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certificates to newly admitted solicitors, addressed
them as- follows :—
“ L
adies
'
and
G
entlemen
,
“ Before I hand out the Certificates of Admission,
I want to convey to each o f you the congratulations
and good wishes o f myself and my colleagues on the
Council o f the Law Society, and I am sure in so
doing that I am speaking on behalf o f all the members
o f the Profession—-your future fellow practitioners.
I would like you to realise that from now on you are
members o f a learned profession and officers of the
court, and I have no doubt that you will all do your
best to see that the high traditions o f our Profession
are maintained.
“ When I last had the pleasure o f presenting
Certificates, I spoke about our duties towards our
clients and amongst ourselves respectively. O f
course you know that we must never do anything
that would in any way be prejudicial to our clients,
but we can render a great deal o f voluntary assistance
to each other, without in any way compromising
the interests o f our clients. You, our newest mem
bers, please do not hesitate to seek the advice of
your colleagues, when you may perhaps find your
selves in a difficulty through inexperience and
nervousness. If the heritage and tradition o f the
Profession are maintained, you will get that help in
abundance.
“ One more word before
1
conclude, I think a
good solicitor means something more than being
just a competent and courteous legal adviser. What
I mean is, that the real solicitor, a person wortny of
membership o f this Society, and o f the nigh pro
fessional calling, should be the perfect example of
good citizenship.
“ I f it is not altogether premature, may I take this
opportunity of wishing you a very happy Christmas,
and much good fortune in the New Year and
always I ”
Certificates were presented to the following :—
W
illiam
M
ichael
C
o rrigan
,
17 GreenparU, Orwell Road,
•Rathgar.
D
aniel
J.
C
ourtney
,
24 Henn Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
D
onal
P
aul
G
a lla gh er
,
B.A ., LL.B . (N.U.I.), Donegal.
J
oseph
G
la ckin
,
35 Nottingham Street, Dublin.
G
ordon
W.
K
err
J
ohnston
,
B.A. (Mod.), LL.B. (T.C.D.),
13 Laburnum Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin.
P
atrick
.
C.
K
ilroy
,
M .A. (N.U.I.), 4 Greenview Terrace,
Callan, Co. Kilkenny.
L
eo
J
oseph
L
oftus
,
B.A. (N.U.I.), Ballina, Co. Mayo.
B
ryan
M
aguire
,
B.A. (N.U.I.), Golden, Cashel, Co.
Tipperary.
J
ohn
M
ich ael
M
c
E
voy
,
The Avenue, Gorey, Co. Wexford.
B
rian
K
ingsbury
O
verend
,
152 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge,
: Dublin.
T
imothy
R
yan
,
256 North Circular Roadx Dublin.
F
rans
H.
van
der
L
ee
,
B.A., LL.B. (T.C.D.), 142 Stillorgatr
Road, Donnybro'ok, Dublin.
C
ornelius
. R
iordan
,
B.A., LL.B. (N.U.I.), Kitsboro’,
Carrigrohanc, Col Cork.
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL
51-H
N
ovember
,
1 9 5 3 .
The President in the Chair.
Also present, Messrs. James J. O’Connor, Vice-
President ; Patrick R. Boyd, Ralph J. Walker,
George G. Overend, Niall S. Gaffney, Derrick M.
Martin, William J. Norman, Francis J. Gearty,
John Maher, Peter E. O’Connell, Desmond J.
Mayne, John J. Sheil, Desmond J. Collins, Francis
Lanigan, Reginald J. Nolan, Charles J. Downing,
John J. Nash, Patrick F. O’Reilly, Louis E. O’Dea,
Arthur Cox, Sean O hUadhaigh.
The following was among the business
transacted :
Liability o f Solicitor for Medical Witness’ s
Expenses.
M
embers
acting on behalf o f the plaintiff in a
running down action served a subpoena on a Dublin
doctor to attend the High Court on 27th April.
The action was brought under Lord Campbell’s Act
and did not include any claim for special damages.
A sum o f
£12
12s. for treatment of the deceased
was owing to the doctor by his estate. A cheque for
£5
5s. viaticum was given to the doctor with the
subpoena but as events fell out he had not to attend
Court, the case being taken out o f the list on 27th
April and subsequently settled out of Court. Part
o f the damages was paid into Court; the balance
was paid to members who paid it over to the plaintiff
without providing for the doctor’s claim o f
£12
12s.
Members appropriated the sum of £5 5s. paid to the
doctor to two medical reports made by him at their
request. The doctor maintained that members
should have provided for his claim for fees for
treatment o f the deceased and that they were respon
sible for his fees while standing by awaiting a call
to attend Court. The Council on a report from a
committee expressed the opinion that members
were not responsible on the facts submitted for the
fees due to the doctor for treatment o f the deceased
or for his claim for fees while awaiting a call to
attend Court. In the opinion of the Council the
doctor was entitled to the sum o f £3 3s. for each
medical report and to £3 3s. for one day’s attendance
even although he was not required, with credit to
members for the sum o f £5 5s. paid with the
subpoena. The doctor in question was a general
practioner.
Employment Regulation Order, Law Clerks’
Joint Labour Committee.
T
he
Council were asked whether bonuses paid to
solicitors’ employees should be counted in cal
culating the minimum weekly wage for the purpose
o f the Employment Regulation Orders. In the case
submitted members in a few cases paid somewhat