LAW SOCIETY Gazette€3.75 Jan/Feb 2007 THETHE GREATGREAT DIVIDE:DIVIDE: Draconian immigration legislation? INSIDE: WASTED COSTS • INTERVIEWING SKILLS • VAT AND PROPERTY • TEEN BOOT CAMPS • YOUR LETTERS LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE JAN/FEB 2007 CONTENTS On the cover LAW SOCIETY Proposed new legislation would make it an offence to marry a foreign national in certain circumstances and restrict the right of foreign nationals to Gazette validly marry in Ireland. But might it be unconstitutional? Jan/Feb 2007 PIC: GETTY IMAGES Volume 101, number 1 Subscriptions: €57 REGULARS 4 President’s message News 7 Third edition of Conveyancing Handbook released on CD-ROM Viewpoint 14 Why ‘boot camps’ for teenage offenders are a bad idea 16 Letters 39 Practice doctor 14 Equity release schemes: things to be aware of 40 Tech trends 42 People and places Obituary 46 Denis J Bergin, solicitor Student spotlight 47 Sporting glory in the offing for Blackhall GAA team? Briefing 48 48 Council report 49 Practice notes 51 Legislation update: 18 November 2006 – 17 January 2007 40 55 Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal reports 57 FirstLaw update 59 Eurlegal: Competition Authority v BIDS [2006] IEHC 294 64 Professional notices 70 Recruitment advertising Editor: Mark McDermott. Deputy editor: Garrett O’Boyle. Designer: Nuala Redmond. Editorial secretaries: Catherine Kearney, Valerie Farrell. For professional notice rates (lost land certificates, wills, title deeds, employment, miscellaneous), see page 00. Commercial advertising: Seán Ó hOisín, 10 Arran Road, Dublin 9; tel: 01 837 5018, fax: 01 884 4626, mobile: 086 811 7116, email:
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