donald Binchy William Aylmer Ruth Craig Eamonn Bennett Brian Gallagher Nora Lillis TP Kennedy David Bergin Barbara Joyce Tom Martyn Brian Magee Noeline Blackwell Michael Kealey Susan O’Connell Philip Nolan Geraldine Carthy James MacGuill Margaret Walsh Carol Plunkett Helene Coffey Niamh Walsh Consultants: Liam Ryan Eugene Davy Secretary: Alma Clissmann John O’Connor Nigel Savage Ann Fitzgerald Patricia Rickard-Clarke Secretary: Geoffrey Shannon Rosemary Horgan LAW REFORM COMMITTEE Secretary: Padraic Courtney Marie Keane Chair: Roddy Bourke EMPLOYMENT AND EQUALITY LAW Joan O’Mahony Vice-Chair: John D Shaw PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Pauline O’Reilly Peter Allen Chair: Michele O’Boyle Chair: Ciaran O’Mara Polly Phillimore John Costello Vice-Chair: John O’Connor Vice-Chair: Ian Moore Moya Quinlan Colin Daly James Cahill Andrew Cody Marie Quirke Peter Fahy Rosemarie Loftus Maura Connolly Geoffrey Shannon Brian Gallagher James McCourt Seamus Given Secretary: Colleen Farrell Rosemary Horgan Jarlath McInerney Geraldine Hynes Marie Quirke Ken Murphy Michael Kennedy GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD Geoffrey Shannon Michelle Ní Longáin Fergus Long Chair: Stuart Gilhooly Philip A Smith John P O’Malley Terence McCrann Pamela Cassidy Deborah Spence Secretary: Mark McDermott Peter McInnes Tom Courtney Secretary: Alma Clissmann Emma O’Neill Philip Joyce TAXATION COMMITTEE Hugh O’Neill Michael Kealey LITIGATION COMMITTEE Chair: Michael O’Connor Jennifer O’Neill Mary Keane Chair: Fiona Twomey Vice-Chair: Pat Bradley Boyce Shubotham Patrick J McGonagle Vice-Chair: Ronan O’Neill Ciaran Desmond law society of ireland annual report and accounts 2005/2006 Daniel Spring Ken Murphy Roddy Bourke Caroline Devlin Secretary: Martin Clohessy William Prentice Michael Boylan Aileen Keogan Consultants: Paul Connellan Tom Martyn EU AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Eamonn Hall Pat Crowley Des Rooney COMMITTEE Michael V O’Mahony Michael Enright James Somerville Chair: Hugh O’Donoghue Secretary: Mark McDermott Edward Gleeson David Lawless Vice-Chair: Philip Andrews Mike Kavanagh Emmet Scully Members GUIDANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE Joseph Kelly Suzanne Carter Denise Collins Chair: Kevin O’Higgins David Martin Consultant: Geraldine Clarke Vice-Chair: James Cahill Dermot McEvoy Brian Bohan Niamh Connery William Aylmer Eugene O’Sullivan John O’Connor Philip Daly John Costello Owen O’Sullivan Secretary: Colette Carey David Geary Edward Hughes John D Shaw John Handoll Martin Lawlor Jonathan White TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Wendy Hederman Stephen Maher Paul Wynne Chair: Andrew Cody Michael Irvine Brid Mimnagh Consultants: Vice-Chair: Patrick Madigan Jnr TP Kennedy Frances Twomey Joseph Deane Anthony Brady Joseph Mannix Secretary: Therese Clarke Patrick Groarke Neil Butler Eamon O’Brien Secretary: Colette Carey John Furlong Consultant: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Jim Heney John Fish Chair: Noeline Blackwell PROBATE, ADMINISTRATION AND TRUSTS Eamonn Keenan Secretary: Eva Massa Vice-Chair: Michael Farrell COMMITTEE Frank Nowlan Kevin Brophy Chair: Paula Fallon Tom O’Malley FAMILY LAW AND CIVIL LEGAL AID COMMITTEE Alma Clissmann
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