The Gazette 1955-58

liability if the car is driven by another person on the insured's business. To obtain this cover an additional premium is usually payable. A solicitor would not be insured against liability for damage by the negligence of a qualified or unqualified assistant driving his car under this type of policy. SOLICITORS' ACCOUNTS REGULATIONS. THE Solicitors' Accounts Regulations were made by the Society on 3rd November and the Chief Justice has concurred. The regulations will come into operation on ist January, 1957, and will oblige solicitors to keep separate bank accounts for clients' moneys. They will shortly be on sale at the Government Publications Sales Office. PARTY AND PARTY COSTS WHERE SALARIED SOLICITOR RETAINED. EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVIEW COSTS. PRINCIPLES upon which such extension is grounded considered—Solicitor for defendants employed on salary basis—right of defendant to recover profit costs in successful litigation considered. The plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendants in the High Court claiming certain reliefs. On the hearing of the action the plaintiff's claims were dismissed and costs were awarded to the defendants. On the taxation of the defendants' costs, objection was taken to the allowance of certain items in the bill submitted by the defendants on the ground that as the defendants' solicitor was employed at an annual salary, they were not entitled to tax a bill on the usual profit costs basis. The taxing master disallowed the objection taken on behalf of the plaintiff. The plaintiff having failed to bring an application to review the taxation within the twenty-one days of the signing of the certificate as prescribed by Order LXVI, Rule 3 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, 1905, applied to the High Court for an extension of time limit for bringing a motion to review the taxation. On the hearing of this case, Budd J. granted the' application, holding that the plaintiff was entitled on the merits of the case to the Order sought. Per Budd J. :—" The plaintiff is not only out of time but very much out of time. If I am to exercise my discretion in his favour I must, I think, to begin with be satisfied that he was taken by surprise and failed to act, in genuine ignorance' of the true state of affairs. If he knew that the certificate was signed or could not reasonably'

Legatees' right to copy will. A MEMBER asked the opinion of the Council on the question whether a solicitor acting for executors of an unproved will is bound or ought to supply a copy of a will on payment to a beneficiary there under before probate. The Council decided to inform member that the professional obligation of the solicitor is to act on the executors'instructions. The solicitor is not obliged to supply copies or extracts from wills to beneficiaries unless so directed by the executors. It was, however, the opinion of the Council that the ordinary practice is to supply an extract of the relevant part of a will to an interested legatee even before probate. Arbitrations under the Insurance Act, 1936, Section 72. Costs. ACTING on a report from a Committee the Council decided to submit a memorandum to the Taxing Masters on the subject of the costs allowed to a successful claimant against an insurance company on an arbitration under section 72 of the above mentioned Act. Labourers Acts Costs. THE Council heard the report of a deputation which was received by the Minister and officials of the Department of Local Government on the subject of costs of improvement schemes and read a letter from the Department confirming the result of the conference. The Minister proposes to make an order prescribing new scales of costs. The Council decided that the result of the repre sentations was satisfactory subject to the making of the necessary Order giving effect to the Minister's decision. RECEPTION FOR MEMBERS. THE Council have decided not to proceed with the Society's Dinner this year. A reception for members and ladies will be held instead on November 24th, the date of the Ordinary General Meeting, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Society's Library. As numbers must be limited members who have not already obtained tickets are advised to apply without delay. The subscription will be 17/6 for single and 3j/- for double tickets and if the demand exceeds the supply tickets will be allotted in priority of application. In this event a fair proportion will be reserved for country members. Forms of application for tickets were issued with the notice for the ordinary general meeting. SOLICITORS' MOTOR INSURANCE. MEMBERS' attention is drawn to the provision in the ordinary, policy of insurance which excludes