Vol. 489 No. 7
137 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Defence the progress, if any, to date in his discussions with the Law Society; if he has outlined his concerns to them in detail on advertising by solicitors; and the plans, if any, he has to introduce legislation to ban advertising on personal injury claims. [9063/98]
The Chief State Solicitor met with the Incorporated Law Society on 12 March and a full and frank exchange of views took place. It was agreed to have a further meeting when requested by the society. Since the granting of an adjournment of these cases on 6 February 1998 which was extended on 21 April, 1998 for a further three weeks, the importance of the concerns of the Law Society has, to some extent, been overtaken by more recent developments including the publication of the Green Book and the forthcoming examination by Government of the available courses of action. The introduction of legislation to give effect to the Government's decision to restrict solicitor advertising is a matter for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
