The Gazette 1909-10

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[JANUARY, 1910

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bound under Section 16 was submitted and adopted, and the application was granted. Education of Apprentices. In reference to this important subject, which is under the attention of a Special Committee of the Council, a question was submitted by the Committee to the Council as to whether the Intermediate and Final Examinations under the provisions of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, could be divided into parts, with a period of months elapsing between the parts, and it was deckled to take the opinion of Counsel thereon. Macnamara to the office of President of the Society, and Mr. William V. Seddall and Mr. A. Lloyd-Blood to the office of Vice-Presidents of the Society for the year ending 26th November, 1910. Mr. Macnamara having taken the chair, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the out-going President and Vice- Presidents for the manner in which they had discharged the duties of their respective offices during the past year. Gazette. It was resolved that the December number of the Society's Gazette, containing the report of the proceedings of the General Meeting, should be sent to the whole profession, and that a circular should be sent to those who are not members of the Society, inviting them to become members. Fees to Counsel in Appeals to House of Lords. A letter was read from a member of the profession, giving particulars of taxation of his costs by the Taxing Officer of the House of Lords on an appeal from Ireland, in which the officer had disallowed a considerable portion of the fees paid to both Senior and Junior Irish Counsel on their briefs. It was decided to ask the Bar Council to confer with representatives of the Council of the Society on the question of fees to Counsel in Irish appeals to the House of Lords. December 8th. Election of President and Yice-Presidents. The Council elected Mr. Richard A.

Labourers (Ireland) Order, 1909. A letter was read-from some Solicitors practising in County Westmeath and in King's County upon the question as to the persons to whom the term " occupier," under the Labourers (Ireland) Order, 1909, is appli cable. There being at present a corres pondence taking place between the. Local Government Board and the outgoing Presi dent of the Society upon this question, it was decided to await the result of such correspondence before taking furth'er action. Certificate. An application by a Solicitor, under Section 47, to renew his annual certificate, was submitted and granted. Apprentices' Debating Society Draft rules, prepared by the Court of Examiners, for a new Solicitors' Apprentices' Debating Society, were submitted and approved of. It was resolved that a general meeting of apprentices, at which the President would preside, should be summoned for Monday evening, 17th January, at eight o'clock, p.m., in the Hall of the Society at the Four Courts. December 15th. National University. The following resolution was adopted in reference to the vacancy in the office of Professor of Law of Property and Contracts, and a copy directed to be sent to the Uni versity Commission :— Resolved : " The Council of the Incor- " porated Law Society of Ireland respectfully " request the University Commission when " making an appointment to the office of " Professor of the Law of Property and " Contracts in the National University of " Ireland, to give favourable consideration " to applications from members of the " Solicitors' profession seeking the office." Apprentice. In reply to a letter of enquiry from an apprentice, asking if there be any objection to an apprentice to a Solicitor acting as an executor, it was decided to state that the