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BLACKHALL PLACE
COMMITTEE
Moya Quinlan,
Chairman
Bruce St. J. Blake
John Carrigan
Thomas Jackson
William D. McEvoy
Ernest J. Margetson
Patrick F. O'Donnell
Peter D. M. Prentice
Mrs. M. Quinlan,
Chairman
11.1 It was surely fitting that 1975 as European Architectural Heritage Year should be the
time at which the Contract for the conversion of the Kings Hospital School into the new
Headquarters for the Law Society was signed. This year has been a great step forward in the
proposed development of the building for use as administrative Headquarters for the Society
and as the new Centre for training the future members of the profession. It is proposed that
work on the building will be carried out in three stages.
11.2 The first stage will consist of the ground floor central structure where the Administrative
Office will be situated. The second stage will comprise the South Wing of the building where
the library, lecture theatre, seminar rooms, students restaurant, members common room,
restaurant and other facilities will be. The third stage will be the refurbishing of the North Wing
where the chapel, with its unique stained glass window by Evie Hone, now stands. It is proposed
that the Chapel shall be converted so as to provide for its use as a small concert hall or theatre,
suitable for lectures, concerts or receptions. It is visualized that this wing will be a completely
self-contained unit with its own catering facilities, which may be rented by the Society to other
organizations and so provide a lucrative source of revenue to the Society.
11.3 Preliminary work has actually commenced on the building. Hopefully the first stage will
be completed in about eighteen months, and the final stages by the middle of 1978.
11.4 The Society has been extremely fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Terence
Nolan, M.R.I.A.I, and Mr. Thomas D'Arcy, F.R.I.C.S., as Architect and Quantity Surveyor
respectively to the project. The Contractors are Messrs. G. & T. Crampton Ltd.
11.5 In addition to dealing with the King's Hospital development, your Committee has been
actively concerned during the year in making greater use of the available space in the Solicitors
Buildings. As a result of its activity an extra six rooms are now available for use as Consultation
and Arbitration rooms.
11.6 It is felt that these facilities will be of great benefit to all members of the Society especially
country practitioners for whom it is essential that proper consulting rooms are available for
witnesses travelling long distances.
11.7 The members of the Committee have shown a remarkable spirit of dedication and
responsibility in bringing the King's Hospital project to its present stage. There was a full
attendance at all the many meetings of the Committee during the year with some of the members
travelling from the country to be present. Such co-operation has been most encouraging and
exemplifies the interest of the profession as a whole in this challenging undertaking.
DISCIPLINARY
COMMITTEE
Thomas A. O'Reilly,
Chairman
Thomas H. Bacon
Bruce St. J. Blake
John Maher
Patrick C. Moore
Patrick Noonan
Robert McD. Taylor
Francis J. Lanigan
Thomas Jackson
Roderick J. O'Connor
12.1 Since 30th September 1974 the Committee met 30 times. The state of the business of the
Committee is as follows:
Cases over from previous year
New Cases commenced after 30/9/1973
O
F THE
70 N
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A
PPLICATIONS
(a) No prima facie, case decided
(b) Prima facie case found ...
O
F THE
59 C
ASES
N
OW AT
H
EARING
(a) Liberty to withdraw
(b) Postponed/S7 (4)
/c) Findings of misconduct ...
(d) Findings of no misconduct
(e) At or awaiting hearing ...
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70
82
3
67
8
1
17
3
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12.2 Ten Reports have been presented to the President of the High Court (4 are outstanding).
Of these:
(a) One Solicitor was struck off.
(b) One was suspended from practice for twelve months.
(c) Three cases were disposed of on an order of "costs only".
(d) Five cases are before the Court.
12.3 Mr. Ralph Walker resigned on his retirement from the Council.
Thomas A. O'Reilly,
Chairman
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