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GAZETTE
JULY/AUGUST
1987
In Brief
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Society of Young Solicitors
— Au t umn Seminar
The S.Y.S. is holding its Autumn
Seminar in the Downhill Hotel,
Ballina, County Mayo, on Friday,
9th October, 1987, to Sunday,
11th October, 1987. The S.Y.S.
are very fortunate in having a most
prestigious list of Speakers for the
weekend and, indeed, all the
Speakers are leading authorities on
their subjects.
Solicitors will have the oppor-
tunity of hearing and speaking to
Professor J. C. W. Wylie, author of
several books, including the auth-
oritative books on Irish Land Law
and Conveyancing. The second
speaker is Dr. John M. Kelly, a
former At t o r ney General and
Government Minister, presently a
T.D., and who is well qualified to
speak on the Irish Constitution
from both practical and academic
points of view. Mr. Eamonn E.
Mongey is the third speaker, on
Probate matters, and is acknow-
ledged as a leading authority in the
area. Mr. Mongey is now the
Supreme Court Registrar.
The presence of these three
excellent speakers will be of
tremendous assistance to all prac-
titioners and the Society of Young
Solicitors are honoured and
delighted to have people of such
expertise. Of course, the Autumn
weekend will include the usual fun
and games which has always made
the S.Y.S. weekend so popular,
culminating with the Banquet on
the Saturday night.
ERRATUM
Administration of Estates:
The Liabilities of Personal
Representatives under the
Social Welfare Code.
Published in May '87 Gazette,
page 129, column 3.
The passage appearing in italics
hereunder, was inadvertently omit-
ted from the text.
The significant point to note here
is that the revised decision reduc-
ing or disallowing a social welfare
entitlement will only have retro-
spective effect
where the original
decision resulted from a fraudulent
misrepresentation
on the part of
the claimant.
In The
State
(Hoolahan) -v- Minister for Social
Welfare
5
, Barron J. held that
before s.300(5)(a) could be invoked,
the claimant must be given an
opportunity to present his side of
the case in relation to the allegation
of fraud.
By contrast, the obligation
to repay overpaid old age pension
under s. 169(3) is absolute in its
terms and does not depend on the
establishment of fraud.
THE
SOL I C I TORS'
B ENE VO L ENT
A S S O C I A T I ON
A CASE IN NEED
Mrs. "X"
is in her late 40's, she is the
widow of a Solicitor, has five children
under
21. Her only income is a widow's
pension
and family allowance.
She has to provide
for her family and maintain
a home.
She
faces this enormous
responsibility
alone.
Who can she turn to for help? — The
Solicitors'
Benevolent
Fund.
The Solicitors Benevolent Association
assists such cases - and many others where
the age of dependants of members of the
profession ranges from "under 10" to
"over eighty". The Committee of the
Association meets monthly and its work
covers the entire country, north and south.
The Committee funds come from annual
subscriptions from members of the Law
Society of Northern Ireland and The Incorpor-
ated Law Society of Ireland, together with
additional subscriptions received from Bar
Associations, and individual Solicitors or
firms of Solicitors. In recent years the calls
on the Association's resources have become
more numerous and this year the Committee
faces a relatively large deficit. It urgently
needs extra funds. Subscriptions can be
sent to the Secretary, Ms Clare Leonard,
The Solicitors Benevolent Association,
40 Lr. Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, or c/o
The Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
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