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Finally witness turned to the barrister and very politely
asked "wig, where did you get the idiot?" The justice
would have held the witness in contempt had he been
able to stop his own hysterical laughter. Never d o we
witness contempt by the judge himself for obvious
reasons.
Plaintiff approached the bench as it appeared that
he was not receiving the attention he felt his case
deserved. The Justice asked him why he was here, to
which he replied, "I came here to see Justice done."
Quick as a flash the grey-haired old devil replied:
"Justice Dunne, shur he's away on holidays and won't
be back until next we e k !"
Of course many books have been written on famous
legal submissions and addresses, one particularly amus-
ing address I came across in my research, went like
this: Counsel began: "It is my intention to prove
to this Jury that my client was not present when the
killing took place that it was not his intention to injure
the woman when, he struck her with an iron bar and
held her head under the stream, and finally that she
richly deserved her fate at the hands of this man."
You have heard, how to d o it, and how not to do
it, but most of us learn
this by
experience.
Would it then not be earier, for the young barrister or
young sol i d tor on his first appearance in Court, at his
first interview between Solicitor and Client? The
Solicitors Apprentices Debating Society of Ireland and
other debating societies try to make up for what the
educational bodies have not provided. The Societies
provide the hard school of experience without the
serious consequences of the advocate making a blunder
to the detriment of his client, but this is not enough.
Students need advice f r om experienced advocates, t o
show the method and to teach them how to persuade.
I would strongly urge the Incorporated Law Society
of Ireland to include in its new currculum, a course of
lectures in advocacy: - It would not only be invaluable
to the young Solicitor's confidence, in starting practice,
but it would also save him the trouble and dangers of
those first few appearances in Court.
Remember the mouth of the lawyer together with
proper anticipated legal research is one of the tools with
which it plies its trade—and there is a motto which
would serve us well to remember: - "Please engage
brain before putting mouth into motion".—It might
well be the motto of some future advocacy class.
The Resolution that the best thanks of the Society
be given to the Auditor for his address, was proposed
by the Hon.
Mr. Justice
Conroy
,
President of the
Circuit Court, and seconded by
Mr. Thomas
C.
Smyth,
barrister, and passed unanimously.
The Resolution that the Debating Society is worthy
of the support of Solicitors' Apprentices, the Council
of the Society and of the Solicitors' profession, was
proposed by Mr. Andrew F. Smyth, solicitor, and
passed unanimously.
The President, having thanked the speakers, then
adjourned the meeting.
2 DAY SEMINAR ON CAPITAL TAXATION
CORK, 11-12 JULY, DUBLIN, 18-19 JULY,
DAY 1
DAY 2
9.00 a.m. : Registration.
9.30/10.30: Capital Gains Ta x: Principles and Com-
putations and Exemptions.
Speaker•' Norman
Bale,
Tax
Consultant.
10.30: Morning Coffee.
11.30/12.00: Capital Gains Tax: Transitional and anti
Avoidance Provisions.
Speaker:
Norman
Bale,
Tax
Consultant.
12.00/12.45: Capital Gains Tax and Probate and
Trusts
-.Speaker: Houghton
Fry,
Solicitor.
12.45/2.15: Lunch.
2 1 5 / 3 . 0 0: Capital Gains Tax and Conveyancing:
Speaker: Joseph Dundon, Solicitor.
3 . 0 0 / / 3 . 45 Capital Gains Tax and Companies:
Speaker:
Houghton Fry, Solicitor.
3.45 Afternoon Tea.
4 . 1 5 / 5 . 3 0: Panel: Discussion and Questions.
9.30/10.30: The Weatly Ta x:
Speaker: Robert
Johns-
ton, Solicitor.
10.30: Morning Coffee.
11.00/12.00: Capital Acquisition Ta x: Principles Gifts
and Inheritances Computations and Returns.
Speaker:
Joseph O'Broin, Chartered
Accountant.
12.00/1.00:
Capital Acquisitions Ta x:
Valuations
Trusts Appeals.
Speaker:
Colin Chapman,
Solicitor.
1.00/2.30: Lunch.
2 . 3 0 / 3 . 3 0: Capital Acquisitions Tax' Exemptions Inter-
action with Capital Transfer Tax Practical Problems.
Speaker: William B. Somerville, Solicitor.
3.30: Afternoon Tea.
4 . 0 0 / 5 . 1 5: Panel: Discussion and Questions.
NOTE-—Lecture Scripts in respect of the Capital Gains
Tax lectures will be sent on or before 4th July 1975
to each participant at the address set out opposite. All
other scripts will be circularised at the seminar. Scripts
and copies of the Bills or Acts should be brought to
the Seminar by each participant. Please note copies or
Acts will not be supplied at the Seminar.
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