The Gazette 1952-1955

LIBRARY-VACATION ARRANGEMENTS.

LECTURES ON TAXATION. T h e attention of members and their apprentices is drawn to the new Course D lectures on Taxation which will be delivered by Mr. Vincent Grogan, M .A., B.L. The subject o f the course will be death duties, income tax, stamp duties and the law of rating and valuation, but the main emphasis of the lectures will be on death duties. The Council have been dissatisfied with the standard of answering at recent Intermediate and Final Examinations on the questions set on death duties, and the new course of lectures is designed to supply an obvious want. The new course o f lectures is part o f the Society’s policy o f transferring the Society’s lecture courses from the present academic or theory subjects to the more technical or practical branches o f the law with which solicitors have to deal in the course of daily practice. It is expected that further steps will be taken in this direction when the necessary arrangements can be made with the Universities. Attendance at the new Course D lectures will be obligatory for all apprentices who have not already attended and obtained credit for 'Courses A , B , and C, but any apprentice who wishes may attend the lectures on enrolment and payment of the prescribed fee. LECTURES, MICHAELMAS SITTINGS Course A .—Mondays and Thursdays, 2.15 p.m., commencing Monday, October 4th. Course B.—Tuesdays and Fridays, 2.15 p.m., com­ mencing Tuesday, October 5th. Course C.—Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., com­ mencing Tuesday, October 5th. Course D.—Mondays, 9 a.m., and Saturdays, 10.15 a.m., commencing Monday, October 4th. The fee payable on application to attend each course o f lectures is £8 8 o. M r . A r t h u r C o x , M .A., LL .D ., was nominated by an Taoiseach as a member o f Seanad Eireann pursuant to Article 18 (3) o f the Constitution. RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS (1) HOUSE PURCHASE. IMPLIED WARRANTY. T h e judgment o f the President of the Fligh Court in Brown, Fergus and O’Connor v. Norton (1954, 88 I.L.T .R . 102) will be o f particular interest to NOMINATION TO SEANAD EIREANN.

T h e Library will be closed from Monday 16th August, 1954, to Wednesday 15th September, 1954, inclusive. Members requiring books urgently may obtain same by application to the General Office. The library will re-open on Thursday 16th September, 1954 at 10 am. SOLICITORS’ APPRENTICES’ DEBATING SOCIETY. T h e Solicitors’ Apprentices’ Debating Society have elected the following Auditor and Committee for 1 9 5 4 - 5 5 '■— Auditor ; Desmond P. H. Windle; Treasurer; Michael A. Staines; Correspondence Secretary: Joseph J. K iem an ; Record Secretary ; Michael Williams. Committee. Owen Binchy, Brian W. Russell, Brendan Rogers, Walter Beatty. The following are the awards for the session I 9 5 3 “ I 9 5 4 :— Oratory. Incorporated Law Society’s Gold Medal: Walter Beatty. Society’s Silver Medal; Desmond P. H. Windle. Special Certificate; John F. Buckley. Legal Debate. President’s Gold Medal; Walter Beatty. Society’s Silver Medal; James J . O’ Sullivan. Impromptu Speeches. Vice-Presidents’ Gold Medal; Walter Beatty. Vice-Presidents’ Silver Medal; Michael Williams. Irish Debate. Society’s Gold Medal; James Kenny. Society’s Silver Medal; Miss Carmel O’Connell. First Year Speakers. Society’s Silver Medal; Andrew F. Smyth. The Gold Medal for English Essays was not awarded.

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