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GAZETTE
DECEMBER 1988
Younger Members News
Sa l a ry i nc r ease f o r new ly
qua l i f i ed s o l i c i t o rs
The Younger Members Committee
is pleased to report that the Motion
proposed by the Committee for an
increase in the r ecommended
salary payable to newly qualified
solicitors to £10,000 - £11,000
was adopted unanimously by the
Council of the Law Society on 8th
September, 1988.
Hu ge p r og r ess in mo ve t o
en t er UK ma r k et
The YMC has been pressing for an
open door to London and our
Council has endorsed the following
proposal submitted by a Joint
Wo r k i ng Party of t he home
jurisdictions (Northern Ireland, UK,
Scotland, Wales, Ireland):
" t hat a solicitor qualified as such
in any one of the jurisdictions
can qualify in another of those
jurisdictions without undergoing
an examination or aptitude test
but in turn that the migrating
solicitor would have a restricted
Practising Certificate for a period
of not less than t wo and not
more than three years during
wh i ch time he would carry out
in the host jurisdiction work of
a type normally carried out by a
solicitor in that jurisdiction. The
restriction in his Practising
Certificate would be to the
effect that he could not carry on
business as a sole practitioner
nor could he carry on business
as a partner in a solicitor's firm
unless his partner or one of his
partners was qualified and in
practice for three years or longer
in the host jurisdiction."
Younger Members Com-
mi t tee " M i l l e n n i um"
Soccer Bl i tz
Sa t u r day, 3 r d Sep t embe r,
1988
Despite the fact that the number of
teams was down on last year's, the
Younger Members Committee ran
another successful fund raising
event for the Solicitors' Benevolent
Association. The teams involved in
this year's event were:
A r t hur Cox & Co . /Ma t heson
Ormsby & Prentice;
John P. Carroll & Company;
Croskerrys (the holders);
The Chairmans Team (i.e. the extended family of Justin McKenna);
Ivor Fitzpatrick & Co.;
Michael Fitzsimons & Co.;
Wm. Fry & Sons;
McCann Fitzgerald Sutton Dudley;
Wicklow.
Even though the scoreboard keeper, Brian O'Connor, slept it out, was
late w i th the whistles and forgot the balls, the first games kicked off at
around 1.30p.m.
We split the teams into t wo groups so that for the semi-finals the
winner of one group would play the runner-up of the other. After a
splendid display of soccer skills, which demonstrated already how the
creditable Irish performance in the European Championships had
influenced those " y o u n g" enthusiasts, the semi-finalists emerged. These
were:
Wicklow -v- John P. Carroll & Co.
Croskerry -v- Arthur Cox & Co./Matheson Ormsby & Prentice
John P. Carroll & Company were the narrow winnners of their semi-
final while, after penalties, the combined forces of Arthur Cox &
Co./Matheson Ormsby & Prentice went down to Croskerrys.
As the final progressed it became apparent that either the day's
strenuous activity had taken its toll on weary limbs or that some players
had spent too long in the bar (discussing tactics). Even after extra time
the sides were level. It was down to penalties. The three girls on each
team would take penalties against the opposition goalkeeper. After the
first round of penalties the score remained tied at 2-2 . . . more penalties
4-4 . . . more penalties . . . 7-7 . . . more . . . the match officials were
running out of fingers on which to count. Referee J. J. Cummins, offered
to take off his boots and one of the unfortunate girls had a penalty saved
by a desperate lunging dive from J. P. Carroll & Company's goalkeeper,
who once togged out beside J. J. after a match and was very familiar
w i th what was inside his boots! ! !
The match and the competition was won 17-16 by John P. Carroll & Co.
The day's sporting endeavour was rounded off by a disco in the
members lounge at which the winning captain, John McCarthy, bought
drinks for all present (Bill is to send his tab on to him). The day raised
a net total of £500 . 00 approximately for the Solicitors' Benevolent
Association. Thanks to all who played in the competition and particularly
to YMC members who helped organise the event — Miriam Reynolds,
Patricia Boyd, Dan Murphy, Brian O'Connor and Chairman, Justin
McKenna.
J O HN L ARK IN
John Larkin (YMC) (left), presenting the Winner's Cup to John McCar-
thy, John P. Carroll & Co.
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