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necessary for the claim to be supported by an
affidavit of the Attorney-General; and (3) that the
right of a solicitor and client to claim legal pro
fessional privilege applied with equal, if not greater,
force to the Director of Public Prosecutions. (D.C.)
See also (1960) 2 W.L.R. 562 ; (1960) i All E.R. 692.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOLICITORS
By order made on March 25th, 1960, the Chief
Justice directed
that
the name of Thomas F.
O'Keeffe, Solicitor, of Mitchelstown, Co. Cork,
should be struck off the roll of solicitors on the
grounds that he had committed misconduct as a
solicitor.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
UNQUALIFIED PERSONS
Proceedings were instituted by the Society in the
District Court, Galway, under section 58 of the
Solicitors' Act, 1954 against Richard G. Browne,
Auctioneer, Westport.
It was proved in evidence
that the defendant had a printed form of agreement
for sale and purchase with spaces for the names of
the vendor and purchaser, the description of the
property sold, the title, sale price and the amount
of deposit, and that he had obtained the signature
of the purchaser to the document after filling in
necessary information which would enable the offer
to be accepted by the vendor for whom he was
acting. The document provided for the payment of a
sum of £270 deposit and fees. The District Justice
convicted and imposed a fine of io/- with £50 costs.
OBITUARY
MR. FELIX E. MURPHY, Solicitor, died on the 291!!
March, 1960, at his residence, Felmar, Kildare.
Mr. Murphy served his apprenticeship with the
late Mr. Peter J. McCann, Naas, Co. Kildare, was
admitted in Easter Sittings, 1939, and practised at
Kildare.
MR. BERTRAM BARTON, Solicitor, died on the and
April, 1960, at Port Salon, Co. Donegal.
Mr. Barton served his apprenticeship with the
late Mr. Isaac J. T. Colquhoun, Londonderry, was
admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1914, and practised at
Port Salon.
MR. HAROLD H. MAXWELL, Solicitor, died on the
4th April, 1960, at his residence, Roxboro, Baily,
Co. Dublin.
Mr. Maxwell served his apprenticeship with the
late Mr. John M. Maxwell, 40 North Great Georges
Street, Dublin, was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1925,
and practised as senior partner in the firm of Messrs.
Maxwell, Weldon & Co., 19/20 Baggot Street,
Dublin.
MR. PATRICK R. BOYD, Solicitor, died on the i4th
April, 1960, at his residence, Saul, Newtownpark
Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
Mr. Boyd served his apprenticeship with the late
Mr. Patrick J. O'Hare, Newry, Co. Down, was
admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1913, and practised
at io College Green, Dublin, up to his retirement
in 1959.
He was a member of the Council of the Society
from 1935 until February, 1919 ; was Vice-President
for the year 1938-39, and President for the year
1948-49.
MR. PETER P. WILKINSON, Solicitor, died on the
1 8th April, 1960, at his residence, Aldersyde, Naas,
Co. Kildare.
Mr. Wilkinson served his apprenticeship with the
late Mr. Peter M. Scales, n College Green, Dublin,
was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1927, and
practised as senior partner in the firm of Messrs.
Wilkinson & Price, Naas, Co. Kildare, and Wilkinson
& Daly, 43 Dame Street, Dublin.
THE REGISTRY
Register A
ACTIVE and well established Partnership for sale, Dublin City.
Current conveyancing and probate practice of a very sub
stantial nature. Financial end not main consideration. Box. No.
Register B
DUBLIN Solicitor (31) would be interested in good working
partnership or profit-sharing, in busy and well-established
office. Box No. 8249.
REGISTRATION OF TITLE ACTS,
1891 AND 1942
ISSUE OF DUPLICATE LAND
CERTIFICATE
Applications have been received from the regis
tered owners mentioned in the Schedule annexed
hereto, for the issue of Certificates of Title in
substitution for the original Certificates issued in
respect of the lands specified in the said Schedule,
which original Certificates, it is alleged, have been
lost or inadvertently destroyed.
A duplicate Certificate will be issued in each case,
except a case in respect of which notification is
received in this Registry within 28 days from' the
publication of this notice, that the Certificate of