The Gazette 1964/67

and X submitted to the Minister for Justice on

October i9th.

Trade Union Act, 1941

The Council considered a letter received from the

Department of Industry and Commerce indicating

that the Minister would not accede to the Society's

application for excepted body status under the

Trade Union Act, 1941, to enable the Council to

carry on negotiations on salaries and conditions of

employment for solicitors in salaried employment

without registering as a trade union. It was decided

to make further representations to the Minister for

Industry and Commerce.

Incidence of costs of building agreement

The Council disapproved of the following clause

in an agreement between a builder and a lessee-

purchaser. The solicitor acting for the lessor-vendor

also acted for the builders.

"The employer shall be liable for all legal costs and

expenses incurred by the builder in connection with

this contract and matters incidental thereto including

the costs of grant applications in addition to the

contract price herein stated."

PARKING AT THE FOUR COURTS

Members

stated

that

they had

experienced

difficulty in parking in the West Yard.

The East and West Yards are the property of the

Commissioners of Public Works and the Council are

informed that the Commissioners have not issued

any instructions which would prevent members of

the Bar or solicitors from parking in either yard.

your relations must experience as a result of your

success.

Some of you, the majority I hope, will practise

here in Ireland, perhaps as assistant solicitors, at

first, and later as partners, or on your own. Some

of you may go into the office of a parent or other

relative. My advice, however, to any newly qualified

solicitor is this :

do not commence to practise on

your own until you have had at least two years'

experience in some office. When you do commence,

make sure that you have sufficient working capital

and remember that in these days it is not easy to

acquire and maintain an office and staff without

substantial capital reserves. If you intend to practise

in Dublin, join the Dublin Bar Association.

anywhere else in the country, join your local Bar

association.

In that way you will get to know a

considerable number of fellow solicitors, and I

believe that they will be only too willing to give

you advice and help and, what is most important,

local knowledge.

The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland is some

times looked upon as a body which becomes very

active should anything

irregular occur

the

profession, but I can assure you that the Society has

to deal with an immense amount of work in a

constant endeavour to ensure that any new legislation

which may be introduced does not affect adversely

the general public or the members of our profession

and, whilst this work takes up a great deal of time,

the Society is always ready and willing to help its

members with its advice if problems arise which

cannot be satisfactorily solved by the local Bar

association.

Finally, on behalf of the Council and on my own

behalf, I repeat my congratulations and wish you

every possible success and happiness in the future.

ADMISSION CEREMONY

On 25th November, 1964, the President presented

Certificates of Admission at a ceremony in the

Society's Library. Addressing the newly admitted

solicitors and their friends the President said :—

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I welcome all of you here to-day. It is a memorable

occasion not only for you, newly qualified solicitors,

but also for your families and relations. They know

how well you have worked to reach the high

standard necessary to become members of our

profession. The satisfaction of achieving is always

very great and, whilst I congratulate you on having

satisfactorily completed a long and difficult course,

I am very conscious of the relief and pride which

Parchments were presented to the following :—

Charles J. Bergin, Abbey Villa, Kildare ; William

M. A. Cahir, B.C.L., " Marian Villa," Cusack Road,

Ennis, Co. Clare; Brian Anthony Carroll, B.C.L.,

Linden, Fermoy, Co. Cork

(Special Certificate);

Michael G. Daly, B.C.L., LL.B. (N.U.I.), Carrick

House, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan ; Laurence

A. Farrell, 10 Sandford Road, Ranelagh; Michael

Basil Hegarty, " Soho Ville," Sunday's Well, Cork;

Michael B. O'Maoileoin, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), Beechpark

House, Ennis, Co. Clare ; Patrick Francis O'Donnell,

B.C.L. (N.U.I.), Burtonport, Co. Donegal; Bryan L.

O'Flaherty, B.C.L., LL.B., Gortmore, Monkstown

Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin ; John J. Rochford,

B.C.L., The Grove, Killiney Hill Road, Killiney,

Co. Dublin ; Austin Turnbull, "Marsala," Beaumont

Park, Ballintemple, Co. Cork.