The Gazette 1955-58

June, 1955

Vol. 49 No. 2

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

Secretary ERIC A. PLUNKETT

Vice-Presidents DESMOND J. MAYNB JOHN J. SHEIL

President THOMAS A. O'REILLY

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

counsel appeared alone and was given a copy of the pleadings. Member asked for the Council's guidance as to his professional obligations towards counsel, particularly whether (a) counsel were entitled to be paid full trial brief fees ; (b) whether junior counsel was entitled to a fee although he did not appear on the motion. The Council, although without the benefit of counsel's views in the matter, expressed the opinion that senior counsel was entitled to a fee but not a trial brief fee and that the proper fee appeared to be the minimum fee tor, senior counsel on a motion to consent to a settlement; that junior counsel was entitled to two-thirds of senior counsel's fee, although he did not appear, and that member's professional obliga– tion was to pay to counsel their proper fees ascer– tained as stated. Land Clauses Acts. Election for detailed charges. THE Council considered a report of a Committee on representations from members arising out of the refusal of a local authority to recognise the validity of a notice of election by a solicitor for an owner of property compulsorily acquired to take detailed charges instead of the commission scale ii

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. JUNE 2ND: The President in the Chair. Also present, Messrs. Desmond J. Mayne and John J. Sheil, Vice-Presidents, Francis X. Burke, John Carrigan, Henry St. J. Blake, Cornelius J. Daly, Francis J. Lanigan, Desmond J. Collins, Francis Gallagher, Patrick R. Boyd, John R. Halpin, Peter E. O'Connell, John Maher, Joseph Tyrrell, William J. Norman, John J. Nash, George G. Overend, Reginald J. Nolan, Terence De Vere White, Ralph J. Walker, Scan O hUadhaigh, Patrick F. O'Reilly. Counsel's fees. Motion for consent. A MEMBER asked for the Council's guidance on the fees payable to counsel in the following cir– cumstances. When acting for the defendant in a road accident case which was settled senior and junior counsel were retained for the defendant and the action was settled for £250 and taxed costs after service of notice of trial but before briefs had been prepared or handed out. The plaintiff was of full age and sui juris. Member retained senior and junior counsel to appear on the consent; senior The following was among the business transacted :