The Gazette 1946-49

April, 1948

Vol. 41 No. 10

THE GAZETTE r of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

Secretary : ERIC A. PLUNKETT

fice-Presidents : JAMES R. QUIRKE, JOHN J. SMYTH.

President: SEAN 6 HUADHAIGH

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL MARCH i8th. The President in the chair: Also present: Mr. James R. Quirke, Vice-President; Messrs. Patrick F. O'Reilly, Patrick R. Boyd, William J. Norman, Reginald J. Nolan, Thomas A. O'Reilly, Dermot P. Shaw, J. Travers Wolfe, G. Acheson Overend, James J. Lynch, Francis J. Gearty, Daniel O'Connell, Joseph Barrett, John P. Carrigan, Roger Greene, John B. Hamill, Arthur Cox. The following were among the matters discussed : Housing Amendment Act, 1948 THE Council considered the effect of sections 7 and 8 of the Act which enable a housing authority to grant or refuse permission to a person to demolish or use otherwise than as a dwelling-house any habitable house without the permission of the Housing Authority. An appeal against the refusal of permission lies to the Minister for Local Government. The matter was referred to the Legislation and Privileges Committee.

Costs of Tenancy Agreement THE Council considered a report from a committee on a statement of facts submitted by two members for the arbitration of the Council concerning a lease of premises on a yearly tenancy at a rent of £izo per annum. The Lessor's solicitor submitted a bill of costs including a sum of £11 55. od., being the scale fee under part 2 of Schedule i of the Solicitors' Remuneration General Orders, 1884-1947, for a lease at a rack rent. The Lessee's solicitor claimed that the scale fee should not be charged and that a fee of five guineas would be reasonable. In the opinion of the Committee, which was approved by the Council, there is a custom among solicitors of accepting a reasonable sum less than the scale fee, dependent upon the amount of work and responsibility involved, in the case of tenancy agreements of this kind, and they were of opinion that the fee of 5 guineas was reasonable in this particular case. Stamp Duty on Indentures of Apprenticeship IT was decided that representations should be made to the Minister for Finance and the Revenue 59