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MARCH, 1937
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
4th February.
Twenty-seven members present.
Dublin District Court.
A letter was read from the Honorary
Secretary of the Dublin Circuit and District
Courts' Bar Association enclosing a copy of
the following resolution passed on 2nd Feb.
by the Council of the Association :
" That
this Council protests
in
the
' strongest possible manner against
the
' action of Mr. George P. Cussen, Senior
' Justice of the Metropolitan District Court,
' in refusing to hear Mr. James J. O'Connor,
' Solicitor, on Friday, 29th January, 1937,
' in ordering Mr. O'Connor to leave the
' Court and subsequently ordering his
' detention in the dock, as constituting a
' very grave interference with and en-
' croachment upon the rights and privileges
' of Solicitors ;
and direct that copies of
' this
resolution be
forwarded
to
the
' Minister for Justice, the Secretary of the
' Incorporated Law Society,
and Mr.
' Cussen."
The Council resolved that the considera–
tion of this matter be adjourned for one
week;
in
the meantime statements be
obtained from persons present in the Court
when the incident occurred.
llth February.
Nineteen members present.
Dublin District Court.
A letter was read from Mr. Cussen, Senior
Justice of the Metropolitan District Court,
to the Secretary, enclosing copy of a letter
of 5th February, written by him to the
Honorary Secretary of the Dublin Circuit
and District Courts' Bar Association in reply
to the resolution passed by that Association.
A report was submitted from a joint meeting
of representatives of the Circuit Court and
District Courts' Bar Association and of the
Council, containing statements made to the
meeting by persons present in the District
Court on the 29th January.
The Council
passed the following resolution :
" That this Council having enquired to
the best of its ability into the facts of
the
incident which occurred
in
the
Metropolitan District Court on the 29th
January, 1937, and being satisfied that
Mr. Cussen, Senior District Justice, did
in fact order Mr. James J. O'Connor,
Solicitor, to be put into the dock, desires
to place on record its censure of the
Senior Justice for his conduct in this
case, and considers that an ample apology
by him is due to the Solicitors' profession,
and that any such apology should receive
the same publicity as the original report
of the incident.
" Having regard to the impending re-