The Gazette 1952-1955

delay. It is hoped to achieve the dual object of a large and representative attendance at the Nov­ ember Ordinary General Meeting at which im­ portant matters will be discussed, and to enable members from all parts o f the country to meet one another informally on what it is hoped will be a pleasant social occasion. There will be no guests.

is, Michaelmas 9, Hilary 16, Easter 7. Lectures each Monday and Thursday at 2.15 o’clock save where otherwise notified. Course B. E quity and Real Property, 42 lectures delivered as follows :— Michaelmas Sittings 1 2 ; Hilary Sittings 2 1 ; Easter Sittings 9 ; Minimum attendances for credit is Michaelmas 9, Hilary 16, Easter 7. Lectures each Tuesday and Friday at 2.15 o’clock, save where otherwise notified. Course C. C onveyancing and General Office Practice, 50 lectures. The Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Solicitors, 4 lectures. Lectures will be delivered as follows :— Michaelmas Sitting 18 ; Hilary Sittings 24 ; Easter Sittings 12 ; Minimum attendance for credit is Michaelmas 14, Hilary 18, Easter 9. An appren­ tice to obtain credit must attend at least 3 o f the 4 lectures _on Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Solicitors. Lectures each Tuesday and Saturday at 9 a.m., save where otherwise notified. For a selection o f recommended reading see the published syllabus for the Intermediate and Final Examinations. The lecturer will not necessarily undertake to cover the entire field in each subject, or lecture out o f any particular text book. He will advise the class as to its reading and will assume that each student will have read on the lines ad­ vised, in advance o f each lecture, on the subject matter o f the lecture. The aim o f lectures will be to guide students in their work and to illustrate, explain and supplement their reading. A written examination will be held at the end o f each term’s lectures. Courses B and C may be attended in the same year, but Course A must be completed before either Course B or C is commenced. Every apprentice is obliged to take Courses A , B and C. NOTES ON CASES Fatal Accidents Act. Widow. Administration. Does the fact that the plaintiff widow had obtained a grant of administration in Ireland constitute her as an administratrix in England under Section 2 of the Fatal Accidents A ct 1846, and is she therefore entitled to sue as such ? No, said the Court of Appeal (Singleton, Morris and Jenkins L .JJ.,) affirming Parker J. 21

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOLICITORS

B y order o f the Chief Justice dated 27th February 1953, made on a report from the Statutory Committee, Michael Vignoles, Solicitor, practising in Cork was severely censured and ordered to pay the costs o f the proceedings before the Court and before the Committee. The particulars o f the professional misconduct found in the Committee’s report were :— (a) that the respondent had carried on his practice as a solicitor in association with a licensed house agent with the same premises and telephone number and displaying the house agent’s name in close conjunction with his own outside the premises. (b) that the respondent had employed the house agent in his office and shared with him the profit costs o f his business. (/) that the house agent with the consent and approbation o f the respondent and in his presence touted and solicited a client to engage the respondent to act as her solicitor. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND M r . Frederick H. Mullan of Newry is President o f the Society for the year 1952-53, and Messrs. Henry J. Catchpole o f Belfast and Brian McK. McGuigan o f Belfast are Vice-Presidents. PROGRAMME OF LECTURES, 19 5 3 -5 4 Course A . C ommon Law (including Personal Property, Con­ tracts and Torts), 42 lectures delivered as follows :— Michaelmas Sittings 1 2 ; Hilary Sittings 2 1 ; Easter Sittings 9 ; Minimum attendance for credit