The Gazette 1964/67

for these costs calculated on the fine and on the rent. In the absence of such a stipulation each party, pays his own costs calculated on the fine and on the rent. Solicitor-Executor. Privilege A member drew a will for a client who made a number of pecuniary bequests and devises. Member was solicitor and sole executor. He extracted Probate and completed the administration of the estate a number of years ago. He recently discovered that certain assets were concealed by the testator's widow with the result that there is an undischarged liability for death duties and the residuary legatees were underpaid. Part of the undisclosed assets consisted of deposit receipts in the joint names of testator and his wife and the rest was a substantial amount of cash in the house. Member enquired as to his professional position. The Council in reply stated that member has a duty as solicitor and executor to disclose the new information that has come to his notice both to the Revenue Authorities and the residuary legatees but he should not disclose the source of his inform– ation if he obtained it from the widow in a professional capacity. ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING An Ordinary General Meeting of the Society was held at The Library, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, on Thursday, I4th May, 1964 at 2.30 o'clock. The minutes of the Ordinary General Meeting held on zist November, 1963, were read confirmed, and signed. the Chairman nomin– ated the following members as the scrutineers of the ballot for the election of the Council for the year, 1964-65 : J. R. McC. Blakeney, Thomas Jackson, Brend;m P. McCormack, Roderick J. Tierney, and Alexander J. McDonald. Pursuant to Bye-Law 28 The President took the chair. The notice convening permission taken as read. the meeting was by

Scan Gibbons and his son, Niall Gibbons, both of 8 Trinity Street, Dublin. John D. O'Connell, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Patrick Murphy, Finance Solicitor, 51 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Derek Hurley, 15 St. Stephen's Green, Herbert J. W. Downey, 22 Kildare Street, Dublin, Patrick E. Rogers, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Alan G. Murray, 3 Dawson Street, Dublin, Edward Minogue, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, John M. Dudley, Mallow, Co. Cork, John T. Hannon, Law Commissioner, Land Com– mission, Nicholas J. Cosgrave, 39 Nassau Street, Dublin, Charles S. Doyle, 34 Kildare Street, Dublin. On behalf of the members of the Council and on my own behalf I would like to express deep sympathy with their relatives and friends. At each half yearly meeting of our Society it is customary for the President to give a short account of any developments which have taken place since the previous meeting. You will, no doubt, recall that some time ago your Council arranged for lectures to be given to assist in post-graduate legal education. Three lectures have already been given and further lectures it is hoped will be arranged at a later date. A few hours after I had been elected as President of the Society on the 5th December last I presided at the first of the three lectures all of which were held here in our law library. The subject matter was Town Planning a subject which interests more and more people as our cities continue to develop and expand. Mr. Matthew Purcell whose knowledge of the subject is apparently unlimited held the attention of an audience of over seventy people and although he appeared to have copious notes he never seemed to refer to them at all during his address which was very cordially received. The subject of the second lecture which was held on 9th January of this year was Taxation. Once again there was an audience of over seventy people present. Mr. Vincent Grogan, the lecturer, excelled himself. Taxation is nothing new but it is a subject which is becoming more and more important in these competitive days and solicitors appreciate how necessary it is to know everything possible about the subject so that they may advise their clients not only on how to live but how they can afford to die. I think it is safe to say that everyone present at that lecture learned something new and helpful. On 6th February the subject of the lecture was Company Law and once again there was a very large attendance. Mr. Patrick Kilroy was the lecturer. He

The President addressing the meeting said:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Before dealing with the business of your Society, I have to record with regret the death since we last met of the following members of the Society :