The Gazette 1910-11

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland,

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Buenos Ayres Great Western Railway Four per Cent. Debenture Stock ; Canadian Pacific Railway Four per Cent. Debenture Stock ; Northern Pacific Great Northern Railways Four per Cent. Joint Bonds. Solicitor Purchasing in Trust. Upon the hearing of an application in an administration suit upon the llth July, the Master of the Rolls stated that should occasion arise he is prepared to hold that in the case of a sale in his Court a Solicitor who signs a contract to purchase " in trust " for a client is personally liable to bring in the purchase money and to complete the sale should his client fail to do so. The attention of the Profession is specially drawn to this statement, as there was a general impression that a Solicitor purchasing " in trust " was not personally liable to carry out such a purchase unless when made in the Land Judge's Division under the special rules of that Court. Practice in the Court of the Master of the Rolls. THE Master of the Rolls has intimated that in future he will require copies of inter rogatories, of answers to interrogatories, of notices requiring particulars, and of particulars furnished in pursuance of such notices, to be lodged with the pleadings, when setting down an action for trial in his Court. Allowance of Costs of Counsel. THE following memorandum has been issued from the Consolidated Taxing Office :— THE CONSOLIDATED TAXING OFFICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (IRELAND). RESOLVED THIS 2ND DAY OF JULY, 1910 :— 1. That in all cases of Originating Sum monses adjourned for further hearing or for Judgment, where the facts and the dates of the hearing and the adjournment or adjourn ments are entered on the Chamber Order, the costs of Refresher fees to Counsel in respect of the said adjournment or adjourn ments may be allowed.

2. That in all cases of Originating Sum monses where the Chamber Order is made up as a Court Order only for the purposes of Appeal, the costs of only one Counsel shall be allowed in pursuance of Order 54, Rule 17, except upon special directions upon such Order. 3. That in all cases of Originating Sum monses where the Chamber Order is directed to be made up as a Court Order and it appears that the case has been adjourned into Court for hearing or further hearing, or for Judg ment, the costs of two Counsel may (if claimed) be allowed. JEHU MATHEWS, Taxing Master. SHAPLAND MORRIS TANDY, Taxing Master. JAMES GOFF, Taxing Master. The General Council of the Bar of Ireland have considered the above Resolutions and approve of them. HENRY HANNA, GEORGE M'SWEENY, Hon. Sees.' 2nd July, 1910. Increment Duty, Finance Act, 1910. Land Judge's Court. THE new increment duty to be paid by the Vendor, as distinguished from the Purchaser, has of necessity caused a change of procedure in the Land Judge's Division, as the duty has to be provided out of the purchase money. For this purpose the following Rules dated the 19th day of July, 1910, have been made by the Lord Chancellor and the Land Judge, and on account of urgency it has been ordered that same shall come into operation forth with as Provisional Rules :— RULES AND FORMS. Additional Regulations with regard to the execution of Conveyances by the Land Judge rendered necessary by the provisions of the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910. Increment Value Duty. —- Part I. of the Act.. The Solicitor for the purchaser, as soon as the ad valorem duty has been stamped on the