The Gazette 1958-61

has any knowledge of the whereabouts of same kindly communicate with the undersigned. Messrs. Keenan & Son, Solicitors, Monaghan. FOR SALE. Books dealing with costs in High and Circuit Court, Land Registry, Land Commission and under Solicitors Remuneration Act. Apply John McMahon, Solicitor, Ardee, Co. Louth. LOST : Enterprise Trophy. Will any person knowing the whereabouts of this trophy (played for at Killarney in 1956) please furnish particulars to the Hon. Secretary, Geratd M. Doyle, 50 Lower O'Connell St., Dublin. OBITUARY MR. PATRICK LISTON, Solicitor, died on 3rd Septem ber, 1958, at the County Infirmary, Limerick. Mr. Listen served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Patrick T. Liston, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1923, and practised at Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, as senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Patrick T. Liston and Company. MR. THOMAS N. LYNAM, Solicitor, died on iyth September, 1958, at the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin. Mr. Lynam served his apprenticeship with Mr. Robert I. Archer, 12 Upr. Ormond Quay, Dublin, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1941, and practised at 32 Lr. Ormond Quay, Dublin. MR. ROBERT N. KELLER, Solicitor, died on 8th October, 1958, at his residence " Lismorna," Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin. Mr. Keller was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1898, and practised as senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Whitney, Moore and Keller, at 46 Kildare Street, Dublin. MR. THOMAS EARLY, Solicitor, died on 19th October, 1958, at his residence, " Kington," Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin. Mr. Early served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Ignatius J. Rice, and the late Mr. Christopher Friery, both of 52, Rutland Square, Dublin, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1899, and practised at 63/64, Upr. O'Connell Street, under the style of Messrs. Thomas Early and Son. MR. JOHN P. DILLON, Solicitor, died on 23rd November, 1958, at his residence 10 Castle Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Mr. Dillon served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Thomas McCourt and Mr. Philip E. McCourt, both of Dundalk, Co. Louth, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1955, and practised at Dundalk, Co. Louth, under the style of Messrs. Cathal McAlester and Co.

When the Society were faced -with the necessity of deciding whether a certificate should be issued to him they suffered from the inevitable disadvantage that they were, in a sense, at one and the same time part)' and judge in the same cause. Neither the Chief Justice nor this Court suffers from that disadvantage and ought to be free to judge the merits of the matter independently of whatever the Society's view may be. Moreover matters have not been static since the Society decided to refuse a certificate last January, and the position has changed happily for the better. Having tegard to all the circumstances and in particular to:—the way in which the business of the Duggan firm was being carried on when William Duggan took it over; the efforts which he has made during the past few years under exceptionally difficult circumstances to straighten matters out and to reduce his affairs to order; the success which in large part has attended these efforts and in particular the fact that in the three cases which gave rise to the present proceedings he has met his obligations in full and that no one is now at any loss ; the fact that he says he has determined to make every endeavour to meet all his obligations, the facts that his boiiafdes in this respect has not been challenged, and that we believe that he is sincere in his determination; the fact that if he is not allowed to practise his task of attempting to meet his obligations will be rendered much more difficult; we are of opinion that neither the interests of the public, nor the interests of the profession, require that Mr. Duggan be prevented from practising as a solicitor, and that the interests of his clients and, of course, those of Mr. Duggan himself will be served by allowing him to practise. For these reasons we are of opinion that the appeal in the matter from the decision of the Chief Justice should be allowed ; that his order should be discharged ; and that the direction of the Society to the Registrar to refuse to issue a practising certificate be discharged. Having regard to the Court's view and decision of the case on the merits it is unnecessary to decide the constitutional issues raised by the notice of appeal. The Supreme Court ordered that the appellant should pay the Society's costs of the appeal to the Chief Justice and that the Society should pay the appellant's costs of the appeal to the Supreme Court to be set off pro tanto. No costs were given to the Attorney-General. Register B SOLICITOR presently in practice seeks partnership in well established firm in good provincial town preferably Leinster. Replies treated in strict confidence. Box B. 229. SOLICITOR, eight years qualified, general experience in busy practice, seeks assistantship with good firm. Box B. 230. SOLICITOR seeks partnership in well-established provincial practice. Good working knowledge of all branches of country solicitors' practice. Capital. Box B. 231. SOLICITOR eleven years experience both country and city, in all branches, excellent references, wishes to purchase practice or partnership. (Country preferred). Box B. 232. Register C WILL any person who has possession of a Will of Luke Skeath late of Knockroe, Monaghan, in the County of Monaghan or THE REGISTRY