The Gazette 1958-61

Maxwell, Weldon & Co., 19/20 Baggot Street, Dublin. MR. PATRICK R. BOYD, Solicitor, died on the i4th April, 1960, at his residence, Saul, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Mr. Boyd served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Patrick J. O'Hare, Newry, Co. Down, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1913, and practised at io College Green, Dublin, up to his retirement in 1959. He was a member of the Council of the Society from 1935 until February, 1919 ; was Vice-President for the year 1938-39, and President for the year 1948-49. MR. PETER P. WILKINSON, Solicitor, died on the 1 8th April, 1960, at his residence, Aldersyde, Naas, Co. Kildare. Mr. Wilkinson served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Peter M. Scales, n College Green, Dublin, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1927, and practised as senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Wilkinson & Price, Naas, Co. Kildare, and Wilkinson & Daly, 43 Dame Street, Dublin. THE REGISTRY Register A ACTIVE and well established Partnership for sale, Dublin City. Current conveyancing and probate practice of a very sub stantial nature. Financial end not main consideration. Box. No. Register B DUBLIN Solicitor (31) would be interested in good working partnership or profit-sharing, in busy and well-established office. Box No. 8249. REGISTRATION OF TITLE ACTS, 1891 AND 1942 ISSUE OF DUPLICATE LAND CERTIFICATE Applications have been received from the regis tered owners mentioned in the Schedule annexed hereto, for the issue of Certificates of Title in substitution for the original Certificates issued in respect of the lands specified in the said Schedule, which original Certificates, it is alleged, have been lost or inadvertently destroyed. A duplicate Certificate will be issued in each case, except a case in respect of which notification is received in this Registry within 28 days from' the publication of this notice, that the Certificate of

necessary for the claim to be supported by an affidavit of the Attorney-General; and (3) that the right of a solicitor and client to claim legal pro fessional privilege applied with equal, if not greater, force to the Director of Public Prosecutions. (D.C.) See also (1960) 2 W.L.R. 562 ; (1960) i All E.R. 692. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOLICITORS By order made on March 25th, 1960, the Chief Justice directed that the name of Thomas F. O'Keeffe, Solicitor, of Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, should be struck off the roll of solicitors on the grounds that he had committed misconduct as a solicitor. that the defendant had a printed form of agreement for sale and purchase with spaces for the names of the vendor and purchaser, the description of the property sold, the title, sale price and the amount of deposit, and that he had obtained the signature of the purchaser to the document after filling in necessary information which would enable the offer to be accepted by the vendor for whom he was acting. The document provided for the payment of a sum of £270 deposit and fees. The District Justice convicted and imposed a fine of io/- with £50 costs. OBITUARY MR. FELIX E. MURPHY, Solicitor, died on the 291!! March, 1960, at his residence, Felmar, Kildare. Mr. Murphy served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Peter J. McCann, Naas, Co. Kildare, was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1939, and practised at Kildare. MR. BERTRAM BARTON, Solicitor, died on the and April, 1960, at Port Salon, Co. Donegal. Mr. Barton served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Isaac J. T. Colquhoun, Londonderry, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1914, and practised at Port Salon. MR. HAROLD H. MAXWELL, Solicitor, died on the 4th April, 1960, at his residence, Roxboro, Baily, Co. Dublin. Mr. Maxwell served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. John M. Maxwell, 40 North Great Georges Street, Dublin, was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1925, and practised as senior partner in the firm of Messrs. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST UNQUALIFIED PERSONS Proceedings were instituted by the Society in the District Court, Galway, under section 58 of the Solicitors' Act, 1954 against Richard G. Browne, Auctioneer, Westport. It was proved in evidence