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MR. JOHN A. KENNEDY (Monaghan) said that those who
supported the making of regulations must be of opinion that
there are a great number of bad titles in the country. He
thought the regulations should not be made.
MR. LESLIE E. KEARON (Dublin) stated that he supported
the proposal to make the regulations.
MR. JOHN GRIFFIN (Louth) speaking personally said that
he thought the proposed regulations would cause a diversion
of clients. Was it intended to make them applicable to such
cases as tenancy agreements? He saw no difficulty in deciding
whether it would be proper to act for both parties in individual
cases.
Solicitors should have sufficient independence and
courage to make that decision.
MR. FRANCIS J. GANNON (Leitrim) said that he was against
regulations.
MR. PETER O'CoNNOR (Waterford) stated that he favoured
the making of regulations limited to certain cases, e.g. sales
by public auction or in which auctioneers or house agents are
employed.
MR. PATRICK CUSACK (Cavan) spoke against the making of
regulations.
MR. DOMINIC H. DOWLING (Dublin) said that regulations
should not be made unless they could be enforced. He thought
that the present Professional Practice Regulations dealing with
undercutting, touting and other matters are not enforced.
MR. MICHAEL O'MEARA (Nenagh) stated that the regulation
would be very effective in dealing with solicitors who are not
willing to join a Bar Association. He was in favour of the
proposed regulation.
MR. PATRICK NOONAN (Meath) stated that although he
personally supported the proposed regulations he felt that
there was at least a large minority against the regulations and
said that regulations should not be passed by a simple majority.
He thought that the public might look at this proposal as a
device to increase costs.
THE PRESIDENT, in closing the discussion, stated that he
would not accept any resolution. The discussion had been
valuable in clearing the air and enabling the Council to inform
themselves of the various viewpoints of different members of
the profession. The Council favoured the creation of strong
Bar Associations. In a reference to the Accounts Regulations
he stated that if the Society had failed to take action it was
certain that the Government would have done so. And no
one should have any regrets that the regulations had been
brought in.
Mr. T. Desmond McLoughlin under general
business spoke on the importance of representation
of the junior members of the profession in the
Society with a view to protecting their interests and
raising the general level of the profession.
As there was no further business the President
declared the meeting closed.
SOCIAL
EVENTS
On Friday evening, June 2nd, members and their
ladies met informally at the Great Southern Hotel.
On Saturday afternoon a number of the members
took part in the golf competition organised by the
Solicitors' Golfing Society.
There was an attendance of over zoo at a dinner-
dance of the Society at the Warwick Hotel on
Saturday evening. Among the guests were His Hon.
Judge Durcan, the President of the Law Society of
England and Mrs. Hicks, the President of the Law
Society of Northern Ireland and Mrs. McMillan,
the President of the Law Society of Scotland and
Mrs. Watson, the Secretary of the Law Society of
Scotland and Mrs. Laurie, the Secretary of the Law
Society of Northern Ireland, Mr. Murray, District
Justice T. G. Burke and Mrs. Burke, and the County
Registrar, Galway, and Mrs. O'Donnell.
On Sunday a number of members and their wives
made a trip to Cong, some by motor launch across
Lough Corrib.
Members and their friends attended an Irish
Evening at the Great Southern Hotel on Sunday,
June 4th, at which a performance of Irish dancing
and songs given by Mr. Pascal Spellman and a group
of Irish dancers was greatly appreciated.
THE DUBLIN SOLICITORS' BAR
ASSOCIATION
Summary of activities of the above Association at
meetings held on 2nd November 1960, 7th Dec–
ember 1960, 4th January 1961, ist February 1961,
ist March 1961, 5th April 1961, 3rd May 1961, and
yth June 1961 :
1. A Resolution of Sympathy was passed to the
widow of the late Judge McCarthy.
2. Revised rules of the Association were approved
at the Annual General Meeting and these will
be circulated to members during the year.
3. A subscription of £5
55. was sent by the
Association to the Congo Fund.
4. Pursuant to the provisions of the Solicitors'
Act, 1960, the Council of the Incorporated
Law Society of Ireland co-opted as extra–
ordinary members of the Council, Messrs.
J. B. McGarry, C. Hyland and D. Moran
being the representatives of the Association.
5. The Association's form of tenancy agreement
is now exclusively being sold by Messrs.
A. & S. Donaldson Ltd., and all enquiries
regarding same should be sent to them.
6. The Council of the Association, on an enquiry
from the Council of the Incorporated Law
Society, were of the opinion that the cost of
a hand search on the closing of a sale, when
the Negative or Common Search was not
ready because of delay in the Registry of
Deeds, should be borne by the Vendor.
7. Representations were made to the Registrars of
the High Court regarding the unsatisfactory
listing of Circuit Court appeals and were
assured that steps would be taken to try and
improve the position.
8. A Scale of Costs for the Circuit and District
Courts, showing proposed increases and also