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AUGUST, 1929]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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Mr. Michael Killeen, Solicitor, has been
appointed County Registrar
for County
Clare.
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Mr. Alfred V. G. Thornton, Solicitor, has
been appointed State Solicitor for the County
of Mayo in room of Mr. John Kelly, appointed
County Registrar.
CIRCUIT COURT RULES.
Circuit Court Rules, based upon
the
County Court Rules hitherto in operation
adapted to meet the requirements of the
Circuit Court jurisdiction, are in course of
preparation for submission to the Oireachtas
for approval.
LEGAL DECISION.
Probate Practice.
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (ENGLAND).
GUINEE, M. F., Deceased.
(Before the Right Hon. the President.)
Counsel applied to his Lordship by motion
asking that an original will, now filed in the
Principal Probate Registry, might be pro
duced at the pending trial of a probate action
in Dublin.
The President.—But only a few months
ago a similar application was refused on the
ground of lack of jurisdiction.
Counsel said that his Lordship was referring
to his own decision in
In re
William Greer,
deceased (45
The Times
L.R., 362), which
was almost an identical application in another
pending probate action in Dublin.
The President.—I endeavoured to make it
quite plain to everybody that the Probate
Court has no authority to let documents of
this character which are in its custody go out
of the jurisdiction.
In view of that decision,
publicly made, I cannot see what useful
purpose can be served by this motion, which
involves costs.
Counsel explained that it was known to
those instructing him that the application
must fail, but it had to be made because the
Irish Free State Court required a formal
refusal by the Probate Court to let the
original will go out of the jurisdiction before
it would allow secondary evidence of the
document.
The President refused the application on
the ground that the Court had no jurisdiction
to grant it, and said that it would be for the
Irish Free State Court to deal with the
question of the costs of this motion.
(The Times,
25th July, 1929.)
NOTE.—The decision
in
In re
William
Greer above referred to appeared in the
GAZETTE of April, 1929.
PROFESSORSHIP OF COMMON LAW.
The Council have appointed Mr. Joseph B.
Burke, M.A., LL.B., T.C.D., Barrister-at-Law,
to be Professor of Common Law to the
Society.
Mr. Burke has held the office of Professor
of the Law of Contracts, Torts and Personal
Property to the Benchers of King's Inns.
EXAMINATION RESULTS.
At the Intermediate Examination held on
the 21st June the following passed
the
examination :—
Passed with Merit.
1. Walter A. Smithwick.
2. Gerald Baily.
3.
John F. Connolly.
4. Timothy Linehan.
Denis F. O'Shea.
6.
Edward J. O'Brien.
7.
James H. G. Gorman.
8.
Patrick J. Dunphy.
9.
John Corrigan.
Michael J. O'Brien
11. Conlaedh Buckley.
12.
Thomas A. O'Reilly.
13.
John I. Horgan.
William J. Ryan.
15.
Patrick J. Flynn.
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