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Tue 11 Nov 2007Law Society calls crisis meeting to address controversyA special meeting of leading members of the Law Society to discuss issues arising out of the current controversy involving solicitors Michael Lynn and Thomas Byrne has been called for December 10th, The Irish Timeshas learned.The new president of the Law Society, James MacGuill, who took office earlier this month, has written to all presidents, secretaries and PROs of local Solicitors' Bar Associations inviting them to attend a meeting to discuss the "urgent challenges" facing the society.