The Gazette 1952-1955

P. Drum, James F. Kenny, Anthony F. McCormack, Timothy Bernard McEniry, Sean F. Mac Giollarnath, George V . Maloney, James J. O’ Sullivan. Thirty candidates entered; 17 passed. The remaining candidates are postponed. The Centenary Prize was awarded to Anthony Gerard Moylan. By ORDER E ric A. P lunkett , Secretary. Solicitors’ Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin. n th June 1953. M r . John Budd, solicitor defending Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Merrifield, was called upon to give evidence on Crown subpoenas at Blackpool yesterday and “ to produce certain objects.” Mr Budd claimed privilege between solicitor and client, and said he would not produce the objects. The Magistrate (Mr. R. Robert Derbyshire) upheld Mr. Budd’s submission that the objects were subjects of privilege as between solicitor and client. In the dock were Louisa Merrifield, aged 46, and her husband Alfred Edward Merrifield, aged 70, both o f Devonshire Road, Blackpool, who were remanded in custody until next Wednesday charged with the murder at Blackpool on April 14 o f Sarah Ann Ricketts, aged 79, a widow to whom they acted as housekeepers. Mr. Edward C. Jones, for the Director o f Public Prosecutions, said that the prosecution had served subpoenas on the defending solicitor, Mr. Budd, and the prosecution were now going to call him as a witness and to ask him to produce certain docu­ ments. A deposition o f his evidence would be taken, and at a certain stage he might claim privilege as between solicitor and client as to whether or not he should produce the objects, and that would be a matter for the court to decide. Mr. Budd then entered the witness box, and in reply to Mr. Jones said that he had been served with three subpoenas issued by the Crown. While he had been representing the accused persons a certain object or objects came into his possession on May 4th. He received them from Mr. Merrifield. They were handed to him at an interview at which Mr. Merrifield sought professional advice. The objects were still in his possession and had been SOLICITOR AND CLIENT. PRIVILEGE CLAIM UPHELD

(b) A person requires under section 12 of the Stamp Act, 1891, the Revenue Com­ missioners to express their opinion with reference to the instrument, and ( c ) it is shown to the satisfaction o f the Revenue Commissioners that the person who became entitled to the entire bene­ ficial interest in the lessee’s interest under the instrument (or, where more than one person became entitled to a beneficial interest therein, each o f them) was, at the date o f the execution o f the instrument, an Irish citizen, the instrument shall be deemed to have contained any such statements as are referred to in the 1949 section that could properly have been contained therein, and to have been chargeable with duty accordingly, whether or not it has previously been stamped with a particular. stamp denoting that it is duly stamped. (4) In any such case as is referred to in subsection (2) or subsection (3) o f this section, the Revenue Commissioners may repay the difference between the amount of duty actually charged on the instrument and the amount deemed to be chargeable thereon by virtue o f this section, provided that the application for repayment is made within two years after the date o f the passing o f this Act or the date o f the instrument (which­ ever date is the later). 5. The reference in paragraph (a) o f subsection (1) o f section 19 of the Finance Act, 1951 (No. 15 of 1951), to the enactments in force immediately before the passing o f that Act shall be construed as including a reference to the foregoing subsections of this section. EXAMINATION RESULTS At the Intermediate Examination for apprentices to solicitors held on the 18 th and 19th days of May the following passed the examination. Passed with Merit 1. Anthony Gerard Moylan; 2. Thomas Crowley; 3. William A. P. O’ Connor; 4. Arthur Joseph O’Leary; 5. Iseult Clare Kennedy; 6. Patrick Joseph Carolan; 7. Brenda Halpin; 8. Brian J. O’Connor, Passed Ann M. Ad Burke, John Paschal Dillon, Matthew 14