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That typist again!
Dear Editor,
Acting on behalf of a vendor, we
notified the purchaser's solicitors that
the vendor would not furnish any
evidence relating to a special condition
in the contract, to which we received
the following reply:
Dear Sir,
We reiterate that we require a
Statutory
Deceleration
by the vendor
in respect of Special Condition 10.
Corrigan Coyle, Kennedy
MacCormack,
York House,
Castleblaney,
Co Monaghan
Dental injuries from fruit
juices
Dear Editor,
We are acting in an infant case
against one of the manufacturers of
baby fruit juices.
We are alleging that the consumption
of fruit juices by infants can cause
serious damage to teeth and gums. We
would be very interested to hear from
any other practitioners who are
involved in similar actions with a view
to pooling resources.
Kevin Brophy,
Brophy Solicitors,
38-40 Parliament Street,
Dublin 2
Successors in title again
Dear Editor,
With reference to the above and to
previous correspondence in the
Gazette,
I beg leave to draw your
attention to the origins of the firm of
Ronan Daly Jermyn.
The originator of the firm was one
William Gregg, who, having come to
Cork from Kilkenny where he was
born, was admitted as a solicitor
in 1731.
He was followed by his sons Thomas,
who was admitted in 1766, and James,
who was admitted in 1767.
Next in line was William. I cannot
trace the date of his admission but he
witnessed a deed in his capacity as
solicitor in 1791, took an apprentice
(George Gregg) in 1821 and was
Proctor to St Barry's (now St
Finbarr's) and Tabellion Public
(whatever that may have been)
in 1827.
He was followed by Thomas in 1817
and by his own apprentice George
in 1821.
George's sons William Verling and
Robert, both of whom were
apprenticed to him, were admitted -
William Verling in 1838 and Robert
in 1842.
My own grandfather, Thomas Henry
Jermyn was admitted in 1854, my
uncle Charles and my father John
were both admitted on the same day in
1891. I was admitted in 1945, my son
John in 1970, and his wife Mary the
year before.
In 1900 Thomas Henry Jermyn & Sons
amalgamated with Robert Gregg, who
had survived his brother to form the
firm of Gregg, Jermyn & Sons. Shortly
afterwards, Robert Gregg retired and
eventually died in 1906.
In 1968 Gregg Jermyn & Sons
amalgamated with G J Moloney & Son
and practised under the name of
Jermyn & Moloney.
In 1980 heart problems forced me to
retire and shortly afterwards the
Moloney half of the firm decided
to go its own way, and in 1982 the
Jermyn half amalgamated with
Ronan Daly Hayes to form the
present firm.
There have been no gaps in the
succession. In all cases since 1731 the
respective successors have continued
to practise with their predecessors and
former masters.
I hope the foregoing is of some interest
to you.
John B Jermyn,
Kinsale,
Co. Cork
Society's reforms
Dear Editor,
I have already written at excessive
length, and somewhat earnestly,
about my hopes for the Society's
reform package.
But I must not let the opportunity
pass of further congratulating our
newly enlightened, or should I say
featherweight, Council. What
more obvious step than to enhance
the Society's new, streamlined,
accessible, in-touch-with-the-
profession image by a new choice
of location for the Annual
Conference (1997): somewhere
easy to go, low-cost, where young,
eager if impecunious, solicitors can
meet their Societised colleagues
and find out what each can offer
the other.
I am sure you shared my delight when
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