The Gazette 1940-44

Vol. 37 No. 5

November 1943

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

JOHN JOHN

P. CARRIGAN S. O CONNOR

President : JOHN B. HAMILL

Secretary:

ERIC

A.

PLUNKETT

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

to the public. The matter was referred to a Committee with power to consider the working and effect of the Act, and make recommendations for any suggested alterations or changes in the present procedure. CURRENT TOPICS Interviewing Opponent's Witnesses THE Times, of 15th July last, published an extract from the remarks of Lewis J. in the course of a criminal prosecution before him during which it transpired that a woman, who had baen summoned as a witness by the prosecution, went at the request of the Solicitor for the accused, to his office, and was taken through her statement by his clerk. The Judge was reported as having said that for a Solicitor, or for his clerk, when in structed by a prisoner, to interview a witness for

OCTOBER 7th. the Chair. Present: J. P. Carrigan and J. S. O'Connor. Vice-Presidents, W. S. Hayes, Scan OhUadhaigh. Daniel O'Connell, J. J. Bolger, H. P. Mayne, W. J. Norman. C. G. Stapleton. W. L. Duggan. Roger Greene, J. T. Wolfe, P. R. Boyd, Hugh O'DonnelL H.' St. J. Blake, A. Cox, Peter O'Connor, J. J. Smyth, P. F. O'Reilly, J. J. Dunne, G. A. Overend. Enforcement of Court Orders Act THE Secretary read a letter from a member of the Society referring to defects in the existing pro cedure under the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926, and stating that the procedure required considerable amendment in order to be of service The President in

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