The Gazette 1913-14

[JUNE, 1913

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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students of the King's Inns, in order to seek call to the Bar; the Lord Chancellor has in each case made an order, in compliance with the recommendation contained in the report of the Committee, directing the names to be struck off the Roll at the request of each applicant. Mr. Beattie was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1902, and practised at Mayfair, Arthur Square, Belfast. Mr. Donovan was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1905, and practised at 13 Lombard Street, Belfast. Mr. Lardner, M.P., was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1901, and practised at Church Square, Monaghan. Mr. Proctor was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1907, and practised at Limavady. County Courts (Ireland) Bill. IN the House of Commons upon the 29th May, Mr. Charles Craig asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he had yet considered the County Court Judges' recommendations on the subject of County Court reform in Ireland ; and, if so, what steps he intended taking in order to give effect to those recommendations. Mr. T. W. Russell, in reply, said My right honourable friend has considered the recommendations referred to. The County Court Judges recommend the codification of the entire law relating to County Courts in Ireland, and also certain alterations in the existing law, some of which would certainly give rise to controversy. My right honourable friend regrets that in the present circum– stances there is no opportunity for introducing legislation of this character. New Solicitors. ADMISSIONS DURING MAY, 1913. Name Set-ved Apprenticeship to Prentice, Albert Ernest Hunt W. Hardman, Dub- Stanton, John J, lin. John Stanton, Cork. Summer Assizes. NORTH-EAST CIRCUIT. Co. Meath. At Trim, Monday, 30th June, at 11.30 a.m. Co. Louth. At Dundalk, Wednesday, 2nd July, at 12 o'clock.

accept the 10/6 fee for making title to a plot purchased under the Labourers Acts. In my humble opinion they are perfectly right in adopting this course. No one would be more opposed than I to any attempt at extortion or extravagant claims, but at the same time a labourer is worthy of his hire, and I shall always oppose to the utmost any attempt by a board of gentlemen who probably mean well but who,- in my opinion, do not clearly under– stand what they are doing to deprive pro– fessional men of their just remuneration. The result, therefore, of enforcing the 10/6 rule would be to deprive the vendor of all legal assistance, and as the vendor himself would be quite incapable of making or vouching an abstract of title, the Council would in all cases similar to this be forced to pay the money into Court, and also to pay the costs of drawing it Out, which would amount at least to £10. They would, therefore, have to pay £10 instead of £2 2s. Od., besides their own costs, as has already happened in Armour's case, and this, when spread over a whole scheme, would amount to a very considerable sum. Another point raised by Dr. Taggart was that the Local Government Board's rule is unreasonable and, therefore, invalid. As to this, the observations of the learned Judges in Lady Mowbray's case that the scale of fees must, be reasonable, and especially the observations of Lord Justice Fitzgibbon, are certainly very strong, and it would be easy to show how harshly and unequally the Local Government Board's rule would work out'if the contention of the Board is correct. It is, however, unnecessary for me to consider that point, which may arise in some future case and require further argument. In the present case I decide in favour of the plaintiff, on the ground that the title he was required to deduce was not a mere title to an occupation interest, and, therefore, the 10/6 rule, even if valid, does not apply. Solicitors Seeking Call to the Bar. THE Statutory Committee have reported upon the respective applications of Mr. William Beattie, Mr. John T. Donovan, Mr. James C. R. Lardner, M.P., and Mr. James "C. B. Proctor, Solicitors, to have their names struck off the Roll, so that they may enter as law