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Vol. 37
No. 3
July
1943
THE GAZETTE
of the
INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND
President :
JOHN B. HAMILL
JOHN
P. CARRIGAN
JOHN
S. O CONNOR
Secretary:
ERIC
A.
PLUNKETT
FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
JULY 1st. The President in the Chair. Present:
Messrs. J. P. Carrigan and J. S. O'Connor,
Vice-Presidents, W. S. Hayes, H. P. Mayne,
F. J. W. Barley, L. E. O'Dea, J. J. Lynch,
G. A. Overend, M. E. Knight, Daniel O'Connell,
S. 0 hUadhaigh, P. F. O'Reillv, E. F. Collins,
J. J. Bolger, H. O'Donnell, Peter O'Connor,
W. L. Duggan, C. E. Callan, A. Cox, J. J. Dunne,
J. J. Smyth, R. A. Macaulay, H. St. J. Blake,
C. G. Stapleton, P. R. Boyd.
Professor of Common Law
THE Council appointed Mr. Daniel J. O'Connor,
B.A., LL.B., Solicitor, as Professor of Common
Law to the Society in place of Mr. Matthew Pur-
cell, Solicitor, whose term of office has expired.
State Aid for Prisoners' Defence
THE Council considered a letter from a firm of
solicitors with reference to the remuneration
allowed to them by the State on assignment to
defend a prisoner accused of murder.
In the
opinion of the Council the remuneration in the
particular circumstances allowed to the solicitors
was entirely inadequate and it was decided to
make representations to the proper authorities.
SEANAD ELECTION
THE Council has elected Mr. John B. Hamill,
M.A., LL.B., of Ardronan, Dromiskin. Dundalk,
Co. Louth, President of the Society and Mr.
Eugene F. Collins of Messrs. Eugene F. Collins &
Son, 19 Eustace Street, Dublin, Chairman of the
" Leinster Leader " Co. as the Society's nominees
on the Cultural and Educational Panel of candi
dates for the Seanad under the provisions of the
Seanad (Panel Members) Electoral Act, 1937.
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