The Gazette 1958-61

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL November 24th. The President in the chair, also present Messrs. Arthur Cox, George A. Nolan, Terence de Vere White, Thomas V. O'Connor, Patrick Noonan, Desmond J. Collins, Dinnen B. Gilmore, James J. O'Connor, Thomas A. O'Reilly, James R. Green, Robert McD. Taylor, John Carrigan, James W. O'Donovan, John R. Halpin, Ralph J. Walker, Peter E. O'Connell, Brendan T. Walsh, John Maher, Eunan McCarron, William A. Tormey, John Kelly, Augustus Cullen, Brendan McGrath, George G. Overend, John J. Shell, Peter D. M. Prentice. The following was among the business transacted : Committees of the Council The committees for the year 1960-61 were appointed and are printed in this issue of the GAZETTE. Vacancies on the Council The Council unanimously passed a vote of appreciation and thanks to Messrs. Dermot P. Shaw, and Charles J. Downing who did not seek re-election for their services to the profession during their period of office on the Council. Mr. Shaw was elected to the Council in November, 1946 and served as President for the year 1955-56. Mr. Downing was elected in November, 1952 and served as Vice-President for the year 1956-57. Pension annuity scheme The Council adopted a report from a committee approving of the pension annuity scheme submitted by Irish Pensions Trust. A brochure with particulars of the scheme will be circulated by the Society to members in the new year. DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE The President of the High Court has appointed the following members of the Society to be the Disciplinary Committee for the year 1960-61 : John Carrigan, Desmond J. Collins, Niall S. Gaffney, John R. Halpin, Eunan McCarron, Peter E. O'Connell, George G. Overend, Peter D. M. Prentice, Robert McD. Taylor, Dermot P. Shaw. COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL Registrar's Committee Thomas A. O'Reilly, chairman, William J. Comerford, Dinnen B. Gilmore, James R. Green, Charles W. Hyland, John Kelly, John Maher, Desmond J. Moran, Brendan A. McGrath, George A. Nolan, Patrick Noonan, James J. O'Connor, John J. Shell, Terence de Vere White.

By leave of the meeting Mr. Carrigan proposed and Mr. Walker seconded an amendment to the motion that all necessary consequential amendments to other bye-laws to bring them into conformity with the main motion, if passed, should be made including the following : Bye-Law 28. By the substitution of " previous general meetings " for " May General Meeting ". Bye-Law zyA. By the deletion of the words " (in either October or November) " in line 2 and " (in the month of November) " in line 4. Eye-Law 37. By the substitution of the words " last ordinary general meeting " for " November general meeting" with the consequential alteration of the headings of the ballot papers in Schedules C and D. The motion as so amended was put to the meeting and^carried unanimously. The 23rd November, 1960 was appointed as the date of the next annual general meeting. At general business : Mr. Eunan McCarron proposed and Mr. John R. Halpin seconded the following motion : This general meeting being satisfied that it is in the common interest of the general public and the solicitors' profession that the practice of a solicitor acting for both vendor and purchaser in certain conveyancing transactions is dangerous and undesirable and should be curtailed or prohibited. Resolve that the Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland be and is hereby requested to consider the matter and if satisfied that it is desirable and practicable to curtail or prohibit such practice to introduce a rule to implement such decision. The following members spoke : Messrs. J. B. MacGarry, Arthur Cox, J. W. O'Donovan, C. J. Daly, T. V. O'Connor, Hugh O'Donnell. The motion was not put to the meeting but the President stated that it would be considered by the appropriate committee of the Council and that the Council would make a report to the ordinary general meeting in May, 1961. 10. On the motion of Mr. Cox, Mr. Walker, Vice-President took the chair. Mr. Cox then proposed and Mr. Halpin seconded a vote of thanks to the President for his distinguished services to the profession during his period of office. Mr. Walker associated himself with the motion which was put to the meeting and carried with acclaimation. The President replied and the proceedings then terminated.