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GAZETTE
DECEMBER1978
CORRESPONDENCE
Fitzwilton House,
Wilton Place,
Dublin 2.
Telephone Dublin 765153
Telex 5839
October 25, 1978.
Dear Sir,
I should be grateful if you would arrange for a note to
be included in the next issue of the Incorporated Law
Society Gazette in relation to the summary of my paper
which appeared in your July/August edition.
When delivering the paper in Killarney, I outlined the
provisions of the Tax Acts, in relation to motor vehicles. I
mentioned, as an aside, that the Income Tax Acts,
schedule 2, provided a relief for holders of offices or
employments in relation to expenses incurred in the
keeping and maintenance of a horse. Unfortunately the
summary published in your Gazette referred to expenses
in keeping and maintaining a house.
I would be grateful if you could ensure that this error is
drawn to the attention of your readers, lest they feel that
the Revenue Commissioners are now prepared to grant a
tax deducation for housekeeping expenses!
Yours sincerely,
Diarmuid Murray.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE LEGAL
PROFESSION—Contd.
cause be recognised and given equality before the Law. In
this context I am reminded of another quotation this time
from Voltaire when he said "I disagree with everything
that you say but I would die for your right to say it". As
long as we can maintain this kind of attitude in the Free
World and as long as the Legal Profession is prepared to
fulfil its role as the watchdog and the guardian of the
rights of the individual then we have not too much to fear.
It can and does happen that these rights are abrogated in
countries in the Free World. We have had examples in
our own Country, we have had examples in Britain, we
have had examples everywhere. There is no point in
singling out any one particular country for special
mention. Therefore in the words of another famous
Philosopher let us in the Legal Profession bear in mind
that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty and let us
always remember that an independent legal profession is
the proud inheritance of the Free World. It is our duty as
the legal profession in all free Nations, both small and
large, to guard this inheritance and thus ensure that it
becomes the birthright of future generations.
Trinity House,
7; Georges Quay,
Cork
15th day of November, 1978
Dear Sir,
I received volume 72 number 8 for October, 1978 this
morning and would first like to congratulate you on the
issue which I found extremely interesting and informative
with the exception of "Practitioners Guide Lines" and
"Did You Know?" on page 174.
It seems to me that, apart from knowledge of which we
all have an infinite "need" which your publication
endeavours to supply, logic and language are the two
most essential "tools" with which a Lawyer works and
both have been misused in the Articles I refer to. For
instance "lettings" is treated as synonymous with
"house", "dwelling", "dwellinghouses" and the
circumstances described at paragraphs 5 and 6;
"Possesses" is used as if .it were synonymous with
"occupies" and so on. It is important to remember in
relation to "Local Authority Houses" that it is only
certain specified lettings which are controlled.
So far as the name of a married woman is concerned it
seems to me that a name is something by which a person
becomes to be known and if once having adopted her
husband's name and becoming known by it a married
woman is not free to change. If I am correct she is under
a legal obligation to use it when legally obliged to refer to
herself.
Could I suggest that Articles to go in this section of the
Gazette might carefully be checked by persons who are
experts in the particular field so as to ensure that the
guidelines be and become known as something upon
which the average practitioner can depend which I am
sure is what is intended.
With all good wishes for the future.
Yours sincerely,
Gerald J. Moloney
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