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PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
UNQUALIFIED PERSON
In the Dublin District Court on March izth on
proceedings brought by the Society Messrs. Bruton
Limited of 5 Henry Street, Dublin and Moira Healy
a servant of the defendant-company were convicted
on summonses brought under Section 64 of the
Solicitors Act 1954 in respect of a letter issued by
the defendant company and signed by the other
defendant which the Justice held was such as to imply
that the body corporate was qualified or recognised
by law as qualified to act as a solicitor. The Justice
imposed fines of £25 on the defendant company and
.£10 on the other defendant.
EXAMINATION RESULTS
At the Preliminary Examination for intending
apprentices to solicitors held on the yth and 8th days
of February 1961 the following candidate passed the
examination.
John M. Fitzpatrick
i Candidate attended ;
i passed.
At examinations held on 3rd February, 1961 under
the Solicitors Act, 1954, the following candidates
passed.
First Examination in Irish:
Henry C. L. St. John
Blake, Thomas J. Colgan, Francis D. Daly, Patrick
E. Dooley, Thomas W. Enright, Joseph G. Finnegan,
John M. Fitzpatrick, Barry St. John Galvin, William
B. Glynn, Mary T. Griffin, Mary Margaret Harvey,
George B. Holland (B.A.), Paul W. Keogh, Gerard
A. Kirwan, John B. D. Lacy, Patrick J. Lavan,
Michael R. Law, Thomas A. Menton, Kieran C.
McDermott, Thomas D. J. O'Brien, Mathew Purcell,
Austin Turnbull, Anne D. Walsh, Brian A. F.
Woodcock.
2.6
candidates attended ; 24 passed.
Second Examination in Irish:
Mary Binchy (B.A.),
Maurice R. Curran (B.C.L., LL.B.), Michael G.
Dickson, Joseph L. Dundon, Charles E. Gavin,
Anthony C. Gore Grimes, Mary Grace Hanna
(B.C.L.), John Jay (B.A., (Mod) LL.B.), David O'N
Kiely, William J. P. Kirwan (B.C.L.), John G.
Lanigan
(B.C.L.), Dermot Loftus, Oliver D.
McArdle,
James R. O'Donnell, Roderick D.
O'Donnell, James L. O'KeefFe, Francis J. O'Mahony,
David A. Potterton, Martin T. Ruane (B.C.L.),
Thomas K. Smith (B.C.L.), Peter John Woods.
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candidates attended; 21 passed,
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At the Book-keeping Examination for apprentices
to solicitors held on the 2yth day of February the
following passed the examination :
Passed with Merit:
lain R. Farrell, (B.C.L.)
Passed:
Joseph L. Dundon, Fintan Earley
(B.C.L.); Mary G. Hanna (B.C.L.); John G. Lanigan
(B.C.L.) ; William E. Leahy, Oliver D. McArdle.
16 candidates attended ; y passed.
At the First Law Examination for apprentices to
solicitors held on the 6th and yth days of February
the following passed the examination :
Passed with Merit:
Henry Owen Comerford.
Passed:
Henry C. P, Barry, Thomas O. Boyle,
Scan de Burca (B.A.) ; Malachy F. Concanon (B.A.,
B. Comm.) ; Robert Cussen (B.C.L.); Michael N.
Dolan, Graham M. Golding (B.A.Mod.) ; James A. .
Harte, John S. Horgan, John M. W. Lenahan,
Garrett P. Lombard, Thomas J. Macken, Neil M.
Matthews, John C. O'Donnell, Thomas J. M.
O'Donoghue, Carmel O'Halloran, Christopher T.
N. O'Meara.
32 candidates attended ;
18 passed.
The Centenary prize was not awarded.
At the Second Law Examination for apprentices
to solicitors held on the yth, 8th and 9th days of
February the following passed the examination :
Passed:
Michael J. P. Alien, Mary P. M. Berkery,
Mary Binchy (B.A.) ;
Michael B. Creed (B.C.L.) ;
John V. P. Cresswell (B.A., LL.B.) ;
James J.
Dennison, Ailin A. Gibbons (B.C.L.) ;
Lewis J.
Goldberg, Owen Mulholland, Denis M. McDowell
(B.C.L.); James A. O'Donohoe, James G. Orange
(B.C.L., LL.B.) ;
James I. Sexton.
25 candidates attended ;
13 passed.
At the Third Law Examination for apprentices to
solicitors held on the 9th, loth and nth days of
February the following passed the examination :
Passed with Merit:
Michael J. Browne) B.A.) ;
Maurice R. Curran (B.C.L., LL.B.)
Passed:
Oliver J. Conlon, James J. Dennison,
Joseph Gilmartin, Rory M. Hogan (B.C.L.); Francis
J. O'Mahony, James G. Orange, Daire Walsh.
13 candidates attended ;
9 passed.
On the combined results of the Second and Third
Law Examinations
the Council has awarded a
Silver Melal to Maurice R. Curran (B.C.L., LL.B.)
and a Special Certificate to Michael J. Browne (B.A.).