The Gazette 1914-15

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which this Council had submitted a memo randum to the Bar Council, had been con sidered. The Bar Council expressed approval of the memorandum, and forwarded the .following resolution which they had passed on this subject :—" The Council wish to call the attention of the members of the Bar to Order LXV., Rule 25, of the Supreme Court Rules dealing with the measurement of Costs of Interlocutory applications, and to inform the profession that this Rule has of late not been strictly adhered to, with the result that in many cases the costs as measured by the Court do not even cover the Solicitor's outlay. " The Council suggest that in future members of the Bar shall not ask the Court to measure the costs of Interlocutory proceedings in which they represent the successful party without definite in structions, and that when they appear for the unsuccessful party they shall not ask to have the costs measured unless they can show special circumstances within the meaning of this Rule." Legal Appointments. A Special Committee of the Council was appointed to further consider the matter of appointments to legal offices in Ireland, and the report thereon issued by the Council.

Meetings of the Council.

December 2nd. Election of President and Vice-Presidents. THE Council elected Mr. Arthur E. Bradley to the office of President of the Society, and Mr. James Moore and Mr. James Murphy to the office of Vice-Presidents of the Society, for the year ending 26th November, 1915. Mr. Bradley having taken the chair expressed his thanks to the Council for his election, and a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the outgoing President and Vice- Presidents for the manner in which they had discharged the duties of their respective offices during the past year. The Rev. J. P. Mahaffy. A letter was read from the Rev. J. P. Mahaffy thanking the Council for their congratulations on his appointment as Provost of Trinity College. Barristers engaged in Military Service. A letter was read from the Bar Council enclosing resolutions of that Council relating to the legal business of Counsel who are engaged in military service. The Council expressed approval of these resolutions, and they appear in this GAZETTE. t Measuring of Costs. A letter was read in reply from the Bar Council stating that the question of the arbitrary measurement of costs of motions in the King's Bench Division in reference to

December §th. Statutory Committee.

A letter was read from the Secretary of the Lord Chancellor intimating that His Lordship had appointed the following seven members