The Gazette 1907-8

[DEC., 1907

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

70

Letters acknowledging the receipt of resolu tion of the Council in reference to the staff in the office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the County and City of Dublin, also as to the business at Kilmainham Division being dis charged at Green Street, were submitted from the Assistant Under Secretary for Ireland, on behalf of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, the Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney-General, and from the Treasury Re membrancer. A letter from a member of the profession complaining of another member of the profes sion having communicated direct with his client, knowing that he was acting on behalf of such client, was considered by the Council. An explanation having been invited from the* solicitor complained of, and he having replied without rendering any explanation, a resolution was passed by the Council, stating that they were of opinion that the action of the solicitor in question was a breach of professional etiquette, and expressing the disapproval of the Council of such action. A copy of the resolution was directed to be sent to each of the solicitors. A letter was read from a firm of solicitors, enclosing copy of a letter received by them from the Chief Clerk to the Lord Chancellor in reference to an application by them for permission to inspect and take notes from a file in a minor matter in which they acted for one of the parties, in which letter the Chief Clerk suggested that an expression of opinion from the Council might be asked for as to the rule laid down by his predecessor, and which he intended to follow—that the files in minor matters are not of a public nature or open to the inspection of any person without special leave. The Council directed a letter to be written by the Secretary to the Chief Clerk, expressing the opinion of the Council that it is desirable that the practice laid down by his predecessor, as stated in his letter, should be adhered to, and that it has been the experience of the members of the Council that applications made to inspect the files in minor matters, where reasonable, have always in the past been granted, and that they are sure such will continue to be the experience of the profession. Notices from two solicitors (pursuant to Rule V. of the Rules of the Benchers of King's Inns) stating their intention to seek call to the Bar in twelve months' time, were submitted.

ask the solicitor against whom the complaint was made for an explanation. A memorial from an apprentice to have his indentures assigned was submitted and sanc tioned. Application by an apprentice for liberty to attend next May Final Examination, his term of apprenticeship expiring in June, but who will not have completed his attendance at Senior Lectures until July next, was granted, owing to the ill-health of the apprentice during the early years of his apprenticeship, and under the special circumstances. Report from the County Courts Committee, in reference to the application to the Treasury by the Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the County and City of Dublin for an increase to his staff, was considered and adopted ; and the following resolution was passed by the Council, and copies of same directed to be sent to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney-General for Ireland, the Recorder of Dublin, the Treasury Remem brancer, and the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the County and City of Dublin :— " RESOLVED—The Council are of opinion that the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the County and City of Dublin, considering his staff to be inadequate for the performance of the work of the office, and, having made application for"an increase to his staff, such application should receive favourable consi deration. " The Council are further of opinion that it is desirable, in the interests of the public, that the Civil Bill business of so much of the divi sion of Kilmainham as at present is discharged at Kilmainham should, by Order in Council, pursuant to 39 and 40 Victoria, cap. 71, sec. 4, be directed to be discharged at Green Street Courthouse, at the Civil Bill Sessions for the City of Dublin ; and that a sitting of such Sessions should be held for every month during the year, except for the month of August; and that sittings of the County Court at Kings town, Balbriggan, and Swords should continue to be held as heretofore." The Council adjourned. The Council met upon Wednesday, the November, 1907 ; the President (Mr. William S. Hayes) in the chair, and twenty-four other members were present. The bye-laws of the Council were adopted. Regulations for the election of President and two Vice-Presidents of the Society were also adopted.