The Gazette 1933-36

[DECEMBER, 1933

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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the Council. One of the Examiners was a well-known Solicitor who now occupied a position in the Civil Service, and the other Examiner was a practising Solicitor, and the Council had no intention of making any change. THE PRESIDENT put the resolution adopting the report, and it was passed unanimously. Mr. Peter O'Connor, Vice-President, having taken the Chair, on the motion of Mr. J. E. MacDermott a vote of thanks was passed to the President with acclamation. THE PRESIDENT returned thanks. THE PRESIDENT The Council elected, on 7th December, Mr. James Joseph Lynch, of Kells, County Meath, to be President of the Society for the ensuing twelve months. The newly-elected President, who served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Edward D'Alton, of Dublin, was admitted in 1900; he became a member of the Council in 1924, and was a Vice-President of the Society in 1925-26. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Council have elected Mr. George A. Overend, of Dublin, and Mr. Philip O'Sullivan, of Limerick, to be Vice-Presidents of the Society for the ensuing twelve months. The business of the late Mr. John Russell Stritch, of 4 Eustace Street, Dublin, is now being carried on by Messrs. Lancelot U. Smith and Cecil G. Vanston, who have entered into partnership, and practise at 39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, under the title of Stritch, Smith and Vanston. OBITUARY. MR. WILLIAM J. MAGNIER (Jun.), Solicitor, died on the 16th November, 1933, at his residence, Mill View, Ferrnoy. Mr. Magnier served his apprenticeship with his father, Mr. William J. Magnier, Fermoy, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1919, and practised at Fermoy. MR. HORACE TURPIN, Solicitor, died on the 23rd November, 1933, at his residence, Greystones, Maryborough. Mr. Turpin was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1881, and practised (in partnership MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION.

two meetings of the Irish Solicitors' Golfing Society, which were held in the months of June and October last. May I commend this Society to all our members, as it plays a great part in the social side of our profession. These meetings bring together members of our profession, both old and young, and by doing so enable us to make valuable friend– ships with men who perhaps are only known to us by name. Now, gentlemen, I feel I owe you an apology for detaining you so long, and I will, therefore, conclude my address, but before doing so may I be permitted to add a few personal remarks. I have had during my year of office two most efficient and capable Vice-Presidents Mr. Travers Wolfe and Mr. Peter O'Connor who have rendered me the greatest possible assistance. No President could hope to do the work of the Society single-handed, and I desire to thank them both for taking a share of the work off my shoulders. I also desire to express my grateful thanks to the members of the Council who have made my year of office a pleasant one, and their kindness and consideration to me I shall not easily forget. I feel I am under a deep debt of gratitude to all of them for the support and advice which they have so willingly given to me at all times. I beg to move the adoption of the Report. MR. PETER O'CONNOR (Vice-President) seconded the adoption of the Report. MR, T. DESMOND McLOUGHLIX drew attention to the system of Solicitors agreeing to the cutting of their costs, which he con– sidered should not be allowed. He also expressed the opinion that the Society's Examiners were unsuitable for the work entrusted to them. MR. T. H. R. CRAIG expressed his dis– agreement with the remarks of the previous speaker in reference to the Society's Examiners. He urged that steps should be taken without further delay to remedy the matter of the arrears of cases awaiting hearing in the Dublin Circuit Court. THE PRESIDENT, in reply, said that the Society's Examiners had the complete con– fidence of the Council and of the Court of Examiners. It was not, he said, left to the Examiners to say who was to be declared as having passed the examinations, that was done by the Court of Examiners, who, after consultation with the Examiners, reported to