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Press) and the Law of Companies (4th edition, Thomas B Courtney/Bloomsbury Professional). The winner of the DSBA Law Book of the Year went to Ruadhan MacCormaic for his book, The Supreme Court. Unfortunately, Ruadhan was unavoidably overseas on the night, so Editor of the Parchment, John Geary accepted the award from Mr Justice Peter Kelly on Ruadhan’s behalf. The Practical Law Book of the Year Award was sponsored by Peter Fitzpatrick & Company Cost Accountants and the nominees included Irish Family Law Handbook (5th edition, Deirdre Kennedy, Elizabeth Maguire/ Bloomsbury Professional); Murdoch’s Dictionary of Irish Law (6th edition, Brian Hunt/ Bloomsbury Professional); Law and Finance in Retirement (3rd edition, John Costello/ Blackhall Publishing); A Practical Guide to Medical Negligence Litigation (Michael Boylan/ Bloomsbury Professional) and The Modern Family: Relationships and the Law (Tim Bracken/Clarus Press). The judges’ choice for the winner of the Practical Law Book of the Year Award was A Practical Guide to Medical Negligence Litigation by Michael Boylan. The Outstanding Contribution to Legal Scholarship Award in collaboration with Law Society Skillnets was awarded to Dr Geoffrey Shannon. Mr Justice Peter Kelly presented Dr Shannon with his award for his distinguished contributions to the law over many years. A new award was introduced on the night “Best Law Book for the Layperson” due to the outstanding calibre of entries in Practical Law Book of the Year category. The worthy recipient was John Costello for his book, Law and Finance in Retirement. The annual DSBA Book Awards were held in conjunction with the DSBA annual dinner. The event was a tremendous success and a great night was had by everyone in attendance. Our congratulations to each author shortlisted and to each of the three worthy winners. Our thanks also to our sponsors ByrneWallace Solicitors, Peter Fitzpatrick & Company Cost Accountants and Law Society Skillsnet – without whom the event would not have been possible. P
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DSBA President Aine Hynes and Mr Justice Peter Kelly pictured at the recent book awards dinner at the Conrad Hotel
John Costello (left) winner of the Best Law Book for the Layperson, received his award from Mr Justice Peter Kelly and Martin Raftery of Peter Fitzpatrick & Co Cost Accountants (sponsor)
Dr Geoffrey Shannon (left) winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Legal Scholarship Award receives his accolade from Mr Justice Peter Kelly and Brendan Twomey of Law Society Skillsnet (sponsor) the Parchment 9
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