The Gazette 1944-46

Orpen, T. G. Quirke, Basil Thompson, Charles Laverty, Past Presidents of the Society : Mr. E. F. Collins, District Justice Kenny, Mr.' Roe, S.C. ; Mr. Lavery, S.C. ; Mr. P. E. O'Connell- and the following members of the Council: The President, Messrs. Roger Greene, Vice-President; G. A. Overend, H. P. Mayne, W. S. Hayes, J. J. Lynch, J. T. Wolfe, L. E. O'Dea, H. St. J. Blake, J. P. Carrigan, Charles MacLaughlin, J. J. Dunne, J. J. Bolger, W. S. Huggard, J. R. Quirke, C. G. Staple- ton, P. F. O'Reilly, J. S. O'Connor, W. L. Duggan, W. J. Norman, George Murnaghan, J. C. Taylor, Peter O'Connor, H. P. O'Donnell, J. P. Tyrrell, P. R. Boyd, A. Cox, Sean O hUadhaigh, E. M. FitzGerald, and the Secretary. The Toast of " Ireland" was given by the President and honoured. The toast of the " Bench and Bar" was proposed by Mr. W. S. Hayes. The Hon. the President of the High Court replied on behalf of the Bench and Mr. Cecil Lavery, S.C., on behalf of the Bar. The toast of " the Guests " was proposed by Mr. Patrick F. O'Reilly. The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and Mr. R. M. Smyllie replied to the toast. The toast of the Society was proposed by His Hon. Judge Shannon, coupling therewith the name of the President. The President replied to the toast. Mr. J. J. Lynch proposed the toast of the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Southern Law Association. Mr. J. C. Taylor replied on behalf of the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland and Mr. J. W. O'Donovan on behalf of the Southern Law Associa tion. During the evening orchestral items were rendered by Messrs. Reidy, Beckett and Kelly and vocal items by Mr. Joseph Flood. Applications For Adjournment SOLICITORS intending, for any reason, to apply for the adjournment of any matter fixed for hearing before the Examiner or Vouching Officer are requested, whenever possible, to give notice of such intention in the Public Office (Room no) not later than 3 p.m. on the day previous to that fixed for the hearing. The case will then appear in the Legal Diary with (Adj.) added after the title as an indica-- tion of such intended application, e.g., Brown v. Brown (Adj.). No party other than the applicant- need then attend, except to oppose the Application for an adjournment, and no costs will, in any event, be allowed for such attendance. Notice may be either verbal (including by telephone—71311 HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Examiner's Office Mr. Justice Overend

Applications under Section 18. THE Council considered a petition to the Chief Justice by an intending apprentice for exemption from the Preliminary Examination under Section 18 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, and decided to inform the Chief Justice that no opposi tion would be offered to the granting of the petition. A number of applications from apprentices were considered and dealt with. Seven applications from solicitors under Section 47 for liberty to take out their annual practising certificates were considered. Five applications were granted on payment of the current duty ; one application was granted on payment of two years' duty and in one case the Council directed that a further affidavit should be filed by the solicitor. COUNCIL DINNER ON Thursday, February 2ist, the President and members of the Council gave a Dinner in the Members' Hall. The following were present:— The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, The Hon. the President of the High Court, The Hon. Mr. Justice O'Byrne, The Hon. Mr. Justice Martin Maguire, The Hon. Mr. Justice Haugh, The Hon. Mr. Justice Murnaghan, His Hon. Judge Shannon, Master O'Hanlon, Master Kennedy, Mr. O'Cleirigh, County Registrar; Mr. Chance, President, Institu tion of Civil Engineers; Mr. Pirn, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants; Mr. Kelly, President, Royal Institute of Architects ; Mr. Walkey, President, Society of Incorporated Account ants in Ireland ; Mr. Pearson, President, Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants; Mr. Broughton, Vice-President, Dublin Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Davy, Chairman, Dublin Stock Exchange; Mr. O'Donovan, President, Southern Law Association ; Mr. Bergin, President, Insurance Institute of Ireland ; Mr. Barrett, President, Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association; The Provost, Trinity College, Dublin; Mr. Bennett, President, Irish Auctioneers' and Estate Agents' Association; Mr. Taylor, Chairman, Surveyors' Institution; Mr, Corrigan, Chief State Solicitor; Mr. Murphy, Finance Solicitor ; Mr. Shannon, Revenue Solicitor; Mr. O'Reilly, Solicitor Irish Land Commission; Mr. Connolly, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works ; Mr. McElligott, Commissioner of Valua tion ; Mr. McElligott, Secretary, Department of Finance; Mr. Murtagh, Examiner of the High Court of Justice; Mr. Curran, Registrar, High Court of Justice ; Dr. Webb, Registrar of Wards of Court; Mr. O'Byrne, Registrar of Titles; Mr. Doyle, Official Assignee ; Mr. O'Donoghue, S.C. ; Mr. Smyllie, Editor, Irish Times; Messrs. A. H. S.