The Gazette 1975

11.1 It was surely fitting that 1975 as European Architectural Heritage Year should be the time at which the Contract for the conversion of the Kings Hospital School into the new Headquarters for the Law Society was signed. This year has been a great step forward in the proposed development of the building for use as administrative Headquarters for the Society and as the new Centre for training the future members of the profession. It is proposed that work on the building will be carried out in three stages. 11.2 The first stage will consist of the ground floor central structure where the Administrative Office will be situated. The second stage will comprise the South Wing of the building where the library, lecture theatre, seminar rooms, students restaurant, members common room, restaurant and other facilities will be. The third stage will be the refurbishing of the North Wing where the chapel, with its unique stained glass window by Evie Hone, now stands. It is proposed that the Chapel shall be converted so as to provide for its use as a small concert hall or theatre, suitable for lectures, concerts or receptions. It is visualized that this wing will be a completely self-contained unit with its own catering facilities, which may be rented by the Society to other organizations and so provide a lucrative source of revenue to the Society. 11.3 Preliminary work has actually commenced on the building. Hopefully the first stage will be completed in about eighteen months, and the final stages by the middle of 1978. 11.4 The Society has been extremely fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Terence Nolan, M.R.I.A.I, and Mr. Thomas D'Arcy, F.R.I.C.S., as Architect and Quantity Surveyor respectively to the project. The Contractors are Messrs. G. & T. Crampton Ltd. 11.5 In addition to dealing with the King's Hospital development, your Committee has been actively concerned during the year in making greater use of the available space in the Solicitors Buildings. As a result of its activity an extra six rooms are now available for use as Consultation and Arbitration rooms. 11.6 It is felt that these facilities will be of great benefit to all members of the Society especially country practitioners for whom it is essential that proper consulting rooms are available for witnesses travelling long distances. 11.7 The members of the Committee have shown a remarkable spirit of dedication and responsibility in bringing the King's Hospital project to its present stage. There was a full attendance at all the many meetings of the Committee during the year with some of the members travelling from the country to be present. Such co-operation has been most encouraging and exemplifies the interest of the profession as a whole in this challenging undertaking.

BLACKHALL PLACE COMMITTEE

Moya Quinlan, Chairman Bruce St. J. Blake John Carrigan Thomas Jackson William D. McEvoy Ernest J. Margetson Patrick F. O'Donnell Peter D. M. Prentice

Mrs. M. Quinlan, Chairman

12.1 Since 30th September 1974 the Committee met 30 times. The state of the business of the Committee is as follows: Cases over from previous year New Cases commenced after 30/9/1973

DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

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Thomas A. O'Reilly, Chairman Thomas H. Bacon Bruce St. J. Blake John Maher Patrick C. Moore Patrick Noonan Robert McD. Taylor Francis J. Lanigan Thomas Jackson Roderick J. O'Connor

O F THE 70 N EW A PPLICATIONS

(a) No prima facie, case decided (b) Prima facie case found ...

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O F THE 59 C ASES N OW AT H EARING (a) Liberty to withdraw (b) Postponed/S7 (4)

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/c) Findings of misconduct ... (d) Findings of no misconduct (e) At or awaiting hearing ...

12.2 Ten Reports have been presented to the President of the High Court (4 are outstanding). Of these: (a) One Solicitor was struck off.

(b) One was suspended from practice for twelve months. (c) Three cases were disposed of on an order of "costs only". (d) Five cases are before the Court. 12.3 Mr. Ralph Walker resigned on his retirement from the Council.

Thomas A. O'Reilly, Chairman

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