The Gazette 1915-16

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[JANUARY, 1016

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Measuring of Costs. The Council have had under consideration the question of applications on interlocutory motions to have the costs of the motion measured by the Court, and the Council have passed the following resolution on the subject : Resolved :— " That in the opinion of the Council it is the " duty of the Solicitor for an unsuccessful " litigant in an interlocutory motion not to " apply to the Court to measure the costs " unless there are special circumstances, and " if he do so apply, he should state specifically " the special circumstances relied on." The Society's Telephones. Members desiring to call the Society's premises on telephone can do so on Telephone No. 2607 (two lines) and No. 4573. The Secretary's Telephone No. is 4266. High Court Sittings, 1916. The following are the dates of the High Court Sittings during 1916 :— Hilary, commence llth January, ter minate 13th April. Easter, commence 27th April, terminate 31st May. Trinity, commence 14th June, terminate 31st July. Michaelmas, commence 25th October, terminate 21st December. Hilary Sittings Lectures, 1916. The following are the dates upon which Lectures will be delivered to the Junior Class during Hilary Sittings :— January 13th, 17th, 20th, 24th, 27th, 31st. February 3rd, 7th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 21st. The following are the dates upon which Lectures will be delivered to the Senior Class during Hilary Sittings :— January llth, 14th, 18th, 21st, 25th, 28th. February 1st, 4th, 8th, llth, 15th, 18th. Findlater Scholarship. The Findlater Scholarship for 1915 was awarded to Mr. James O'Connor, who served his apprenticeship with Mr. John Gore, of 6 Cavendish Row, Dublin.

the several persons who would otherwise bear the duties remitted or repaid according to the amounts which they would so bear and without regard to their respective rights of priority. (3) Where the relief in respect of estate duty afforded to the widow, lineal descendants, or lineal ancestors by section 15 of the Finance Act, 1914, would be greater than that afforded to them in respect of estate duty by this section, the relief in respect to estate duty shall be that under the said section 15 and not that under this section, but in other cases the relief afforded by the said section 15 shall not apply to any estate duty to which this section applies. The following letter dealing with Grants under the above Act, has been received from the Assistant Registrar of the Principal Registry :— THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (IRELAND). KING'S BENCH DIVISION (PROBATE). following a similar practice in England, has directed in cases of persons dying on active Naval or Military Service during the present war, that when Estate Duty has been remitted upon an estate or any portion of an estate, under the authority of the Finance Act, 1900, or of the Death Duties (Killed in War) Act, 1914, the ad valorem fee should be taken on the value under which the estate is sworn to be, after such remission. S-This direction will not apply to cases under 16th section of the Finance Act, 1894, in which the whole fee charged is 15/- I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Signed) JACOB T. GEOGHEGAN. The Secretary, Incorporated Law Society. DEAR SIR, PRINCIPAL REGISTRY, DUBLIN, 8th November, 1915. The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Madden,