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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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MR. HUGH J. HAYES, Solicitor, Lurgan,
died upon the 5th September, 1928, at his
residence, Moorefield, Maralin, Lurgan.
Mr. Hayes served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Hans McMordie, Belfast; was
admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1882, and
practised at Lurgan.
MR. GEORGE D. CLANCY, Solicitor, died
upon the 7th September, 1928, at 30 Belgrave
Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
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Mr. Clancy was admitted in Michaelmas
Sittings, 1887, and practised at 20 St.
Andrew Street, Dublin, until 1926,' when he
retired.
MR. MICHAEL LAVERY, Solicitor, died upon
the 13th September, 1928, at Lisburn.
Mr. Lavery served his apprenticeship with
Mr. Joseph Alien, Lisburn ;
was admitted in
Hilary Sittings,
1910, and practised at
Lisburn.
MR. RICHMOND A. E. EVANS, Solicitor,
died upon the 6th October, 1928, at his
residence, Ballynahinch, Co. Down.
Mr. Evans was admitted in Hilary Sittings,
1881, and practised at Ballynahinch.
MR. THOMAS FALLS, Solicitor, died upon
the 29th October, 1928, at 23 Elm Park
Gardens, Chelsea, London.
Mr. Falls served his apprenticeship with
his father, the late Mr. Henry Falls ;
was
admitted in Easter Term, 1877, and practised
at 7 Lower Dominick Street, and subsequently
at 2 Gardiner's Row, Dublin, up to 1922,
when he retired.
He was a member of the Council of the
Society from 1887 to 1901, and was a Vice-
president in the year 1898-97.
NEW
MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :—
Joseph Barrett, 19 Eustace Street,
Dublin.
Charles Ebrill, Limerick.
Michael J. McMahon, Kilrush.
Francis G. Orr, Castleblayney.
COURTS OF JUSTICE
(No. 2)
BILL, 1928.
This Bill was introduced by the Minister
for Justice in the Dail on the 31st October,
1928. The objects of the Bill are to validate
certain judgments heretofore obtained in the
High Court on default of appearance by the
Defendant, and to make provision in respect
of certain other judgments so obtained which
have been lately set aside by the High Court.
IRISH SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY.
The competition for the Cup presented by
the Council of the Incorporated Law Society
of Ireland was held at Dollymount (by kind
permission), on the 2nd October.
Forty-six members competed, with the
following result :—
A. E. Prentice, 70 nett.
A. Lane Joynt, 70 nett.
T. V. Davy, 73 nett.
A. G. Joyce, 74 nett.
S. Mathews won the novice prize, and D.
Collins the prize for the best gross.
In the Fourball Sweepstake Messrs. Lowe
and T. H. Hayes tied with Messrs. C. G.
O'Brien and McGrath with 6 up ;
Messrs.
Grove White and G. Byrne being 5 up, and
Messrs. Furlong and Davy also 5 up.
In the play-off for the Cup A. E. Prentice
won.
In the evening a dinner, presided over by
the President of the Incorporated Law Society
of Ireland, was held ;
forty members were
present.
INCOME TAX.
The following paragraph appeared in the
"Times" of 22nd October, 1928.
It deals
with a matter in reference to which members
of the profession make enquiry from the
Society from time to time :—
"Solicitors and Inland Revenue Demands.
" A
recent
issue
of
the
' Solicitors'
Journal' contains a strong protest on behalf
of members of the legal profession with regard
to the demands now made by inspectors of
taxes for information which is obviously of a
confidential character.
Solicitors rightly
believe that the confidence which their clients
repose in them should be regarded as inviol
able. The predicament, therefore, in which
the practitioner finds himself on receipt of a
demand from an inspector of taxes for a