The Gazette 1912-13

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[NOVEMBER, 1912

expressing agreement with the view of the Council upon the subject. Court of Examiners. The report of the Court of Examiners upon the Intermediate Examination was submitted and adopted. The result of the examination appears in this GAZETTE. Debating Society. In reply to the request of the Debating Society, the Council granted the use of the Hall of the Society for the opening meeting. A letter from a member was read drawing attention to the difficulty arising from no list of actions set down for hearing before the Chancery Judges being available before the sittings begin. The matter was referred to the Court and Offices Committee. Court of Examiners. The report of the Court of Examiners upon the October Preliminary and Final Examina tions, and as to the award of the Findlater Scholarship, was submitted and adopted, The result of the examinations appears in this GAZETTE. Bankruptcy (England) Bill. Letters were read from Mr. Homer, K.C. M.P., and from Mr. P. J. Brady, M.P., stating the steps they had both taken in response to the request of the Council, in reference to Clause 9 of this Bill, and letters in reply, expressing the thanks of the Council, were directed to be written. Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910. The draft of regulations about to be made by the Land Judge in reference to the mode of dealing with forms and provisional valua tions issued by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in reference to lands which are for sale in the Court of the Land Judge, or over which Receivers have been appointed, were submitted as amended by the Sub-Committee to which the Council had referred them. October ZQth. Chancery Actions.

County Courts Committee. A report from the County Courts Committee upon the County Court Judges' report, as to the changes and amendments in the juris diction, procedure, and practice in the County Courts in Ireland which they deem desirable, and also upon their suggestions for amending the County Courts Bill of 1911, was discussed, and was adjourned for further consideration. Costs Committee. A report from the Costs Committee giving decisions upon three queries was adopted. The queries and the answers of the Committee are as follows :— 1. Q.—Under which scale should the costs be drawn of a lease for 10,000 years at £60 per annum of a building in the City of Belfast. A.—It being admitted by the parties that the rent is a rack-rent in amount, for the premises as they now stand, the costs should be drawn under the scale applicable to leases at rack rent. 2. Q.—Under which scale should the costs be drawn of a lease of premises for 99 years, at yearly rent of £28 19s. Od., the lessee covenanting to expend £75 in permanent and substantial repairs. One item of the repairs was the putting of a new roof on a house ? A.—The costs should be drawn under the scale applicable to building leases. 3. Q.-—A limited liability company, being customers of a bank, obtained an over draft from that bank on the security of an equitable deposit of title deeds. On the overdraft reaching £4,000, the bank required the company to create one debenture in favour of the bank for the amount of the overdraft, which deben ture was to be a floating charge. Is it the right of the solicitor for the bank, or of the solicitor for the company to draft the debenture and have it printed ? A.—Under the circumstances it is the right of the solicitor for the bank to draft the debenture and have it printed. Annual Report. The draft annual report of the Council was considered and adopted.