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Brendan A. McGrath, John O'Meara, Walter
Beatty, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, W. A. Osborne,
Thomas O Donnell, Richard Knight and James
W. O'Donovan.
The following was among the business trans
acted :
Legal Education
The Society had written to the other bodies
in Dublin concerned with Legal Education—the
Kings Inns and the two Universities, suggesting
a rationalisation of legal Education. A joint con
ference, with representatives from each institu
tion took place in the Clarence Hotel on Sunday,
26th May, 1968.
CIRCUIT COURT RULES COMMITTEE
The submissions which the Society propose to
make
to
the Committee were approved. The
submissions are a coalition of the items submitted
to the Society by the various Bar Associations.
IRISH FORMATIONS LIMITED
The issue of Business & Finance of 19th January
last carried an article under the title 'Cut Price'
Company, recording an interview given by Mr.
John Nolan of Clondalkin to a representative of
the Journal. In this article Mr. Nolan is reported
as having stated that he intended to operate a
company
registration
agency,
notwithstanding
the provisions of section 58 of the Solicitors Act,
1954. Mr. Nolan as reported did not advert to
the provisions of section 397 of the Companies
Act 1963. The Society has since received a copy
of an advertisement or prospectus issued by Irish
Formations Ltd. over the name of Mr. John E.
Nolan, Director outlining the services proposed to
be given by his company. These include supplying
a standard set of documents amended in accord
ance with the customer's instructions for signa
ture, doing all work necessary to have the com
pany registered and supplying 8 printed and
bound copies of the memorandum and articles
of association with two draft copies. Members
who are in a position to supply to the Society
information and evidence as to the work carried
out by Irish Formations Ltd. in connection with
company registration are asked to send full details
to the Secretary.
MEETINGS WITH BAR ASSOCIATIONS
Saturday,
10th February
—Donegal and Sligo
Bar Associations.
Friday,
16th February
—Portlaoise, Laois Bar
Association.
Friday, 8th March
—Strokestown, Roscommon
and Mayo Bar Associations.
Friday, 15th February
—at Arklow, Wexford and
Wicklow Bar Associations.
Friday,
22nd
February
—at Cootehill, Cavan and
Monaghan Bar Associations.
Saturday, 23rd February
—at Galway, Galway
Bar Association.
Monday, 25th February
—Kells, Meath Bar As
sociation.
Friday, 29th February
—at Kilkenny, Kilkenny
and Carlow Bar Associations.
Saturday, 30th February
—at Limerick, Limerick
and North Tipperary Bar Associations.
Friday, 5th April
—at Dublin, Dublin Bar Asso
ciation.
The
foregoing
represents
the
itinery of our
President Mr. Patrick Noonan in recent months.
The Secretary accompanied the President at the
meetings held in Donegal, Arklow, Limerick and
Dublin. Mr. Finnegan was with the President in
Portlaoise.
APPOINTMENT
Mr. Joseph Finnegan, Solicitor has joined the
Society's staff as Assistant to the Secretary. Mr.
Finnegan was admitted in Michaelmas 1966 and
was recently an assistant solicitor in the firm of
McKeever & Sons, Dublin. Mr. Finnegan is a
graduate of the National University of Ireland
having graduated
in Civil Law
in 1964 and
obtained his LL.B. degree with honours in 1965.
The Society awarded a Special Certificate on the
combined results of the Second and Third Law
Examinations to the new Assistant in 1966.
SOLICITORS' BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION
The Annual General Meeting took place on 7th
March 1968. The following report was adopted :
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their
Report for the year ending 30th November 1967
together with Receipts and Expenditure Account
as of that period.
The Directors extend their sincere sympathy
to the relatives and friends of the following mem
bers who died during the year namely Bernard J.
McDermott, Dermot McDowell, Aubrey R. Wal
ker, William T. Nicholl, Kevin Nugent, James
Rogers, Michael J. Alien, Thomas P. Robinson,
John J. Horgan, James McD. Kerr, Edmund M.
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