The Gazette 1946-49

A.booklet will at an early date be issued to mem– bers, containing a consolidated version of the Solicitors' Remuneration General Orders, 1884 to 1947, together with a new table of fees in con– veyancing transactions. It is hoped that this will be published in the Autumn, but owing to difficulties in the printing trade the actual date is uncertain at the moment. INCREASES IN SOLICITORS' REMUNERATION THE following rules and orders, increasing solicitors' remuneration, are now in force : High Court Rules (No. 2), 1947, (Society's Gazette, March, 1947), (authorised increase, 25 per cent, for business contentious or non- contentious in or before High Court or Supreme Court.) Land Registry Rules, 1947 (Society's Gazette, March, 1947), (authorised increase, 25 per cent, for all business prescribed or regulated by the Land Registry Rules, 1937-46.) Land Purchase Acts Rules, 1947, Order 2, (Society's Gazette, June, 1947), (authorised addition of 25 per cent, to fees in Provisional Rules dated 5th February, 1924.) Land Commission Appeals Tribunals (Amendment) Rules, 1947, (Society's Gazette, June, 1947), (authorised addition of 25 pet- cent, to Solicitors' Fees and £1 is. od. each to Counsels and Professional Valuers' Fees.) THE REGISTRY Section A DUBLIN FIRM require Junior qualified assistant. Replies (treated confidentially), should state age, where educated, experience and salary expected to Box No. A. 113. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT OF SOLICITORS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES REPORT from the Legislation and Privileges Com– mittee on terms of appointment of solicitors to Local Authorities, with special reference to the position of Law Agent to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Corporation and solicitor to the South Cork Board of Public Assistance. The Secretary submitted copy letter dated 3oth June, 1947, sent by Mr. Raymond Kenny to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Corporation resigning the office of Law Agent and stating that he would not be pre– pared to continue except on the basis of taxed costs; also a letter from Mr. Martin A. Harvey, dated 5 th July, 1947, enclosing copy of a letter from the Cork Board of Public Assistance, enquiring whether he would continue to act on a temporary basis, at a

salary of £250 per annum;.. Kecomrnencted "(Li) The Secretary be instructed to write to Mr. Raymond Kenny conveying the approval of the Council to his resignation from the office of Law Agent; (2) that a letter be written to Mr. Harvey stating that in the view of the Council he should not accept the appointment of solicitor to the South Cork Board of Public Assistance except on the basis of taxed costs ; (3) that if advertisements are issued inviting applications for either of the above positions on any basis other than taxed costs a letter should be sent by the Secretary to each practising solicitor advising him not to apply for the position ; (4) that in future if advertisements are issued by or on behalf of local authorities inviting applications for positions as solicitors on a part-time basis other– wise than on the basis of remuneration by taxed costs, a similar circular should be issued by the Society to each practising solicitor with the approval of the Council, if there is time, otherwise with the approval of the President; (5) that a copy of this report if adopted by the Council be published in the Society's Gazette. The above report was adopted by the Council, which also passed the following resolutions : " That it is the considered opinion of the Council that no solicitor should accept the office of solicitor to a local authority, where the business of the local authority is carried on by the solicitor with an office and staff provided by himself, on any basis other than remunera– tion by taxed costs, and that copies of this resolution be sent to the Minister for Local Government, each County Borough Manager, and notified to the profession." " That Mr. Raymond Kenny, recently Law Agent to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Cor– poration, and Mr. Martin A. Harvey, recently solicitor to the South Cork Board of Public Assistance, be informed that the Council ap– prove of their resignation from their respective offices on the ground that the terms thereof were unsatisfactory, and that the Council will support them in refusing to accept these offices otherwise than on the basis of remuneration by taxed costs, and furthermore, that in the event of either of these positions being ad– vertised on any basis other than that of taxed costs, the Council request that no member of the profession should apply for the appoint– ments, and that in the event of both of these positions or either of them being advertised on the basis of taxed costs the Council request that no other member of the profession other than Mr. Raymond Kenny should apply for