The Gazette 1912-13

91

FEBRUARY, 1913] The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

Intermediate Examination. THE March Intermediate Examination for Apprentices will be held upon Monday, the 3rd day of March, 1913. Notices should be lodged on or before Monday, 17th February,

Commissioners to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths :— Edward Emerson, Solicitor, Cork. Hugh A. McAlister, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Ballycastle. William J. Smith, Bank Manager, Ballymote. Results of Examinations. AT the Preliminary Examination, held upon the 9th and 10th January, the following passed the Examination, and their names are arranged in order of merit:— 1. William S. Barrett. 2. Richard G. G. Patterson. 3. John Ryan. 4. Aidan E. R. MacCabe. David Mcllvennan passed the modified Preliminary Examination, for which he had liberty to present himself. The remaining candidates are postponed. Thirteen candidates attended: eight passed ; five were postponed. At the Final Examination, held upon 6th, 7th and 8th January, the following passed the Examination, and their names are arranged in order of merit:— 1. James Telford. 2. Gerald J. Moloney. 3. John Ronan. 4. Robert R. MacCulloch. 5. John J. Stanton, B.A., T.C.D. 6. Cecil H. Exham, B.A., T.C.D. 7. Charles T. B. White, B.A., T.C.D. 8. Samuel H. Watson. 11. Patrick Grimes. 12. Maurice Skehan. 13. Philip J. McQuaid. 14. Thomas J. Fullerton, B.A., T.C.D. 15. John Q. Hanrahan. The remaining candidates are postponed. Twenty-five candidates attended : fifteen passed ; ten were postponed. The Court of Examiners awarded a Gold Medal to James Tejford, and special Certi ficates to Gerald J. Moloney, John Ronan, and Robert R. MacCulloch. 5. Francis B. O'Toole. 6. Edward T. Ryan. 7. James M. Seales. 9. William S. McCuUough. 10. Augustine S. McBreen.

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Seii'fd Apprenticeship to Martin H.. Turnbull, Belfast. Michael E. Knight, Clones. Hugh Henry, Limavady Robert H. Carson, Omagh. Joseph Mangan, Tralee. James E, Proctor, Limavady.

Hamilton, Robert Victor Knight, William W. M. Mathews, Robert Henry Robb, Andrew Rosney, Patrick Henry Seeds, William J. G.

Validity of a Brief. SOLICITORS INSTRUCTING SOLICITORS. The Times of 25th January, 1913, states that in the City of London Court before Judge Rentoul, the question of Solicitors appearing for other Solicitors in County Courts again came up for discussion. His Honour took exception to the appear ance of Mr. Ronald Taylor, a Solicitor, of Walbrook, on behalf of Messrs. Rawlings and Butt, Solicitors, for a client in an accident case. He said it was improper for one Soli citor to be briefed by another. He had taken exception to the practice years ago. Mr. Taylor said he had been articled to Messrs. Rawlings and Butt and was now in practice for himself, and when they were busy in five or six Courts the same day they asked him to conduct one of the cases. There was an arrangement between them by which he did their County Court work in Courts. He understood it was quite common for city Solicitors who had cases in Brentford County Court to send the papers down to Solicitors who practised there locally to do the cases. Judge Rentoul said he would not allow it in the City of London Court. It was against the law. Probably the Judge of the Brent ford County Court did not know what was going on. He would allow Mr. Taylor to conduct the case in the circumstances ; but