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MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. 4th February. Twenty-seven members present. Dublin District Court. A letter was read from the Honorary Secretary of the Dublin Circuit and District Courts' Bar Association enclosing a copy of the following resolution passed on 2nd Feb. by the Council of the Association : " That this Council protests in the ' strongest possible manner against the ' action of Mr. George P. Cussen, Senior ' Justice of the Metropolitan District Court, ' in refusing to hear Mr. James J. O'Connor, ' Solicitor, on Friday, 29th January, 1937, ' in ordering Mr. O'Connor to leave the ' Court and subsequently ordering his ' detention in the dock, as constituting a ' very grave interference with and en- ' croachment upon the rights and privileges ' of Solicitors ; and direct that copies of ' this resolution be forwarded to the ' Minister for Justice, the Secretary of the ' Incorporated Law Society, and Mr. ' Cussen." The Council resolved that the considera– tion of this matter be adjourned for one week; in the meantime statements be obtained from persons present in the Court when the incident occurred.

llth February. Nineteen members present. Dublin District Court.

A letter was read from Mr. Cussen, Senior Justice of the Metropolitan District Court, to the Secretary, enclosing copy of a letter of 5th February, written by him to the Honorary Secretary of the Dublin Circuit and District Courts' Bar Association in reply to the resolution passed by that Association. A report was submitted from a joint meeting of representatives of the Circuit Court and District Courts' Bar Association and of the Council, containing statements made to the meeting by persons present in the District Court on the 29th January. The Council passed the following resolution : " That this Council having enquired to the best of its ability into the facts of the incident which occurred in the Metropolitan District Court on the 29th January, 1937, and being satisfied that Mr. Cussen, Senior District Justice, did in fact order Mr. James J. O'Connor, Solicitor, to be put into the dock, desires to place on record its censure of the Senior Justice for his conduct in this case, and considers that an ample apology by him is due to the Solicitors' profession, and that any such apology should receive the same publicity as the original report of the incident. " Having regard to the impending re-