The Gazette 1949-1952

The remaining candidates are postponed. Ten candidates entered—6 passed, 4 failed. The Council has awarded a Gold Medal to John Edward MacCurtain. The Overend Preliminary Examination Scholar­ ship was awarded to Paul Callan (subject to entering into Indentures before 4th April, 1952). At examinations held on the 29th and 30th days o f September, under the Legal Practitioners (Quali­ fication) Act, 1929, the following passed the examin­ ations :— First Examination in Irish Valentine P. J. Carney, John Patrick Clifford, Michael P. M. Donnelly, Gerard Joseph Dundon, Patrick Jeremiah Gardiner, John A. Gaynor, Patrick Anthony Glynn, Daphne Mabel Gordon, Gordon William Kerr Johnston, Donough Brian McDonough, Patrick Peter MacMahon, Charles R. M. Meredith, William A. P. O’Connor, Peter Aloysius O’Neill, Maurice J. Phelan. Twenty candidates entered, 15 passed, 2 failed, 3 did not attend. Second Examination in Irish Mary A. B. M. E. Callery, Patrick J. Creagh, Patrick N. Downes, Michael L. Hession, Comghall U. MacGuill, Ernest James Margetson, Desmond E. M. Matthews, Matthew F. J. Moore, Brendan O. M. O’Reilly, Timothy F. O’Toole, Patrick f. Skehan. The remaining candidates are postponed. Twelve candidates entered, n passed, 1 failed. SOLICITORS’ APPRENTICES’ DEBATING SOCIETY The Inaugural Meeting of the Solicitors was held in the Members’ Hall, Solicitors’ Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, on Friday, 27th October, 1950. The President, Mr. W. J. Norman, took the Chair, and presented the following awards to members o f the Society :—Oratory : Incorporated Law Society’s Gold Medal, James Cawley ; Society’s Silver Medal, Mary Moore; Special Certificate: William S. O’Brien ; Legal Debate (President’ s Gold Medal) : Richard Ryan ; Society’s Silver Medal: Donal Lambe; Impromptu Speeches— Vice-President’s Gold Medal: Mary Moore ; Vice- President’s Silver Medal: James Cawley; Irish Debate : Society’s Gold Medal, Brendan J. Wallace ; Society’s Silver Medal : Colm Price ; First Year Speeches : Society’s Silver Medal: James Cawley. The Auditor, Mr. Richard Ryan, delivered his Inaugural Address on the subject “ The Latent Wisdom.” Mr, Richard Mulcahy, Minister for

Education, proposed and Senator J. G. Lennon seconded the following motion which was carried unanimously: “ That the best thanks of the Society be given to the Auditor for his Address, and that it be printed at the expense o f the Incorporated Law Society.” Mr. Sean MacEntee proposed and the Rt. Hon. Kiilanin seconded the following motion, which was carried unanimously :— “ That the Solicitors’ Apprentices’ Debating Society is worthy o f the support o f the Solicitors’ Apprentices of Ireland, the Council o f the Incor­ porated Law Society, and the Solicitors’ Profession.” The President addressed the meeting and the proceedings terminated. PROFESSIONAL ITEMS Offer to act for both parties. A solicitor acting for a purchaser torwarded to the vendor requisitions on title together with a letter containing the following paragraph :— “ I f you have a solicitor acting for you will you please pass the requisitions on to him, but if you have no solicitor acting for you we will be pleased to act for you at the reduced fee applicable where the one solicitor acts for both the vendor and the purchaser. I f there is no one acting for you, please advise us immediately.” The Council of the Law Institute o f Victoria has ruled that such conduct constitutes a breach of the Solicitors (Professional Conduct and Practice) Rules. The Council is also of opinion that it is contrary to both the spirit and the letter of the Solicitors (Professional Conduct and Practice) Rules for a 1 solicitor to advertise that he has trust monies to lend even though the advertisement contains merely 1 his name and address and does not disclose the fact that he is a solicitor (Law Institute Journal, Victoria, Australia). Publicity A Public Relations Committee has been established by the Queensland Law Society for the purpose of 1 acting as a link between the profession and the public and to enable statements to be made on j matters of general interest to the profession at short notice. Certain proposals for giving publicity to the work carried on by solicitors are now under consideration. It is the aim o f the Society to make known to the public the advantages o f seeking legal advice as an ordinary business precaution. —(Queensland Law Society, Australia.)