The Gazette 1955-58

August, 1955

Vol. 49 No. 4

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

Secretary A. PLUNKETT

Vice-Presidents DESMOND J. MAYNE JOHN J. SHEIL

President THOMAS A. O'REILLY

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

respect of contributions by self employed solicitors towards pensions to make provision for retirement or old age. It was pointed out that the position of self employed professional persons compares un favourably with that of employed persons in this respect as it is possible to obtain exemption from income tax for contributions towards approved schemes which make provision for pensions on retirement or old age in the case of employed per sons. The Committee recommended that proposals should be submitted to the Government for exemp tion from income tax of contributions towards such schemes in the case of solicitors and other professional men. Recommendations to this effect have been made by the Millard Tucker committee which was appointed to examine the position in England. The Council decided that the Bar Council and the representative bodies of the accountancy profession should be invited to examine the position with this Society and to draft proposals for sub mission to the Government. Solicitors in the Local Government service. A DEPUTATION which was received by the Minister for Local Government submitted a report stating that the Minister had been requested to accord 29

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. JUIT 2 IST: The President in the Chair. Also present Messrs Desmond J. Mayne and John J. Shell, Vice Presidents, Henry St. J. Blake, Arthur Cox, John Carrigan, Dermot P. Shaw, George G. Overend, Terence de Vere White, Joseph P. Tyrrell, George A. Nolan, Scan O'hUadhaigh, Patrick R. Boyd, John R. Halpin, Francis X. Burke, John Maher, Peter E. O'Connell, Reginald J. Nolan, Ralph J. Walker, Cornelius J. Daly, Christopher E. Callan, James J. O'Connor, Desmond J. Collins, Patrick F. O'Reilly, Joseph Barrett. The following was among the business transacted : Legal Education. A REPORT from the Court of Examiners on the proposed new system of legal education under the provisions of the Solicitors Act, 1954 was con sidered and adopted and the matter was referred back to draft the necessary regulations. Retirement Benefits. A COMMITTEE of the Council submitted a report on the question of the liability for income tax in