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for the examination and report. The Council were
o f the opinion that as member asked for the report
and did not inform the doctor that he would not
accept liability for the fee, it ought to have been
provided for in the settlement and that accordingly
member was professionally liable to pay the doctor’s
fee for the examination and report, which was
carried out and furnished on his instructions.
Entries in Law Directories.
T
he
Council considered a draft
o f
a statement sub
mitted by a Committee for publication in the Society’s
Gazette, and referred it back to the Committee for
further consideration.
Labourers’ Acts. Costs.
T
he
Council were informed that Mr. Patrick
O’Donnell, T.D ., the Minister for Local Govern
ment had agreed to receive a deputation from the
Society on the subject o f the present scale o f costs
allowed under the Labourers’ (Ireland) Acts. A
deputation was appointed to attend at the Department
to submitt he Society’s case to the Minister.
LECTURER ON TAXATION.
M
r
. V
incent
G
rogan
,
M .A., B .L .,
has been
appointed as lecturer on Taxation, with special
reference to death duties. The new Course of
lectures which is obligatory for all apprentices who
have not already completed attendance at Courses
A , B, and C and obtained credit therefor, will
commence on 4th October.
PROGRAMME OF LECTURES,
1954-55 .
Course A.
Common Law (including Personal Property,
Contracts and Torts) 42 lectures delivered as
follows :—
Michaelmas Sittings 1 2 ; Hilary Sittings 2 1 ;
Easter Sittings 9 ; Minimum attendance for credit
is, Michaelmas—9 ; Hilary— 16 ; Easter—7 ; Lec
tures each Monday and Thursday at 2.15 o’clock,
save where otherwise notified.
Course B.
Equity and Real Property, 42 lectures delivered
as follows :—
Michaelmas Sittings 1 2 ; Hilary Sittings 2 1 ;
Easter Sittings 9 ; Minimum attendance for credit
is, Michaelmas—9 ; Hilary— 16 ; Easter—7 ; Lec
tures each Tuesday and Friday at 2.15 o’clock, save
where otherwise notified.
Course C.
Conveyancing and General Office Practice, 50
lectures. The rights, duties and responsibilities o f
solicitors, 4 lectures. Lectures will be delivered
as follows :—
Michaelmas Sittings 18 ; Hilary Sittings 24;
Easter Sittings 12 ; Minimum attendance for credit
is Michaelmas—-14; Hilary— 18 ; Easter—9. An
apprentice to obtain credit must attend at least
3 o f the 4 lectures on rights, duties and responsibili
ties o f solicitors.
Lectures each Tuesday and
Saturday at 9 a.m. save where otherwise notified.
Course D.
General office practice, (taxation with special
reference to death duties). 50 lectures. The lectures
will be delivered as follows :—
Michaelmas Sittings 1 8 ; Hilary Sittings 2 2 ;
Easter Sittings 1 0 ; Minimum attendance for credit
is, Michaelmas— 14 ; Hilary— 17 ; Easter—7. Lec
tures each Monday at 9 a.m. and Saturday at
10.15 a-m., save where otherwise notified.
For a selection o f recommended reading see the
published syllabus for the Intermediate and Final
Examinations. The lecturer will not necessarily
undertake to cover the entire field in each subject,
or lecture out o f any particular text book. He will
advise the class as to its reading and will assume
that each student will have read on the fines advised,
in advance o f each lecture, on the subject matter
o f the lecture. The aim o f lectures wifi be to guide
students in their work and to illustrate, explain and
supplement their reading.
A written examination will be held at the end
of each term’s lectures.
Course A must be completed before either Course
B, C, or D is commenced. Courses A , B, C and D
are obligatory for all apprentices, but an apprentice
who has attended and obtained credit tor Courses
A , B , and C while eligible to attend Course D
on payment o f the prescribed fee, will not be
required to attend these lectures. Fee—8 guineas
for each course.
EXAMINATIONS, AUTUMN, 1954 .
Examination.
Date.
Latest date
for giving
notice.
Intermediate. September 6th and
7th.
August 1 6th.
Final.
September 6th, 7th
and 8th.
August 16th.
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