The Gazette 1983

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1983

GAZETTE

Annual General Meeting of the Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Friday, 12 November, 1982 The President, Mr. W. Brendan Allen, took the Chair. At the outset he welcomed Mr. David Edwards, Mr. Michael Park, Professor Philip Love, Past Presidents, Mr. Patrick Riddell, Senior Deputy Secretary, and Mrs. Caroline Slator, Education Officer, of the Law Society of Scotland. He also welcomed the members of the Society to the meeting. Notice The adoption of the notice convening the meeting was proposed by Mrs. M. Quinlan, seconded by Mr. W. Beatty and agreed. The attendance at the meeting was recorded in the Attendance Book. 46 Members

27. Glynn, Patrick A. 28. McCague, Eugene 29. Reidy, John C. 30. Donnelly, Andrew J.O.

676 669 642 620

The following other candidates received the number of votes placed after their names:— 1. Lynch, John R. 598 2. Breen, Maeve T. 587 3. Malone, Paul L. 587 4. O'Neill, Raymond St. John 537 5. Hooper, John 482 6. Brunker, Eric 446 7. O'Doherty, Patrick Hugh 425 8. Griffin, Gerard F. 380 9. Horgan, Anne Moore 240 10. Murphy, Anthony 141 Provincial Delegates — Returned unopposed: Connaught: Patrick J. McEllin, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. Leinster: Michael J. Hogan, 21 Patrick Street, Kilkenny. Munster: Joseph Dundon, 101 O'Connell Street, Limerick. Ulster: Peter F.R. Murphy, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal. Compensation Fund Mr. L. Mellon referred to an unfortunate situation which had arisen in the case of a particular solicitor. The man concerned had been approved by the relevant Committee of the Society for a limited practising certificate but it would not be issued until he got a job and he could not get a job because he had no certificate. It was wrong that such a catch 22 situation should exist. Further, when, an application to the President of the High Court, the President in 1980 ordered that he be issued with a full practising cetificate, his name did not appear in the Society's Law Directory in the following year. More unfortunate still the solicitor's accounts were frozen in 1973 and unfrozen in 1975, but at that stage in 1975 the banks were not told of the action taken and subsequently continued to act as if his accounts were frozen. In his view, it was wrong that such a situation should have arisen. In another situation Mr. Mellon said that he was acting for an accountant who was regarded by the Society as having issued an incorrect certificate. He reported a deficit of £40,000, whereas the Law Society on inquiry in the Solicitor's Office, contended that the deficit should have been £175,000. The difference was in executors' accounts which the auditor could not check as they 11 Council Report for the Year 1981/1982 The President referred to the Council Report as circulated to the members and invited comment. The report was discussed under the following headings:—

attended. Minutes

On the proposition of Mr. P.C. Moore seconded by Mr. J. Carrigan, the minutes of the Half Yearly General Meeting held in Ashford Castle Cong, County Mayo, on 7 May 1982, were taken as read and

signed by the President. Scruitineers' Report

The Scrutineers' Report was adopted on the proposition of Mr. D. Moran seconded by Mr. E. Margetson. The result of the Council Election was as follows:—

Candidates — Elected 1. Quinlan, Moya 2. Buckley, John F. 3. Allen, W. Brendan 4. Ensor, Anthony H. 5. Shaw, Thomas D. 6. Binchy, Donal G. 7. O'Mahony, Michael V. 11. Collins, Anthony E. 12. O'Connor, Patrick 13. Daly, Francis D. 14. Beatty, Walter 15. Margetson, Ernest J. 16. Curran, Maurice R. 17. Smyth, Andrew F. 18. Shields, Laurence K. 19. Cusack Connellan, Clare 20. Kelliher, Donal 21. Cullen, Laurence 22. Monahan, Raymond T. 23. O'Hagan, Donal P. 24. Pigot, David R. 25. Killeen, Carmel S. 26. Blake, Bruce St. John 8. O'Donnell, Roderick (Rory) D. 9. Bourke, Adrian Patrick 10. O'Donnell, Patrick Frank

Total Votes

1,106 1,024

934 904 897 894 881 860 809 802 787 787 779 768 763 760 753 720 719 714 705 705 701 699 697 694