The Gazette 1912-13

[FEBRUARY, 1913.

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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Girton College, Cambridge, who took Honours in the History and Law triposes. (4) Miss Lucy Frances Nettlefold, who is still at the Newnham College, and has taken a first class in the first part of the Law tripos. The Counsel retained are, Mr. Buckmaster, K.C., and Mr. R. A. Wright. The Solicitors are Messrs. Withers, Bensons, Birkett, and Davies. Calendar of the Incorporated Law Society, 1913. • THE Calendar and Law Directory, published by the Society, for 1913, can be obtained in the Secretary's Office, price three shillings, or by post, three shillings and fourpence. Dates of Spring Assizes, 1913. MUNSTER CIRCUIT. Clare.—At Ennis, Thursday, February 27th, at 11 o'clock. Limerick.—At Limerick, Monday, March 3rd, at 11 o'clock. City of Limerick.—At Limerick, Monday, March 3rd, at 11 o'clock. Kerry.—At Tralee, Thursday, March 6th, at 3 o'clock. Cork.—At Cork, Thursday, March 13th, at 11 o'clock. City of Cork.—At Cork, Saturdav, March 15th, at 10.30 o'clock. Judges.— The Right Hon. Mr. Justice Ross, and the Right Hon. Mr. Justice' Kenny. Registrars.— Mr. Ronald Ross, 66 Fitz- william Square, Dublin ; and Mr. E. H. Kenny, Marlfield, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin. NORTH-EAST CIRCUIT. Meath.—At Trim, Thursday, February 27th, at 11.30 o'clock. Louth.—At Dundalk, Friday, February 28th, 11 o'clock. Monaghan.—At Monaghan, Monday, March 3rd, 11 o'clock. Armagh.—At Armagh, Wednesday, 5th March, 11 o'clock. Down.—At Downpatrick, Friday, 7th March, 12 o'clock. Antrim.—At Belfast, Tuesday, llth March, 12 o'clock.

it. would be very bad for the Solicitors' pro fession if one manwas allowed to brief another. In fact, it was being suggested as a counter blast that litigants should be allowed to employ Barristers without the intervention of Solicitors. No Solicitor would like to see that done. Each branch of the profession should keep to itself. As a rule, a good Solicitor made a bad advocate, and vire iierta.- He believed the practice of Solicitors briefing one another was objected to by the heads of both branches of the profession. Mr. Taylor said he desired to correct a statement he had previously made about there being an arrangement between him and Messrs. Rawlings and Butt in regard to con ducting their cases in County Courts, as it was the first time on which he had appeared for them. Women and the Law. A HIGH COURT TEST CASE. The Times, of 25th January, 1913, states they have received the following statement from Messrs. Withers, Bensons, Birkett, and Davies, Solicitors, of Arundel Street, with reference to the claim of four women to enter the profession of Solicitors :— Four ladies applied to the Law Society for permission to attend the preliminary exam ination to enable them to enter the profession of Solicitors. These applications have been refused by the Law Society on the ground of the sex of the applicants. The four ladies have accordingly commenced four separate actions against the Law Society in the Chancery Division of the High Court claiming a declaration that they are entitled to be examined and to enter the profession of Solicitors. One of the actions will be taken as a test case, and the three other actions will stand over until the first one has been decided. The writs have been served and the test case will be heard in due course. The following are the ladies who are acting in the matter, in alphabetical order :— (1) Miss Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb, formerly of St. Hugh's College, Oxford, who took a first class in law. (2) Miss Karin Costello. late of Newnham College, Cambridge, who took a first class in the Moral Science tripos. (3) Miss Maud Isabel Ingrain, late of