The Gazette 1912-13

[MARCH, 1913

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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bodies, held on 6th February. The Council appointed^Mr. Byrne and Mr. Collins to attend and express the views of the Council. Conveyancing. A letter was read from a Country member furnishing a report of proceedings against a non-professional person. The Civil Bill was brought at the instance of the Society, for recovery of a penalty under the Conveyancers Act in respect of the preparation of a deed for remuneration. The County Court Judge held that the proofs were not sufficient, and granted a dismiss. Telephones. Attention having been drawn the present inefficient working of the Dublin telephones, the following resolution was adopted,:— " RESOLVED.—The Council of the Incor porated Law Society of Ireland, upon behalf of those members of the Solicitors' profession in Dublin who are telephone subscribers, desire to draw attention to the inefficient discharge of duties at the Central Telephone Exchange of Dublin. The Council have received complaints from members of the profession of delays in response to calls and of interruptions in conversations owing to communications being cut off without notice, and the Council hope that steps will be taken to remedy these causes of complaint, and to make the telephone service of Dublin more efficient." A direction was given to send a copy of the resolution to the Secretary of the General to Applications for renewal of their Certificates were considered, and their applications were granted. Law Clerks. Reports from the Court of Examiners upon applications by two Law Clerks for leave to be bound under Section 16 were submitted, and both applications were granted. from three Solicitors Post Office. Certificates.

when Easter and Whitsuntide occur during Court Sittings, the following resolution was adopted :— " RESOLVED.—The Council of the Incor porated Law Society, on behalf of the Solicitors' profession in Ireland, desire again to draw attention to the very great incon venience to the public and the profession and to the loss of Court working days caused by the occurrence of the Easter and Whitsuntide public holidays during the Court Sittings. The Council point out that this year Easter Sunday falls on 23rd March, one week before the termination of the Hilary Sittings, and Whit Sunday on the llth May, one week before the ter mination of the Easter Sittings ; and that during the next twenty years (1914 to 1933 inclusive) only in six years do the Easter and Whitsuntide vacations, as rigidly prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court (Ireland), 1905, conveniently corres pond with the public holidays. " The Council strongly urge that Order LXIIL, Rule 1 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Ireland), 1905, should be amended so as to provide that the termina tion of the Hilary Sittings, the commence ment and termination of the Easter Sittings, and the commencement of the Trinity Sittings should be regulated by the dates of the Easter and Whitsuntide festivals, as is done by the corresponding English Supreme Court Rule." This resolution was referred to the Court and Officers Committee to take steps towards securing effect being given to it.

February 2Qth. County Court and Bankruptcy Laws.

A letter was read from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce inviting the Council to nominate two of its members to meet two members of the Chamber of Commerce and two members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, for the purpose of discussing the best means of bringing about alterations in County Court practice and the Bankruptcy Laws embodied in resolutions passed at a meeting of Irish Chambers of Commerce and other commercial

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