The Gazette 1976

G A Z E T T E

N O V E M B E R 1976

full value and that this consent was obligatory in the

case of a mortgage where full value consideration can

rarely be proved. It was interesting to note his opinion

that technically the statutory requirements were not

fulfilled where the consent of spouse was endorsed after

the sale. The resulting discussion after the lecture re-

vealed all too clearly that there are too many uncer-

tainties existing in this badly drafted piece of legislat-

ion. You may wish to note that the Act is presently

under review by the Legislature.

Robert Johnston's lecture on the Drafting of Wills

(Lecture 95) was as he himself said 'as different as

chalk is to cheese' from the contents of his earlier lec-

ture on Wills (Lecture 37) delivered some 8-years

earlier. His latest lecture comprised a most helpful and

exhaustive guide to the points to be borne in mind in

the light of recent Statutes and Case Law when obtain-

ing a client's instructions and drafting his Will and

this lecture itself must be deemed compulsory reading

for newly qualified Solicitors and should not be ignor-

ed by our most experienced brethren. Certainly, the

two Solicitors at the Conference who were overheard

to say that they would not, because of the call of the

golf links, be able to attend this lecture, missed an

invaluable opportunity of enriching their knowledge

on this important area of the law. Many useful guide-

lines were to be derived from the lecture together with

a most helpful general precedent draft Will.

Following Robert Johnston's lecture James J. Geogh-

egan of the Capital Taxes Branch, spoke on the sub-

ject of accounting for and paying Inheritance Tax un-

der the Capital Acquisitions Tax Act 1976 (Lecturc

94). This lecture contained a most useful guide to the

regulations concerning the filling out of the multitude

of new forms that will be furnished in connection with

the payment of inheritance tax on death. The proport-

ion of this tax payable and the cases in which it must

be paid, were very clearly outlined and the complicated

arithmetic deliberations of the Revenue Commissioners

were most comprehensively outlined. In the question

time which followed, Mr. Geoghegan rather rashly in-

vited several Solicitors to submit their particular

betes

noires

to him personally and his enthusiasm in this re-

spect was very much welcomed by the audience.

Eamonn Mongey of the Probate Office lectured on

Sunday on current Probate Office problems and pro-

cedure (Lecture 96). Students of probate will certainly

find this as invaluable a guideline to their studies as

their offices will find it a good basic reference. The lec-

ture provided an illuminLting insight into the workings

of the probate mind and Eamonn Mongey covered

most comprehensively the general requirements of the

Probate Office on application for a Grant. The talk

contained some very useful precedents for delivering

title on the Oath for Administrator and we will wel-

come the publication of his new book on Probate

topics generally, which we believe will shortly be forth-

coming. It is perhaps unfortunate that some of Mr.

Mongey's amusing anecdotes delivered during the

course of the lecture do not appear in the typed script,

but they certainly made for a most entertaining and

useful talk. Only the fear that this Gazette may fall

into the hands of innocent but inquisitive youth pre-

vents their reproduction in this article.

It is hoped that the Spring Seminar will be held either

late in March or early in April of next year. Unfor-

tunately, because of the welcome problem posed by

our ever-increasing attendance, a suitable venue has

not yet been decided on.

FLAC

We have been asked by F.L.A.C. to spread the word

that they are in great need of Solicitors to attend their

centres.

The practice is to have one solicitor attend each

centre each evening it is open. Each centre has a panel

of solicitors upon whom it can draw and normally the

solicitors on that panel are required to attend the

centre once every 2 months. The solicitor is present

to give advice to any of the students who may require

it. "

Any one who would like to have their names put

on the panel for a F.L.A.C. centre should give their

name to either of the following: —

Muriel G. Lee.

6 Pa'merstown Gardens,

Dublin.

978428.

Ann FitzGerald,

16 Clyde Road,

Dublin 4.

684921.

Listed below are the F.L.A.C. Centres and the nights

on which they are open: —

Tuesday: Finglas, Molesworth Street.

Wednesday: Ballyfermot; Mountjoy Square; Rialto and

Dun Laoghaire.

Thursday: Cabra, Ballymun and Coolock.

Saturday mornings: Coolock.

THE CIRCUIT COURT

Numbering of Courtrooms

The Courtrooms hitherto designated as Court 7,

Court 8, Court 9 and Court 10 wlil be desig-

nated (from the commencement of Hilary

Sittings) as Court 14, Court 15, Court 16 and

Court 17 respectively.

County Registrar,

MICHAEL T. NEARY.

THE HIGH COURT

Numbering of Courtrooms

The Courtrooms hitherto designated as "The

President's Court" and "Court Number 12"

will be designated (from the commencement

of Hilary Sittings) as "Court Number 7" and

"Court Number 8" respectively.

J. K. WALDRON

2nd December 1976.

Registrar

Note : This will take effect on 11th January,

1977.

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