The Gazette 1952-1955

Land Commission Costs. O n a report from a Committee, a deputation was appointed to make teptesentations to the Jvtd.ml Commissioner and the lay-Comm.ss.one,s on the question of costs of proceedings in the Irish Land Commission. Probate Office. I t was decided to make representations to the Probate O fficer and to the Department o f Ju stice “ the question o f the present arrear of business m the Probate Office. District Court Costs. T he Society’ s representatives on the District Court Ruks Committee reported that the Department of Tustice had indicated that the Minister would not £ £ in the regulations made by the Rules Committee prescribing new scales o f costs including costs for the jurisdiction transferred by the Courts of Justice Act, 1953- II was send a deputation to the Minister cons^ “ § f Bar President, and representatives of a numb Associations. Education Regulations. T he Council considered a detailed report from the Court of Examiners recommending changes in existing system of lectures and examinations, having regard to the provisions of the Solicitors’ Act, 195 4, and recommending the making ° f ^gu lauon^on various matters under section 40 of tbe ' h a discussion the report was referred back to th Court of Examiners for re-consideration and a further report. Practising Certificates o f Northern Ireland Solicitors. O n a report from the Registrar’ s Committee it was decided that a Northern Ireland soUci 5 ° B^ k^ gdf°esS a practising certificate and giving a Dublin address certifying that the Dublin address is for agency purposes only and that he does not ca rb on practice in the City of Dublin is entitled if he wishes take out a country certificate. SOLICITORS’ ACCOUNTS REGULATIONS. D r a ft Solicitors’ Accounts Regulations under section 66 o f the Solicitors’ Act, 1954 , have beerJ drawn up and circulated to the Bar Association for Observations. The Council will consider all

Shell, Vice-Presidents; James J. O’ Connor Peter E . O’Connell, John Maher, Francis J- Gearty Christopher E. Callan, Francis X . Burke, Nathaniel Lacv Reginald J. Nolan, Wilham J. Norman John R. Halpin, Cornelius J. Daly, Derrick M. Martin, PatrickPR . Boyd, Patrick F. O’ReiUy Terence cle Vere White, Ralph J. Walker, Desmond J. Collins, George G. Overend, Henry St. J. Blake, Francis J. Lanigan, Charles Downing, Niall S. Gaffney, Dei mo P. Shaw, Arthur Cox, John Carrigan, Joseph . Tyrrell, Joseph Barrett. The following was among the business transacted : Solicitors’ name on insurance company’s cover-note. M em bers who acted as agents for an insurance company enquired whether there is any profession objection to the printing of their name by the company on its cover-notes. Members were informed that in the view of the Council the use of such cover-notes would be contrary to professional etiquette. Negligence by Local Government Solicitors. T he Secretary reported that representations had been made to the Department of Local Government on the subject of section 50 of the Local G ovetnm e Bill, 1954, which provides that where a person retained' by a public body in any professional^ advisory, or consultative capacity certifies any s;um as being payable from the funds of the public body and such sum is paid such person shall be deemed to be an officer of the public body for the purpose o f section 20 of the Local Government (Iieland) Xct 1 02" as amended. The effect of this provision is to mak; such person liable to Local Government audit and accountable for negligence on the ceItibcate of the auditor without a judgment o f a Lour . Representations had been made that soliators retained on a taxed costs basis should be express y , excluded from the scope o f this section. The Minister, while unwilling to alter the section drafted, had expressed the view that it is not sten ted to apply to such solicitors and had agreed that a letter should be written to the Society clarifying the intentions of the Department in this respect. Land Registry Maps. T he Society’s representative on the Land Regls“ a' tion Rules Committee was asked to approach th Registrar of Titles on the question of the recent practice of omitting the area of the holding from a Land Registry map.

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