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GAZETTE
SEPTEMBER 1981
Golf
On Friday, 26th June last, at the instigation of Andrew F.
Smyth,
President
of
the
Dublin
Solicitors'
Bar
Association, the first blows were struck in what promises
to be yet another facet of practice designed to help
polarise the separate branches of the legal profession! On
that date, teams representing the Bar and the Dublin
Solicitors' Bar Association battled at Portmarnock Golf
Club for a perpetual challenge cup to be known as the
"Sol Bar Trophy".
The
Dublin
Solicitors'
Bar
Association
team
comprised: Pat Treacy (Captain of the Solicitors Golf
Society), Andrew F. Smyth, Andrew Curneen, Gerard
Walsh, Ernest Margetson, Noel T. Smith, Enda Marren,
Column McKe own, Co lm Price, Paul McLoughlin and
John Maher.
The Bar was represented by: Patrick Geraghty, S.C.
(Captain of the Bar Golfing Society), Kevin Lynch, S.C.,
Scamus Egan, S.C., Henry Hickey, S.C., Vincent Landy,
S.C., Eoghan Fitzsimons, S.C., Hugh O'Flaherty, S.C.,
Liam Devalley, B.L., Ian Brennan, B.L., Ray Fullam.
B.L., and The Honourable Mr. Justice Rory O'Hanlon,
S.C.
The overall result was a win by the Solicitors by four
matches to two.
Later, at a delightfully informal gathering at the Law
Socicty, the formal presentation of the Cup was made by
Andrew F. Smyth, President of the Dublin Solicitors' Bar
Association, to Mrs. Mo ya Quinlan, President of the
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. The attendance
included Mr. Justice O'Higgins, Chief Justice, and Mr.
Raymond O'Neill, S.C. The presentation was followed by
a meal and some refreshments, both light and heavy and a
most enjoyable evening was highlighted with entertainment
by those present.
A return match is contemplated for 1982, with the Bar
vowing vengeance.
•
Correspondence
"Occupiers' Rights: A N ew Hazard for Irish
Conveyancers?"
(June Gazette, 1981. Vol. 75, No. 5).
Dear Sir,
Since the above article was published, I have read the
unreported case of
K. v. K.
in which not only the
Northern Bank
case but the
Williams & Glyn's
case was
relied on by the wife who was plaintiff. In his judgment
delivered on the 17th October 1980, Mr. Justice
Barrington declined to apply the principles in these cases
when dealing with a commercial property and with the
wife in her capacity as a trader. When the wife enters into
the market place trading with property which is not the
matrimonial home, then, it appeared to his Lordship that
the social considerations stressed in these cases have not
application.
Whilst this case will be greeted with some relief by
conveyancers, other commentators are likely to have
different views.
Yours faithfully.
J. M. G. Sweeney
Photograph includes Mrs. Moya Quinlan, President of The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, the Hon.
T. F. O'Higgins, Chief Justice, Mr. Raymond O'Neill, S.C.; Solicitors team: Pat Trcacy (Captain), Andrew
F. Smyth, Andrew Curneen, Gerard Walsh, Ernest Margetson, Noel T. Smith, Enda Marren, Colum
McKeown, Colm Price, Paul McLaughlin, John Maher. Bar team: Patrick Geraghty (Captain), Kevin
Lynch, Seamus Egan, Henry Hickey, Vincent Landy, Eoghan Fitzsinons, Hugh O'Flaherty, Liam
Devalley, Ian Brennan, Ray Fullam, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Rory O'Hanlon, S.C.