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DECEMBER, 1927]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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MR. FRANK FOTTRELL (Vice-President)
seconded the resolution adopting the Report,
and the President put the resolution, which
was passed.
The Chair having been taken by Mr. Frank
Fottrell, on
the motion of MR. T. G.
QUIRKE, seconded by MR. C. ST. G.
ORPEN, a cordial vote of thanks was passed
to the President, and the President having
:replied, the proceedings terminated.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
November 17th.
Twenty-one Members present.
Circuit Court Rules.
A letter was read from the Limerick Bar
Association
enclosing
resolution
drawing
attention to the inconvenience being caused
by the delay in the completion of the Circuit
Court Rules.
It was resolved that a copy of
the resolution be sent to the Minister for
Justice, with a letter expressing the con
currence of the Council with the resolution.
Registration of Title.
In reply to a query from a member, the
"Council expressed the opinion that as between
the Solicitor
for
the executor and
the
Solicitor for the devisee, the Solicitor for the
executor has the right to draw the assent of
the executor to have the devisee registered
as owner of registered land.
OBITUARY.
MR. WILLIAM T. CLARE, Solicitor, died
upon
the 17th November, 1927, at his
residence, " Ardmeen," lona Rd., Glasnevin.
Mr. Clare served his apprenticeship with
Mr. Harry R. Maunsell, Dublin ;
was
.admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1919, and
practised at 11 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin,
in partnership with Mr. Arthur H. S. Orpen,
under the style of Orpen & Sweeney.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :—
James J. Mickey, 39 Dawson Street,
Dublin.
Vincent D. Keirans, Monaghan.
Henry Sheil, 46 Fleet Street, Dublin.
THE PRESIDENT.
The Council have
elected Mr. Basil
Thompson, of 12 Molesworth Street, Dublin,
to be the President of the Society for the
ensuing twelve months. The newly-elected
President is the son of the late Mr. Bennett
Thompson, Solicitor, a former member of the
Council; he was admitted in Michaelmas
Sittings, 1900, and was elected a member of
the Council in 1915, and was a Vice-President
of the Society in 1917-18.
THE VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Council have elected Mr. John G.
Reid, of Castleblayney, and Mr. Michael E.
Knight, of Clones, to be the Vice-Presidents
of the Society for the ensuing twelve months.
LECTURES, HILARY SITTINGS, 1928.
The attention of apprentices who are
attending the 1927-28 lectures, either Junior
or Senior Class, is drawn to the new Regula
tion which provides that in Hilary Sittings
eighteen lectures will be delivered to each of
the two classes, and in Easter and Trinity
Sittings twelve lectures to each of the two
classes.
The following are the dates of the Hilary
Sittings Lectures :—
JUNIOR CLASS.
Mondays and Thursdays, at
the Royal
College of Surgeons, two o'clock, p.m.
January 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30.
February 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27.
March 1, 5, 8, 12.
SENIOR CLASS.
Tuesdays and Fridays, at the Royal College
of Surgeons, two o'clock, p.m.
January 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31.
February 3, 7, 10;'l4, 17, 21, 24, 28.
March 2, 6, 9, 13.
ALL communications connected with THE
GAZETTE (other than advertisements) should
be addressed to the Secretary of the Society,
45 Kildare Street, Dublin, C.17.