The Gazette 1914-15

[MARCH, 1915

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law 'Society of Ireland.

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to pay (in addition to the scale costs of the lessor's Solicitor for preparing lease and counterpart), the costs of lessor's Solicitor of two endorsements upon the lease and counterpart, which altered the covenants by the lessee contained in the lease, and were made at his request and after the lease and counterpart were engrossed. The Committee decided that the lessee was liable to pay for the preparation and engrossment of the endorsements, but not for the witnessing of their execution as this was done at the same time as the lease and counterpart were executed, Special General Meeting. A letter was read from the Lord Chief Justice acknowledging the receipt of the resolution passed at the Special General Meeting on the 12th inst., in reference to the measurement of costs, and stating that the resolution would have his careful attention. Letters were also read from His Honor Judge Barry, His Honor Judge Moore, and His Honor Judge C. F. Doyle, acknowledging receipt of the resolution, and stating that they do not measure costs except with the consent of the parties interested, and that the measurement of witnesses expenses by the Judge at the time of the pronouncing of the decree is required by the County Court rules. Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during February :— Costs, 2nd and 17th. Privileges, 5th. County Courts, llth and 18th. Gazette, 12th. Court of Examiners, 18th. House, Library, and Finance, 19th. March 10th and 24th. April 14th and 28th.

awarded costs measured at three or four guineas he had to pay more in costs than the person who lost, -and whom the Court thought it was penalising. It was very objectionable for a Solicitor to have to 'furnish a successful client with a bill for more '"than the Court had fixed as the costs payable •by the unsuccessful litigant. In his opinion, the costs should never be measured, save on the application of the successful party, or where the Judge assigned special reason. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the meeting concluded. Meetings of the Council. February IQth. The late Captain Roche. A letter was read from Sir George Roche thanking the Council for their resolution of sympathy on the occasion of the death of his son, Captain and Flight Commander Roche while engaged on active service with the British Expeditionary Force in France. Lord Justice Ronan. A letter was read from Lord Justice Ronan thanking the Council for their congratulations on his elevation to the Bench. Advertising by Solicitors. A report was submitted from the Privileges Committee in reference to the practice of Solicitors advertising in Legal Directories their names, addresses, particulars of positions held by them, and names of Com panies for'whom they act. The Committee recommended the Council to re-affirm the resolutions passed by the Council in 1909 on this subject, and the Council adopted the recommendation and re-affirmed the resolu tions, which appear in this GAZETTE. Certificates. Applications by five Solicitors for their Certificates were considered, and orders were made in the five cases. February 24th. Costs Committee. A report from the Costs Committee upon a query submitted for decision was adopted. The query was as to the liability of a lessee