The Gazette 1908-9

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[Jui.v, 1908

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Bar Council, and Civil Bill Courts (Dublin) Bill. The following letter from the Hon. Secretary- of the Bar Council was submitted :— " LAW LIBRARY, FOUR COURTS, " \Wi May, 1908. " W. G. WAKELY, ESQ., '' Secretary, Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. "DEAR SIR,—I beg to acknowledge receipt of j'our letter of i6tli inst., containing a copy of the resolution of your Society, passed on I3th inst., in reference to the question of Resident Magistrates in Ireland. " In further reply to your letter of 2nd March, 1908, re Civil Bill Courts (Dublin) Bill, the matter was discussed at the meeting of the Bar Council, held on l6th inst., and I am directed to say that the Bar Council cannot pass a resolution in favour of the Bill as it at present stands. The whole subject of the amend ment of County Court procedure generally has been referred to a sub-committee to prepare a report. " Yours faithfully, "HENRY HANNA, Hon. Sec., Bar Council. Certificates. Two applications by solicitors for liberty to take out their certificates were submitted, and orders were made granting the applications. Railway and Canal Traffic Acts. The following resolution was adopted, and copies were directed to be sent to the Registrar of the Railway and Canal Commission, to the Attorney-General for Ireland, to the Chamber of Commerce, and to the Secretary of the Bar Council. " RESOLVED—The Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland respectfully request the Railway and Canal Commissioners to make such alterations in the General Rules under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888, as will secure that proceedings under the Act against a Government or public Department in reference to any matter affecting purely Irish interests will be heard in Ireland." Labourers Act. The Special Committee in charge of the matter of the taxation of costs under the Labourers Act submitted for the approval of the Council a draft letter to the Local Govern ment Board in reply, and same was approved of. The Council adjourned. The Council met upon Wednesday, the iyth June, the President (Mr. G.'H. Lyster) in the Chair, and twenty-two other members were present. Commissioner for Oaths. The Secretary reported that counsel upon behalf of the Society had opposed the appli cation of a law clerk to be appointed a

Commissioner for oaths at Cork, in accordance with the request made by the Southern Law Association to the Council, and that the Lord Chancellor had refused to make the appointment. Town Tenants Act. A letter was read from the Northern Law Society drawing attention to the fees payable to solicitors under the Town Tenants Act Rules, and asking the Council to take steps to have them altered, as the Northern Law Society do not consider them adequate. A reply was directed to be sent, staling that the Council do not see their way to comply witli the request, having regard to the fact that suggestions submitted to the Rule-making authority by the President of this Society last year in reference to these Rules were accepted by the Lord Chancellor in making the Rules ; and the attention of the Northern Law Society was directed to be drawn to the general power given to the Judge by the rules to increase the fees in any individual case. Sheriffs' Fees. A letter in reply was read from a Sub-sheriff stating that he was under the impression that he was 9ntitled to charge the fee of six shillings and eightpence for preparation of an in demnity bond given to him by a plaintiff in a Civil Bill decree lodged with him for execution. A reply was directed to be sent stating that the charge was illegal, having regard to the fact that the sub-sheriff was not a solicitor; and the sub-sheriff was requested to give an under taking that he would not make such a charge in future. Railway and Canal Commission. A letter in reply from the Registrar of the Railway and Canal Commission was read acknowledging the resolution of the Council, and stating that the matter referred to in the resolution was under the consideration of the A letter was read from a member of the profession drawing attention to the refusal of the Inland Revenue authorities to affix a counterpart stamp duty die to the counter part of a lease, owing to the fact that the lease had not been executed by the lessee, and asking the Council to take steps to prevent such a refusal occurring in the future. A reply was directed to be sent, stating that the Council approved of the action of the Inland Revenue in refusing to affix a counter- Commissioners. Counterpart Die.