The Gazette 1961 - 64

was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1959, and practised at Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan.

Legal Education and Training The Secretary's report was considered and approved. The Policy Committee were authorised to submit a memorandum to the Commission on Higher Education on the lines of a draft already prepared and outlined by the President at the meeting. Solicitor acting for both Vendor and Purchaser. Contemplated Proceedings Member, acting for the vendor in a sale, accepted instructions from the purchaser to act on his behalf also. The sale was not completed and the purchaser is in default with the balance of the purchase money. Member has now been instructed by the vendor to institute proceedings against the purchaser. He states that he did not obtain any information from the purchaser which could be used to the advantage of the vendor in the contemplated proceedings. In reply to an inquiry by member as to whether he is entitled to institute proceedings on behalf of the vendor, the Council, on a report from a committee, stated as their opinion that as member accepted a retainer from each party he should now act for neither in the contemplated proceedings between them. Costs of release in favour of Administrator from Next-of-Kin Member acts for the next-of-kin of a deceased intestate, the administrator being represented by another solicitor. A release from the next-of-kin in favour of the executor is required on payment of their shares. On an enquiry by member as to whether he would be entitled to an approval fee for approving the draft deed of release submitted for execution by his client the Council, on the report of a com mittee replied that in their opinion the executor's •costs of drawing the release are payable out of the residue and the costs of the beneficiary's solicitor are payable by the beneficiary. DINNER DANCE Tickets for the dinner-dance on Thursday, November 23rd, will shortly be on sale at the Shelbourne Hotel. Remittances, zj/- per ticket, made payable to the Shelbourne Hotel, with applications for table reservations, should be addressed to the Bookstall, Shelbourne Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY Mr. Thomas F. Cusack, B.C.L., has joined the Society's staff as assistant to the secretary. Mr. Cusack

PROGRAMME OF LECTURES, 1961-62

COURSE A.—Company Law. 50 lectures delivered as follows :—Michaelmas' Sittings—20 ; Hilary Sittings—20 ; Easter Sittings—10. Lectures each Monday and Thursday at 2.15 o'clock save where otherwise notified. Commencing Monday, 9th October. COURSE B.—Conveyancing Law and Practice and Land Law. 50 lectures delivered as follows :— Michaelmas Sittings—20 ; Hilary Sittings—20 ; Easter Sittings—10. Lectures each Tuesday and Friday at 9.00 o'clock save where otherwise notified. Commencing Tuesday, loth October. COURSE C.—The Procedure and Practice of the Courts. 50 lectures delivered as follows :— Michaelmas Sittings—20 ; Hilary Sittings—20 ; Easter Sittings—10. Lectures each Monday and Saturday at 9.00 o'clock save where otherwise notified. Commencing Monday, 9th October. COURSE D.—Taxation including death duties. 50 lectures delivered as follows :—Michaelmas Sittings—20 ; Hilary Sittings—20 ; Easter Sittings—10. Lectures each Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. save where otherwise notified. Commencing Wednesday, 25th October. COURSE E.—Book-keeping. 50 lectures deliveredy a follows :—Michaelmas Sittings—20 ; Hilars Sittings—20 ; Easter Sittings—10. Lectures each Monday and Friday at 5.15 p.m. save where otherwise notified. Commencing Monday, 9th October. COURSE F.—Probate and executorship law and practice. 50 lectures delivered as follows :— Michaelmas Sittings—20 ; Hilary Sittings—20 ; Easter Sittings—10. Lectures each Tuesday and Friday at 2.15 o'clock save where otherwise notified. Commencing Tuesday, loth October. Students at Course A to F who fail to attend and receive credit from the lecturer for at least 40 lectures in each course will not receive credit from the Council and must repeat any course missed. COURSE G.—The rights, duties and responsibilities of solicitors. 2 lectures. An apprentice, to obtain credit must attend both lectures. The dates on which the lectures will be held will be announced at a later date.